Indo Master Itinerary
Alor and Solor Archipelago11 days / 10 nights
About Indo Master
- Modern phinisi liveaboard built by artisans in Sulawesi
- Designed by divers, ensuring high standards of service
- Stay in spacious cabins decorated with superior style
- Versatile accommodations for a variety of guests
Indo Master is a modern phinisi liveaboard delivering incredible Indonesian diving expeditions to discerning guests. This sizable vessel offers ample space and plenty of contemporary comfort on board, ensuring each trip is as relaxing as it is exciting. And, thanks to the expertise of the Master Liveaboards fleet, guests can expect to receive the highest standards of service throughout each voyage, along with a selection of superior, first-class facilities.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 11 days / 10 nights
Number of dives 32
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Chance of hammerheads, thresher sharks, and even mola mola in Alor
- Encounters with manta rays and turtles at Wetar
- Meet the rarely visited reef inhabitants of the Damar Islands
- Schooling hammerheads off the steep slopes of Nil Desperandum atoll
- Experiences vibrant coral gardens at Serua
- Dive at the foot of a (very) active volcano in Manuk Island
- Land visit to the former capital of the spice trade, Banda Neira
- Explore Pulau Koon, Nusa Laut and Suangi
Day 1:
Embarkation from Maumere Harbour is followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and lunch. After this, you can assemble your equipment, settle into your cabin and relax before dinner. There is no diving on this day.
Day 2:
Breakfast followed by a check dive and up to 3 subsequent dives, as outlined below.
Days 3-9:
Your cruise manager will schedule up to 4 dives per day: 3 day dives and, when and where possible, either a sunset or a night dive, typically scheduled as follows:
● Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
● Full breakfast and relaxation
● Briefing and dive 2
● Lunch and relaxation period
● Briefing and dive 3
● Snacks and relaxation period
● Briefing for sunset or night dive*
● Dinner
*Due to the distances covered, there may be some days with only 3 scheduled dives.
The Solor and Alor archipelagos lie within the Lesser Sunda Islands of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia – a vast island chain stretching eastwards from Bali and Lombok through Komodo and Flores to Alor and Timor.
Embarkation from Maumere Harbour is followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and lunch. After this, you can assemble your equipment, settle into your cabin and relax before dinner. There is no diving on this day.
Day 2:
Breakfast followed by a check dive and up to 3 subsequent dives, as outlined below.
Days 3-9:
Your cruise manager will schedule up to 4 dives per day: 3 day dives and, when and where possible, either a sunset or a night dive, typically scheduled as follows:
● Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
● Full breakfast and relaxation
● Briefing and dive 2
● Lunch and relaxation period
● Briefing and dive 3
● Snacks and relaxation period
● Briefing for sunset or night dive*
● Dinner
*Due to the distances covered, there may be some days with only 3 scheduled dives.
The Solor and Alor archipelagos lie within the Lesser Sunda Islands of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia – a vast island chain stretching eastwards from Bali and Lombok through Komodo and Flores to Alor and Timor.
The Solor Archipelago comprises three principal islands, namely Solor, Adonara and Lembata, located off the eastern end of Flores. Further east, the Alor Archipelago is centred around the larger islands of Pantar and Alor, together with numerous smaller offshore islets and reefs.
This 10-night liveaboard itinerary traces a dramatic route from Maumere to Kalabahi, linking the Flores Sea with the Savu Sea via the nutrient-rich channels between Lembata, Pantar and Alor. The journey offers exceptional diversity, from world-class muck diving and rugged volcanic slopes to vibrant reefs, walls, caves and offshore pinnacles. Around 70 km north of Lembata lies Komba Island, also known as Gunung Batu Tara, an active volcano whose steep underwater topography and exposed position create exciting conditions and strong pelagic potential. Seasonal conditions around Alor may even bring the possibility of mola mola (ocean sunfish) and on rare occasions, passing orcas.
Day 10:
2 morning dives. In the afternoon, Indo Master will commence cruising towards Kalabahi Harbour, where she will remain at anchor overnight.
Day 11:
Breakfast on board followed by disembarkation and transfer to Alor Airport between 08:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
2 morning dives. In the afternoon, Indo Master will commence cruising towards Kalabahi Harbour, where she will remain at anchor overnight.
Day 11:
Breakfast on board followed by disembarkation and transfer to Alor Airport between 08:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
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
01:30pm
Maumere
Maumere Airport: MOF
Return
10:00am
Kalabahi
Alor Island Airport: ARD
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