Dancing Wind Itinerary

The Spices Neira

Arrive no later than 11:00, board the vessel and complete a check dive. Cruising to Suanggi Island for the first dive of the trip. Suanggi Island is known for its vibrant coral reefs and diverse marine life. 

Banda Neira is famous for its historical significance as the centre of the spice trade in the 16th century, and it also offers stunning underwater landscapes with colourful coral gardens and abundant marine species. We will explore different dive sites in Banda Neira, immersing ourselves in the rich history and natural beauty of this unique destination. 

Serua Island is known for its diverse marine life and pristine coral reefs, providing a perfect setting for underwater exploration. During our cruise to Serua Island, we will have the chance to dive at three different sites, including Batu Kapal, Pohon miring, and Hole in The Wall, each offering their own unique underwater landscapes and marine species. After the dives, we will visit Fort Belgica an important fort during the busy years of the spice trade as well as have a walk around the historic town town of Banda Neira. We'll enjoy the sunset from the fort and then cruise to Manuk Island for more diving opportunities. Manuk Island is known for its diverse marine life and pristine coral reefs, providing a perfect setting for underwater exploration. each offering their own unique underwater landscapes and marine species. 

After 3 dives at Serua, we will cruise to Manuk Island and dive at 3 different sites, including Bubble Ridge, Babylon Ridge, and Coconut Corner. Manuk is famous for it's numerous sea snakes as well as possible hammerhead sightings. The reefs here are gorgeous and healthy. Manuk is also an Indonesia word for bird and with all the birds flying overhead you'll see how this island got it's name. After today's dives we'll cruise back north to Pulau Hatta, the island just east of Banda Neira.

Start the day with 2 dives around Pulau Hatta - Karang Hatta and Tanjung Buton. These two sites are both fantastic. If we are lucky we can see the schooling bumphead parrotfish as they gather together and head out for the day. After the two dives at Pulau Hatta we will move just west over to Banda Neira and do an afternoon dive at the Lava Flow. The dusk dive here is also not to be missed with Mandarin fish being one of the main attractions.

We will start the day with 2 dives around historically significant Run Island. Just think, you'll be diving around an island that the British ceded control to the Dutch in 1667 in return for the island of Manhattan. The reefs here are super healthy and it's possible to see schooling trevallies, humphead, tuna, mackerel and occasionally schooling hammerheads.  After 2 dives at Run we will go for a late afternoon dive at Suanggi before heading north to Nusa Laut.

Two relaxing dives where the reefs are beautiful and vibrant, with chances to see hawksbill and green turtles, black tip and white tip reef sharks along side some interesting macro critters as well at Nusa Laut. After the two dives, relax as the crew washes all your gear and we head back to Ambon.

Check out in Ambon.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.