Damai II Itinerary

Kalimantan

Guests will arrive in Tarakan and have time to get comfortable on the boat. Once we are all settled, we will slowly head south towards the Derawan Archipelagos.

No. of Dives: 0

Day 2: Sangalaki

We will focus the first day of diving clearly on two main subjects: Mantas and Turtles. Sangalaki has obtained a reputation for being a manta destination over the years. Mantas visit cleaning stations where they are easily observed while diving. For those photographers who are enthusiastic, they will have the opportunity to take great shots of mantas and, in the afternoon, look for flasher wrasse among the shallow rubble. Large number of green turtles come every night to lay eggs and this will be, without a doubt, a great experience

No. of Dives: 4

In front of the mainland, fishermen, as they do in other areas, park their fishing platforms, also known as "Bagans". We will take our chance and look for the giant whale sharks that aggregate in the area in a symbiotic relation with the local fisherman.

No. of Dives: 4

Time for adventure: a bit remote and out of the reach of most operators, Muaras has great corals, a combination of sandy slopes and drop-offs, and a couple of surprises that might make our diving day: a cleaning station for thresher sharks and a large resident population of marble rays. Nearby are still unexplored reefs, and we will take the opportunity to do so.

No. of Dives: 4/day

We will spend two days around these islands, surrounded by pristine drop-offs with giant fans and colorful soft corals. Without a doubt, it is the channel that links the lagoon and the outer reef where more life aggregates, including schools of bumphead parrotfish, giant trevallies, snappers and what is possibly the largest school of Barracudas in the country. Keep an eye for resident beautiful, Leopard sharks, and the dozens of turtles that we might see in a dive site well knows as "turtle traffic".

After the two dives we will visit the famous jellyfish lake, where stingless jellies are by the thousands, and we can also look for rare gobies.

No. of Dives: 4

A change in our subjects and a day dedicated to macro. Ghosts pipefish, Pygmy seahorses, sea dragons, flamboyant cuttlefish or blue-ringed octopus. The well-trained eyes of our guides will be here tested at their best.

No. of Dives: 2

Day 8: Departure

Guests will be escorted to the airport in Tarakan 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.