New White Manta Itinerary
Lembeh-Morotai-Ternate12 days / 11 nights
About New White Manta
- One of the largest and most spacious dive vessels in the region
- Outstanding facilities for personal equipment and camera gear
- Huge sundecks furnished with luxurious sun loungers and day beds
- Luxurious extras include spacious cabins, fine dining, and massage
The New White Manta liveaboard offers adventurous itineraries in some of Indonesia’s most remote waters, onboard a spacious and stable vessel custom-designed for scuba diving. Guests enjoy spacious cabins, multiple sundecks and air-conditioned lounges, and the height of customer service. Other luxurious details include a high staff to guest ratio, fine dining, massage services, and modern camera facilities, plus small dive groups and custom tenders.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 12 days / 11 nights
Number of dives 30
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Log dives in Lembeh—the world’s best muck diving
- Explore the diversity that Ternate's waters have to offer
- Visit the schooling barracuda of Tifore
- Encounter both reef and oceanic manta rays and sharks at Morotai
Day 1
(1-2 dives) 3pm. Our staff will meet you upon arrival at Manado Airport & transfer you to the vessel. Depending on arrival time, we can check dive plus a night dive in Lembeh. After critter dive(s), we sail overnight to Bayat Bay, south of Lembeh.
Day 2
(3 dives) Pulau Tifore: Amazing dive site island in the Moluccan Sea equidistant from Halmahera & Lembeh, schools of jacks, snappers, and massive schools of barracuda. Sail to North Ternate.
Day 3
(3 dives) Pulau Hiri, North Ternate: This rocky island just north of Ternate is a haven for marine life and colorful coral reefs, a great spot for both beginner and experienced divers. Sail north overnight.
Days 4-5
(3-4 dives) Loloda Bay & Kahatola: Reef slopes, steep walls, tunnels, and overhangs, all covered with a vast variety of soft corals; regular encounters with blacktip sharks, tuna, barracuda, jacks and more.
Day 6
(3-4 dives) Pulau Bau & Morotai: Imposing walls, canyons, sloping reefs with vibrant coral, and solid drift dives provide a stunning backdrop to encounter manta rays, sharks and more; you may even spot the dugongs! There are also some amazing macro dives plus the possibility of exploring a WWII wreck.
Days 7-8
(4 dives x2 days) Pulau Morotai & Metita: With over 40 mapped dive sites, there is something here for everyone.
Day 9
(3-4 dives x2 days) Pulau Doi/Dagasuli: Exploration dives south of Morotai Island.
Day 10
(3 dives) Tracing the northern coast back towards Ternate. A chance to explore this remote & less visited destination where more & more operators are reporting some amazing dive sites to explore.
Day 11
(2 dives) Pulau Tidore: Final dives here, then a village visit. Sail to Ternate, where you spend the last night on board. Plenty of time to wash & dry equipment, have lunch, rest & relaxation, and, if needed, take an early flight the next day.
Day 12
(0 dives) Check out (between 5am and 10am) after a light breakfast & farewells, and transfer to the hotel or airport. Departure from Ternate to Manado/Makassar/Jakarta/Denpasar.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
(1-2 dives) 3pm. Our staff will meet you upon arrival at Manado Airport & transfer you to the vessel. Depending on arrival time, we can check dive plus a night dive in Lembeh. After critter dive(s), we sail overnight to Bayat Bay, south of Lembeh.
Day 2
(3 dives) Pulau Tifore: Amazing dive site island in the Moluccan Sea equidistant from Halmahera & Lembeh, schools of jacks, snappers, and massive schools of barracuda. Sail to North Ternate.
Day 3
(3 dives) Pulau Hiri, North Ternate: This rocky island just north of Ternate is a haven for marine life and colorful coral reefs, a great spot for both beginner and experienced divers. Sail north overnight.
Days 4-5
(3-4 dives) Loloda Bay & Kahatola: Reef slopes, steep walls, tunnels, and overhangs, all covered with a vast variety of soft corals; regular encounters with blacktip sharks, tuna, barracuda, jacks and more.
Day 6
(3-4 dives) Pulau Bau & Morotai: Imposing walls, canyons, sloping reefs with vibrant coral, and solid drift dives provide a stunning backdrop to encounter manta rays, sharks and more; you may even spot the dugongs! There are also some amazing macro dives plus the possibility of exploring a WWII wreck.
Days 7-8
(4 dives x2 days) Pulau Morotai & Metita: With over 40 mapped dive sites, there is something here for everyone.
Day 9
(3-4 dives x2 days) Pulau Doi/Dagasuli: Exploration dives south of Morotai Island.
Day 10
(3 dives) Tracing the northern coast back towards Ternate. A chance to explore this remote & less visited destination where more & more operators are reporting some amazing dive sites to explore.
Day 11
(2 dives) Pulau Tidore: Final dives here, then a village visit. Sail to Ternate, where you spend the last night on board. Plenty of time to wash & dry equipment, have lunch, rest & relaxation, and, if needed, take an early flight the next day.
Day 12
(0 dives) Check out (between 5am and 10am) after a light breakfast & farewells, and transfer to the hotel or airport. Departure from Ternate to Manado/Makassar/Jakarta/Denpasar.
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
Bitung
Manado International Airport: MDC
Return
10:00am
Ternate
Ternate Airport: TTE
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/white-manta/itn-2406030710491-lembeh-morotai-ternate