Damai II Itinerary
Halmahera to Raja Ampat - 11N12 days / 11 nights
About Damai II
- Indonesia's most diverse selection of liveaboard diving itineraries
- Explore some of Indonesia's remote regions like Alor and the Forgotten Islands
- Top perks such as unlimited diving, superb camera facilities, and small groups
- Enjoy exceptional facilities like master cabins, gourmet meals, and spa services
Dive Damai’s newest vessel, Damai II liveaboard, is a luxurious and recently updated phinisi custom-designed for scuba diving. This liveaboard offers a staggering variety of itineraries visiting classic destinations like Komodo and Raja Ampat, as well as remote and seldom visited areas like Alor and the Forgotten Islands. Guests will love this boat's diver friendly details, including modern camera facilities, unlimited dives, and just four guests to each guide.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 12 days / 11 nights
Number of dives 37
Experience Open Water - Minimum 10 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- One-way itinerary combining Raja Ampat and Halmahera
- Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
- Discover the remote Daram Island group
- Enjoy muck diving at Penambuan and pelagic walls at Bacan
- Dive the remote and rarely visited island of Halmahera
Day 1: Arrive into Ternate
The flight usually arrives in Ternate in the morning, and you will go directly to Damai and make yourselves comfortable. You can complete a check out dive today depending on how you feel. We'll let you decide.
No. of Dives: 0 or 1
Days 2 and 3: Goraici and Seamount of Halmahera Sea
Series of small islands with surprisingly good, healthy reefs. This current rich location has a huge amount of schooling fish: surgeonfish, ocean triggerfish, snappers, fusiliers, rainbow runners, sharks and much more, we have seen on several occasions mantas coming to feed in the shallow waters of a lagoon.
No. of Dives: 4/day
Day 4: Pulau Lata Lata
Another spot that cannot be missed is the beautiful Island of Lata-Lata. There, not too long ago, our dive guides found a seamount that we named Charis Point. This is a world-class dive site better dove with a medium current to enjoy the fish life and its beautiful corals. In the afternoon enjoy the pretty shallows and the gorgeous soft coral garden in the area.
No. of Dives: 4
Day 5: Salea
Start the day at Batu Mandy near the island of Salea. Schools of fusilier, snappers and trevally embellish a pinnacle formation that sometimes also hosts manta rays and reef sharks. Later in the day enjoy the beautiful reefs around the islands of Pokal and Kusu. Frogfish, ghost pipefish and Pontohi have been spotted here.
No. of Dives: 4
Day 6: Pulau Bacan
Begin the day with a dramatic wall dive off Tanjung Marengarango. Check out the schooling fish: barracuda, snapper, and fusiliers, and the potential for some great passing pelagics.
Spend the afternoon enjoying some excellent muck diving along the boat-building beach at Penambuan; excellent habitat amongst the variety of black sand, pebbles, algae and coral heads. Hunt for octopus, colourful nudibranchs, frogfish, seahorses, cuttlefish, unusual shrimp.
No. of Dives: 4
Day 7: Pulau Pisang
This small island in the middle of the Seram Sea has some great fish action: snapper, barracuda, fusiliers, and rainbow runners.
No. of Dives: 4
Day 8: Wayilbatan
The Four Kings is a series of colourful underwater pinnacles, which make an amazing dive with plenty of cool fish action. Moving later to a more sheltered spot, we are in the vicinity of some great dive spots: drift along the channel at Neptune Fan Sea, explore the wall at Wedding Cake, or enjoy the fish action on the ridge at Barracuda Rock.
No. of Dives: 3 or 4
Day 9: Boo & Fiabacet
This amazing string of small islands has a colourful array of great dive sites. The signature sites in the area include Boo Windows, Nudi Rock, Tank Rock and Whale Rock. The whole place is a delight for the eyes.
On a calm day you can visit the amazing seamount Magic Mountain and experience cruising sharks, schooling fish and cleaning mantas. A truly spectacular dive!
No. of Dives: 3
Day 10: Daram
The islands further east in the Misool region are booming with colors, an unreal collection of soft corals and fans along the walls of their most iconic dive sites: Andiamo and the Candy Store.
No. of Dives: 4
Day 11: Farondi/Balbulol
Early morning visit to the cave of Balbulol, a large cave where we can snorkel. Easy for all ages. Nearby, we will attempt to look into the jellyfish lake, as this is very dependent on the village mood.
Afternoon diving in 3 Sisters, a dive where soft corals are at their best, and a sunset lagoon tour on the tender boats.
No. of Dives: 2
Day 12: Departure
Guests will be escorted to the airport in Sorong and assisted with check-in procedures, no doubt full of talk about the wonders of the most popular dive destination in the world.
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
11:00am
Ternate
Ternate Airport: TTE
Return
10:00am
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
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05
Apr
2027
Halmahera to Raja Ampat - 11N
12 days / 11 nights
•
37 dives
from $8,085 /guest
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05Apr 27
Halmahera to Raja Ampat - 11N
12D / 11N
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37 dives
from $8,085 /guest
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