Jakaré Itinerary
Banda Sea - Raja Ampat12 days / 11 nights
About Jakaré
- Incredible itineraries exploring some of Indonesia's best diving regions
- Excellent facilities for divers with areas dedicated to cameras and electronics, nitrox, and expert guides
- 1:1 crew-to-guest ratio and unsurpassed personalised customer service
- Bespoke interiors that feel more like a floating boutique hotel than a boat
Custom designed for unique Indonesian liveaboard expeditions, the Jakaré liveaboard perfectly combines luxury and adventure, with unsurpassed customer service. Unlike any boat you've ever seen, this modern sailing ship features inspired interior design, and charming details to help you enjoy each day on the water. Treat yourself to oversized and perfectly appointed cabins, spacious and relaxing common areas, fine dining, and optional extras like yoga and massage. Or, focus on the underwater world with up to four dives a day in some of Indonesia's most legendary destinations, plus nitrox, modern camera facilities, and eagle-eyed spotters.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 12 days / 11 nights
Number of dives 30
Experience Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Extensive one-way itinerary venturing from Ambon to Raja Ampat
- Search for hammerheads on current-swept dive sites in the Banda Sea
- Explore the Banda Sea's swim-throughs and deep walls
- Discover the vibrant reefs and dramatic underwater landscapes of Misool
- Dive the remote Daram Island group
- Cruise Piaynemo’s lagoons and capture that classic Raja Ampat photo
- Dive the well-known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Land visit to the former capital of the global spice trade, Banda Neira
Day 1: Ambon
Our staff will pick you up at the airport and bring you to the vessel boarding. As soon as all the guests are on board, we will lift the anchor and sail to our first destination.
Day 2: Banda Neira
We will start the day in Pulau Hatta/Karang Hatta. We will dive both sloping reefs and vertical walls. The current attracts many fish: fusiliers, dogtooth tuna, eagle rays, barracudas, and sometimes sharks. On the reef, there are soft corals, leather corals, bigeye trevallies, and turtles. In the afternoon, we’ll move toward Banda Neira to enjoy a nice sunset dive in its harbour.
Day 3: Banda Neira
We will start the day with a land excursion in this beautiful spice paradise and learn more about its incredible history. After that, we will make some dives in the neighboring reefs, where the waters are full of fish, reef sharks, and tuna. soft corals, leather corals, bigeye trevallies, and turtles.
Day 4: Pulau Suanggi
Suanggi is the northern island of Banda Neira, where the waters are full of fish, reef sharks, and tuna. As a small bonus for bird lovers, many species can be observed around the island: brown boobies, red-footed boobies, and frigate birds.
Day 5: Koon
The small island of Koon has a vertical wall and a slope where the current curls, pushing schools of trevallies, batfish, and barracuda in. Reef sharks are common, but the stars of the show are the giant groupers, the largest of which reaches a size of 3m! Quite exciting dives!
Days 6-8: Misool National Park
So many islands to visit and so many different dive spots. We will cruise around JILLIET, FIABACET, WALIB, WAJIL, JEP PELE, MESENTA, BOO, etc. The crew will allow you as many dives as possible to completely appreciate this wonderful and beautiful area.
Day 9: Farondi
The islands of the Farondi, about 20km east of Misool, are a popular destination for divers because of the unique seascape: tunnels, caverns, and diving to colorful walls.
Day 10: Fam island
The Fam Island is the definition of paradise. A combination of stunning landscapes, marvelous coral gardens, and exceptionally rich marine biodiversity.
Day 11: Dampier Strait
To put the cherry on the cake, we will enjoy some of the great dive sites in the area before we head to Sorong.
Day 12: Sorong
After a nice breakfast on board, our crew will organize, according to your flight schedules, your transfer to the airport of Sorong.
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
08:00am
Ambon
Pattimura International Airport: AMQ
Return
09:00am
Sorong
Sorong Aiprort: SOQ
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