Ambai Itinerary
Triton Bay - Raja Ampat 12N13 days / 12 nights
About Ambai
- Unique liveaboard combining traditional design and modern facilities
- Seasonal cruises to the best dive destinations in Indonesia
- Excellent facilities for photographers with rinse bins, camera room, and plenty of charging points
The pride of the Wallacea Dive Cruises family, MV Ambai is a unique liveaboard custom-designed and built from scratch specifically for exceptional diving itineraries. This vessel offers itineraries in some of Indonesia's most remote and breathtaking regions, including Raja Ampat, Triton Bay, and the Banda Sea. Discerning divers will love this boat's outstanding round the clock service, generous dive deck and equipment storage - not to mention dedicated and modern camera facilities.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 13 days / 12 nights
Number of dives 36
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- One-way trip incorporating Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea and Triton Bay
- Dive the well known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Discover dramatic underwater landscapes and stunning reefs in Misool
- Bathe in Momon's beautiful waterfall and trek in search of tree kangaroos
- Swim with whale shark as they feed at the fishing platforms of Triton Bay
- Descend amongst hundreds of sea snakes at Pulau Manuk
Day 1: Our staff will welcome you at your arrival at Kaimana airport or will pick you up from your hotel if you are already in Kaimana. A short ride will transfer you to the boat. Departure as soon as clearance documents are ready, most probably at midday. In the afternoon, we will pass by Bitsari bay to admire some old paintings on the cliffs.
Day 2-4:
The development of soft corals there has little equivalent in the world. On most of the dives we generally find the soft corals in the shallows (0-5m) on rock and boomies, then come the black and tubastrea corals with lot of sweetlips and snappers. Below 12-15m the bottom is mostly sandy or rubble with interesting critters (nudibranchs, frogfish...). Some spots can have a lot of baitfish, eventually attracting devil rays and other predators. The “bagans” are platforms for baitfish fishing at night, eventually attracting the whale sharks. We dive there in the morning, in small groups of 4 guests turning on 30 minutes shifts.
The development of soft corals there has little equivalent in the world. On most of the dives we generally find the soft corals in the shallows (0-5m) on rock and boomies, then come the black and tubastrea corals with lot of sweetlips and snappers. Below 12-15m the bottom is mostly sandy or rubble with interesting critters (nudibranchs, frogfish...). Some spots can have a lot of baitfish, eventually attracting devil rays and other predators. The “bagans” are platforms for baitfish fishing at night, eventually attracting the whale sharks. We dive there in the morning, in small groups of 4 guests turning on 30 minutes shifts.
Day 5:
Momon is a very special place for it’s magnificent landscape. The mountainous coast is covered with primary forest and a river from the highlands ends up into the sea as a large glorious waterfall (we go to swim and play there). A small islet have thousands of bats flying out at sunset. We dive on a seamount outside the coast: huge school of jacks, napoleon wrasse, eventually manta and even whale shark. The bat islet is a good macro dive.
Momon is a very special place for it’s magnificent landscape. The mountainous coast is covered with primary forest and a river from the highlands ends up into the sea as a large glorious waterfall (we go to swim and play there). A small islet have thousands of bats flying out at sunset. We dive on a seamount outside the coast: huge school of jacks, napoleon wrasse, eventually manta and even whale shark. The bat islet is a good macro dive.
Day 6:
Enjoy your next dive sites in Pulau Pisang with 3 or 4 dives.
Days 7-11:
The 5 last days of the trip are in the South of Raja Ampat, around Misool and its satellites islets. Excellent for wide angle pictures, mantas, and massive schools of fish... The underwater topography is dominantly rocky, with ridges and rock formations. The very colorful reefs display an abundance of soft corals and huge gorgonians. Macro subjects are abundant as well, with the four kinds of pygmy seahorses, tiny crabs, nudibranchs, and other rare photogenic life all over. The last dive of the trip is at 8 AM on the penultimate day, and we reach Sorong before 4 AM on the last day.
The 5 last days of the trip are in the South of Raja Ampat, around Misool and its satellites islets. Excellent for wide angle pictures, mantas, and massive schools of fish... The underwater topography is dominantly rocky, with ridges and rock formations. The very colorful reefs display an abundance of soft corals and huge gorgonians. Macro subjects are abundant as well, with the four kinds of pygmy seahorses, tiny crabs, nudibranchs, and other rare photogenic life all over. The last dive of the trip is at 8 AM on the penultimate day, and we reach Sorong before 4 AM on the last day.
Day 12:
One other famous and fabulous dives in the Daram area. The boat will sail to Sorong where it will arrive during the evening.
One other famous and fabulous dives in the Daram area. The boat will sail to Sorong where it will arrive during the evening.
Day 13:
Check out from 6 am to 12 noon. Group photos with the crew before farewell. Disembarkation after breakfast. Transfer to airport or hotel.
Check out from 6 am to 12 noon. Group photos with the crew before farewell. Disembarkation after breakfast. Transfer to airport or hotel.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
01:00pm
Kaimana
Kaimana Airport: KNG
Return
11:00am
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
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