Gaia Love Itinerary
Raja Ampat 11N12 days / 11 nights
About Gaia Love
- Step aboard this salubrious motor yacht with impeccable facilities
- Dive in total comfort from the large, well-designed dive deck and tenders
- Dedicated camera room and compartmentalised rinse tanks
- Sleep in style with upper deck cabins boasting private balconies
Gaia Love is a new breed of liveaboard, journeying to Indonesia’s remotest regions surrounded by nothing by water. Discover the delights of far-flung dive destinations like Raja Ampat, Komodo, and the Banda Sea with ease on board this luxurious motor yacht, purpose-built for comfortable exploration. Exceptional onboard amenities include massage services, sumptuous wooden interiors and watersports - not to mention a first-class dive deck and superb camera facilities - allowing guests to enjoy isolated diving in maximum comfort and style.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 12 days / 11 nights
Number of dives Up to 29
Experience Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Circular itinerary hitting all the very best spots in Raja Ampat
- Encounter both reef and oceanic manta rays at renowned dive sites
- Visit unspoiled hard and soft coral gardens
- Discover the vibrant reefs and dramatic underwater landscapes of Misool
- Dive the remote Daram Island group
- Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
- Cruise Piaynemo’s lagoons and capture that classic Raja Ampat photo
- Dive the well-known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Search for a walking shark on a night dive
Day 1: Sorong
Arrive at Sorong, where you will be met by our Cruise Director and transferred by car to the passenger embarkation port. Once onboard, a general briefing covering vessel orientation, safety and emergency procedures will be conducted by our Cruise Director. Check dive scheduled for late afternoon.
Day 2: Farondi
We will wake up in Misool National Park, a region with thousands of islands. Here you will be able to see the richest variations of fish, soft and hard corals, all kinds of macro, wobbegong sharks, and epaulette sharks. Misool is also one of the rare places with the most breathtaking landscape. Around Farondi, we will do our 3-day dives and, of course, our first-night dive.
Days 3-7: Misool
So many islands to visit and so many different dive spots. We will cruise around Jilliet, Fiabejet, Walib, Wajil, Fef Pele, Masenta, Boo, etc. We will offer you a day excursion with the speedboat around the incredible island labyrinth of Misool. We will visit caves, have a delicious picnic, and snorkel inside some incredible caves. If some guests decide to remain on board, 3-day dives will be scheduled.
Day 8: Farondi
We will cruise back to Farondi to dive in different and fantastic places, or we can decide to cruise further up north until Waigeo, Sel Pele, where we can have the chance to visit a pearl farm.
Day 9: Jeff Fam
Diving around the Island of Jef Fam will surprise you with huge hard-table corals and clam shells, not to mention wobbegong sharks and the breathtaking landscape.
Day 10: Mansuar
Around the Island of Mansuar, we will have the chance to see manta rays and much more!
Day 11: Cape Kri
On our way back to Sorong Harbor, we will make our last 2 dives in front of Kri Island. We end our diving cruise with superlatives!
Day 12: Sorong
Our Cruise Director will assist you with all of your departure needs in accordance with your departure flight time. Our crew will assist you with your luggage, and you will be escorted to the airport.
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
12:00pm
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
Return
12:00pm
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/gaia-love/itn-2103050934291-raja-ampat-11n