Damai II Itinerary

Gorontalo

Guests will arrive in Bitung and have time to get comfortable on the boat. Damai will head towards the nearby island of Lembeh to our check dive. This place is also known to be a world-renowned muck diving site.

No. of Dives: 1

A small island between Halmahera and Sulawesi, Tifore's seamount has exuberant gardens of hard coral and plenty of life, including large schools of jacks and barracudas, as well as reef sharks.

No. of Dives: 4

Currents flow in the channel between Bacan and Halmahera; the waters are the richest in the area, and fans and soft corals dominate the reefs. Great combination of soft and hard corals and some of the fishiest dives in the whole Maluku. Good chances to see white- and blacktip reef sharks.

No. of Dives: 4

The southern Coast of Gorontalo provides exceptional walls with an abundance of sea life. Including the endemic Salvador Dali sponge. Visit the Whaleshark Platform to dive among whalesharks.

No. of Dives: 4

Currents will concentrate life and large schools of fusiliers, napoleon wrasse and eagle rays can be seen close to large barrel sponges and enormous sea fans. Shallow coral reefs combined with sand and boomies perfect to find hidden animals like cometfish, pipefish, nudibranchs…

For macro divers, off the coast of the mainland, there is a large black sand slope. Place to find frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, octopuses, moray eels, thorny seahorses, flounders…

No. of Dives: 4

Many seamounts coming up to 3 m. offering huge gardens of hard coral, making a great ecosystem for a large number of species; colors and quantity are on the menu. Going to the sides, you will find spectacular walls, overhangs, and huge sponges. Good chances to see white tips and black tips.

3 kings is the most incredible dive site of the area covered in seafans, sponges, and corals. Lots of fish, some sharks and Giant Trevallies.

No. of Dives: 4

A few atolls creating huge shallow reefs starting at 3m. covered in elkhorn corals, full of anthias and flasher wrasses. On the north side you’ll see spectacular walls, overhangs, sponges black coral and fans, down to 30m. On the inside sandy slopes and boomies . Good chances to see black tips in the shallows.

The Kadidiri shoreline and Little Lembeh offer you great muck dives where you can find leaf scorpionfish, cuttlefish, and a place to search for the endemic Walea pygmy seahorse.

If you’re really into macro, a few miles north there is Pulau Patan, a natural bay surrounded by hard corals and a sandy bottom. Full of creatures, and the locals say there is Mandarin fish.

No. of Dives: 4

Without a doubt one of the best-kept secrets in Indonesia. A Seamount coming from 1,000 meters up to 5 meters below the surface. Life concentrates like nowhere else. Grey reefs patrolling, schooling fusiliers by the thousands, oceanic triggerfish, and black snappers. Truly unbelievable.

No. of Dives: 4

A small underwater reef, starting at 17 meters, will surprise us all. An extremely dense concentration of life, with a number of schooling fish, sponges and large fans, an absolute delight for our eyes.

No. of Dives: 4

Very healthy hard coral gardens in the shallows and dramatic drop-offs where the unique and famous Salvador Dali sponge grows. The only place where these sponges are to be found. Whale shark encounters are common, especially below fisherman platforms, and the local fisherman keep the sharks around by feeding them small bait fish.

No. of Dives: 2

Guests will be escorted to the airport in Gorontalo 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.