Ondina Itinerary
Raja Ampat and Halmahera (TTE - SOQ)10 days / 9 nights
About Ondina
- Comfortable, informal, and affordable setting ideal for dedicated divers
- Exceptional customer service with a nearly 1:1 crew to guest ratio
- Extended itineraries visiting some of Raja Ampat’s less explored areas
- Outstanding facilities for divers and photographers
SMY Ondina liveaboard focuses on the essentials, providing flexible, sociable, & affordable dive itineraries around Raja Ampat, Banda, the Forgotten Islands, & Cenderawasih Bay. With great diving facilities and experience in catering to professional and newly-qualified divers, SMY Ondina is able to satisfy every guest.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 10 days / 9 nights
Number of dives 27
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- One-way trip combining Raja Ampat and Halmahera
- Explore Halmahera's varied Patinti Strait
- Visit the schooling barracuda of Tidore
- Check the blue in Pisang for batfish, reef sharks, and eagle rays
- Dive bommies covered with colourful soft corals at Goraichi Islands
Please note: This is a reverse-trip itinerary, starting at your final destination and working backward to your point of origin.
Day 1: Sorong
Pick up at Sorong airport, transfer to the boat, welcome drink and accommodation. Check dive in the afternoon at one of the reefs surrounding Sorong. Overnight sail to Misool.
Day 2: Misool
Day 2: Misool
Diving around the Daram group, in Andiamo, Candy Store and others.
Day 3: Misool
Day 3: Misool
Dive some of the “classics” around Misool, such as Fiabacet, Whale Rock, Pulau Boo or Shadow Reef (a.k.a. Magic Mountain). Visit the blacktip shark nursery on the beach of Yilliet in the afternoon, and night dive in a nearby rock.
Day 4: Misool
Day 4: Misool
Two morning dives around Wayilbatan, like Four Kings or Wedding Cake. Third dive in Kaleidoscope ridge in Pele Island. Overnight sail to Pulau Pisang.
Day 5: Pulau Pisang
Day 5: Pulau Pisang
Three day dives around the Batuanyer Rocks to the north and south of Pulau Pisang. Soft corals, schools of jacks and surgeonfish, Napoleon wrasse and tunas. Overnight to the Patintie Straits.
Day 6 & 7: Patintie Straits
Day 6 & 7: Patintie Straits
Dive the current-struck sites in the Patintie Straits, such as Proco channel, Batu Jabu and the signature site discovered by the manager of Ondina: Ric’s Rock.
Day 8: Goraici
Day 8: Goraici
Three dives around the Goraici group: Reenie’s Rock, Pulau Goweb a. Overnight sail to Pulau Tidore.
Days 9-10: Tidore
Days 9-10: Tidore
Two dives around Tidore, in Pulau Mare and Pulau Pilonga. Afternoon visit to the town of Tidore, with the remains of the only Spanish fort from the Spice Trade. Night in Ternate harbor, getting ready to fly the morning after.
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
12:00pm
Ternate
Ternate Airport: TTE
Return
12:00pm
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/ondina/itn-2602110322191-raja-ampat-and-halmahera-tte-soq-