Jelajahi Laut Itinerary
Ambon - Banda - Ambon10 days / 9 nights
About Jelajahi Laut
- Traditional phinisi vessel offering modern comforts and understated luxury
- Dive some of Indonesia’s most sought dive destinations
- Just 14 guests on board, ensuring highly personalised experiences
- Make the most of new dive rental equipment onboard
Designed by divers, for divers, Jelajahi Laut liveaboard is a brand new luxury liveaboard offering unmissable adventures in some of Indonesia’s most sought after dive destinations. Boasting beautiful wooden interiors, understated social spaces, and a selection of accommodation options - including two top deck sea-view cabins - Jelajahi Laut guarantees a comfortable trip, even in the remotest of waters. And, with a limited number of guests on board, each experience will feel totally personal and every memory will be cherished for years to come.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 10 days / 9 nights
Number of dives 25
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Ambon Bay: Hunting for rare and unusual critters on the famous black and white sand slopes
- Banda Islands: Exploring historic sites and diving on pristine coral reefs, seamounts, and volcanic slopes
- Pelagic Action: A chance of encountering large schools of fish, tunas, and even schooling hammerhead sharks
- Historical Significance: A topside excursion on Banda Neira to visit historic site Fort Belgica, the nutmeg plantations, and the old colonial town
Day 1: Arrival in Ambon & First Dives
We will organise a taxi to collect you from either Ambon Airport (AMQ) or your hotel to take you to the meeting point. We then transfer you to Jelajahi Laut. We’ll give you our welcome briefing and a tour around the boat, then you’ll get ready to enjoy your first check dive to get acquainted with the gear and the local conditions, the famous muck diving sites of Ambon Bay
Possible Dive Sites: Start with a site like Laha, a series of sites that are excellent for finding frogfish, Ambon scorpionfish, and nudibranchs.
Day 2: Muck Diving & Journey to Banda
Spend the morning exploring more of Ambon's unique muck diving sites. Possible Dive Sites: Rhino City, known for its rhinopias scorpionfish, or the Critter Junction to hunt for mimic octopus. Jelajahi Laut will begin her overnight journey across the Banda Sea toward the islands in the late afternoon.
Spend the morning exploring more of Ambon's unique muck diving sites. Possible Dive Sites: Rhino City, known for its rhinopias scorpionfish, or the Critter Junction to hunt for mimic octopus. Jelajahi Laut will begin her overnight journey across the Banda Sea toward the islands in the late afternoon.
Day 3: Banda Islands - The Pelagic Highway
The first full day of diving in the Banda Sea is often on the remote seamounts and pinnacles. This is a crucial time to look for large marine life. Possible Dive Sites: Sites like Nil Desperandum or Suanggi Island are known as potential hotspots for schooling hammerhead sharks so if we’re lucky we have a chance to see them.
Days 4-6: Banda Neira & Surrounding Islands
Spend multiple days exploring the heart of the Banda Islands. This is a time for both phenomenal diving and historical exploration. Possible Dive Sites:
o Lava Flow (Gunung Api): A unique site where corals have rapidly regrown on a volcanic lava flow, creating a vibrant, young reef.
Spend multiple days exploring the heart of the Banda Islands. This is a time for both phenomenal diving and historical exploration. Possible Dive Sites:
o Lava Flow (Gunung Api): A unique site where corals have rapidly regrown on a volcanic lava flow, creating a vibrant, young reef.
o Pulau Hatta: Famous for its steep walls, excellent visibility, and schools of fusiliers, snappers, and groupers.
o Karang Hatta: A pinnacle that attracts large pelagics like tuna and mackerel.
o Batu Kapal: A submerged pinnacle that is a popular spot for schooling fish and reef sharks.
Topside Excursion: A tour on Banda Neira to visit historic sites like Fort Belgica, the nutmeg plantations, and the old colonial town.
Day 7: Run Island and Ai Island
We’ll move to the western side of the Banda Islands, where the reefs are in pristine condition. Possible Dive Sites:
o Nailaka: A beautiful reef with a good chance of seeing eagle rays and turtles.
o Pulau Ai: Dive on the walls and pinnacles here, which are covered in healthy coral and frequented by large schools of fish.
We’ll move to the western side of the Banda Islands, where the reefs are in pristine condition. Possible Dive Sites:
o Nailaka: A beautiful reef with a good chance of seeing eagle rays and turtles.
o Pulau Ai: Dive on the walls and pinnacles here, which are covered in healthy coral and frequented by large schools of fish.
Day 8: Journey Back to Ambon
Enjoy a few last dives in the Banda area before we begin the journey back to Ambon. Possible Dive Sites: A final dive on a reef or wall before the overnight crossing.
Days 9-10: Ambon Bay - Final Dives
Enjoy the last couple of days of diving, focusing on some of the excellent sites you may have missed. Possible Dive Sites: Pintu Kota, an archway dive with beautiful corals, or a final night dive for macro life.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.
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
04:00pm
Ambon
Pattimura International Airport: AMQ
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29
Oct
2026
Ambon - Banda - Ambon
10 days / 9 nights
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25 dives
from $3,950 /guest
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Ambon - Banda - Ambon
10D / 9N
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25 dives
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