Seahorse Itinerary
Ring of Fire - Raja Ampat (AMQ - SOQ) 11N12 days / 11 nights
About Seahorse
- Spacious and recently-remodelled interiors with plenty of room for relaxation
- Exciting seasonal itineraries featuring Indonesia’s best diving
- Tons of complimentary extras including WiFi, nitrox, and watersports
- Excellent facilities for photographers with rinse bins, a camera room, and plenty of charging points
Part of the renowned Wallacea Dive Cruises family, the MSY Seahorse liveaboard is a traditional Indonesian phinisi, recently renovated specifically for scuba diving. This liveaboard offers itineraries in some of Indonesia's most incredible regions, including Raja Ampat, Komodo, the Banda Sea, Halmahera, and even the Togian Islands! Whether this is your first dive safari or your hundredth, you’re sure to love this boat's dive and camera facilities and excellent service, as well as internet, nitrox, and on-demand watersports equipment.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 12 days / 11 nights
Number of dives 33
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- One-way itinerary combining Raja Ampat with the Banda Sea
- Dive the well-known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Discover dramatic underwater landscapes and stunning reefs in Misool
- Encounter hammerheads at current-swept sites like Nil Desperandum
- Dive reefs with exceptional biodiversity in the heart of the Coral Triangle
- Swim with hundreds of sea snakes of the very remote Manuk Island
- Explore the Banda Sea's swim-throughs and deep walls
- Night dives included in the itinerary
Day 1: Ambon / check dive if possible.
The crew is standing by to welcome you aboard. Safety briefing, crew introduction, necessary dive paperwork, cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departing. During the first day, take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable.
Day 2: Nusa Laut / 3-4 dives
Dives close to Ameth village. Excellent coral reef with large acropora stands, schools of fish, and lots of life.
Day 4: Suanggi / 3-4 dives
Opportunities for pelagic with sharks, Manta rays and a profusion of life. 2 dives in this area before sailing to Banda Neira, where we arrive with the sunset for a mandarin fish dive.
Day 5: Banda Neira / 3-4 dives
Banda islands with Lava flow dive. After the last eruption in 1988, coral regrowth boosted by minerals is impressive. After a second dive in Batu Kapal, pinnacles covered with sea fans and sponges, the afternoon will be dedicated to some shore visits: the fort and some spice plantations. Night dive.
Day 6: Pulau Hatta / 3-4 dives
Hatta Reef, 1 dive, 1 other dive on the drop-off of Hatta Island. Eagle rays, tunas, reef sharks and colorful drop-offs. After the dives, we will then enter the Banda harbor. We propose a visit to the village, museum and Banda fortress during the afternoon. An alternative dive will be offered too.
Day 7: Pulau Manuk / 3-4 dives
Here the signs of volcanic activity are clearly visible underwater. We have seen hammerhead sharks a few times here, but the highlight of the dives is the abundant sea snakes that are everywhere.
Day 8: Pulau Koon/ 3-4 dives
An incredible reef with walls, slopes, overhangs, caves, huge sponges, and also too many fish is really one of the best dive sites for fish life in Indonesia, with the possibility to see big fish. Macro life is also pretty good with leaf fish and some more. Departure in the evening, after a night dive.
Day 9: Misool Fiabacet / 3-4 dives
We reach the southeast of Misool and dive in the area of Yellet and Boo. Batu Kecil is an excellent dive, a pinnacle reef system with great soft corals and dense fish life. Boo point East is another soft coral-rich dive, where you can observe schools of batfish, turtles and napoleon wrasses
Day 10: Penemu / 3-4 dives
Great aggregations of fish, including barracudas, fusiliers and bannerfish, and a land excursion for a fantastic viewpoint at "Little Wayag".
Day 11: Dampier / 2 dives
Cape Kri, one of the largest concentrations of big fish on the northern Raja Ampat; schools of trevally, barracudas, bannerfish, and sweetlips. Night dive Two other famous and fabulous dives in the Dampier Strait are Chicken Reef and Sardine Reef. The boat will sail to Sorong, where it will arrive during the evening.
Day 12:
Last day of the cruise. Farewell and group pictures. Disembarkation and assistance for check-in at Sorong Airport.
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
01:00pm
Ambon
Pattimura International Airport: AMQ
Return
11:00am
Sorong
Sorong Airport; SOQ
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02
Nov
2026
Ring of Fire - Raja Ampat (AMQ - SOQ) 11N
12 days / 11 nights
•
33 dives
from $6,671 /guest
1 male space left
02Nov 26
Ring of Fire - Raja Ampat (AMQ - SOQ) 11N
12D / 11N
•
33 dives
from $6,671 /guest
1 male space left
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