Ondina Itinerary
Raja Ampat, Halmahera and Lembeh (MDC - SOQ) - 10N11 days / 10 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 11 days / 10 nights
Number of dives 30
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- One-way trip linking two iconic destinations—Raja Ampat and Lembeh
- Explore Halmahera's varied Patinti Strait
- Dive the well-known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Cruise through lagoons in Penemu
- Discover dramatic underwater landscapes and stunning reefs in Misool
- Check the blue in Pisang Island for tuna or mackerel
- Explore the soft corals and gorgonian fans of Patantie Strait currents
- Visit the schooling barracuda of Tifore
- Log dives in Lembeh, the world’s best muck diving destination
- Night dives included in the schedule
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, a welcome drink, and accommodation. Check dive in the afternoon at one of the reefs surrounding Sorong. Overnight sail to Dampier Strait.
Pick up at Sorong airport, transfer to the boat, a welcome drink, and accommodation. Check dive in the afternoon at one of the reefs surrounding Sorong. Overnight sail to Dampier Strait.
Day 2: Dampier Straits
Diving in the fabulous reefs in the Dampier Straits: Sardine Reef, Blue Magic, and Mioskon, amongst others. Night dive at Saporkren, one of the best in Raja Ampat (muck diving).
Diving in the fabulous reefs in the Dampier Straits: Sardine Reef, Blue Magic, and Mioskon, amongst others. Night dive at Saporkren, one of the best in Raja Ampat (muck diving).
Day 3: Fam
Dive around Fam, at the western end of the Dampier Straits, in My Reef, Melissa’s Garden, The Lagoon… Afternoon ascent to the viewpoint. Overnight sail to Daram (Misool).
Dive around Fam, at the western end of the Dampier Straits, in My Reef, Melissa’s Garden, The Lagoon… Afternoon ascent to the viewpoint. Overnight sail to Daram (Misool).
Day 4: Misool
Dive around Misool in some of the “classics” such as Fiabacet, Whale Rock, Pulau Boo, or Shadow Reef (a.k.a. Magic Mountain). Visit the black tip shark nursery on the beach of Yilliet one of the two days.
Dive around Misool in some of the “classics” such as Fiabacet, Whale Rock, Pulau Boo, or Shadow Reef (a.k.a. Magic Mountain). Visit the black tip shark nursery on the beach of Yilliet one of the two days.
Day 5: Misool
Two morning dives around Wayilbatan, like Four King or Wedding Cake. The third dive in the afternoon was at Kaleidoscope ridge in Pele Island. Overnight sail to Pulau Pisang.
Two morning dives around Wayilbatan, like Four King or Wedding Cake. The third dive in the afternoon was at Kaleidoscope ridge in Pele Island. Overnight sail to Pulau Pisang.
Day 6: 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 Patienti Straits.
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 Patienti Straits.
Day 7: Ric's Rock
Dive the current-struck sites in the Patientie Straits such as Proco Channel, Batu Jabu, and the signature site discovered by the manager of Ondina: Ric’s Rock. Night dive and sail to the Goraici group.
Dive the current-struck sites in the Patientie Straits such as Proco Channel, Batu Jabu, and the signature site discovered by the manager of Ondina: Ric’s Rock. Night dive and sail to the Goraici group.
Day 8: Goraici
Three dives around the Goraici group: Reenie’s Rock, Pulau Goweba, and Terumbu Gora. Overnight sail to Pulau Tifore.
Three dives around the Goraici group: Reenie’s Rock, Pulau Goweba, and Terumbu Gora. Overnight sail to Pulau Tifore.
Day 9: Pantai Sago
Two morning dives in Pantai Sago, a wall with a school of 1,000 barracudas, and an afternoon dive in a hard coral garden on the north coast of the island. Night sail to Pulau Lembeh.
Two morning dives in Pantai Sago, a wall with a school of 1,000 barracudas, and an afternoon dive in a hard coral garden on the north coast of the island. Night sail to Pulau Lembeh.
Day 10: Lembeh Strait
Four dives in the Lembeh Strait, looking for strange critters in this “muck” diving paradise.
Four dives in the Lembeh Strait, looking for strange critters in this “muck” diving paradise.
Day 11: Lembeh
Two last dives in the morning in Lembeh. In the afternoon visit the Tangkoko Nature Reserve to see the tarsiers, a small nocturnal primate found only on a limited number of islands in Southeast Asia, and make preparations for departure the following morning.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.
Two last dives in the morning in Lembeh. In the afternoon visit the Tangkoko Nature Reserve to see the tarsiers, a small nocturnal primate found only on a limited number of islands in Southeast Asia, and make preparations for departure the following morning.
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
Bitung
Manado International Airport: MDC
Return
12:00pm
Sorong
Sorong Airport: SOQ
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