New White Manta Itinerary
Lembeh-Halmahera Exploration10 days / 9 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 10 days / 9 nights
Number of dives 26
Experience Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Visit the schooling barracuda of Tifore
- Explore the pelagic walls of Bacan
- Dive bommies covered with soft corals at Goraichi Islands
- Explore Halmahera's varied Patinti Strait
Day 1: (0-2 dives)
Our staff will meet you upon arrival at Manado Airport & transfer you to White Manta. Depending on arrival time, we can do a check dive(s) plus a night dive in Lembeh. After critter dive(s), we sail overnight to Pulau Tifore.
Day 2: (3 dives) Pulau Tifure
Amazing dive site island in the Moluccan Sea equidistant from Goraichi & Lembeh, schools of jacks, snappers, and a massive school of barracuda.
Days 3-5: (4 dives x3 days) Pulau Tolimau & Goraichi
So much to choose from with the Manta cleaning station & fish-packed reefs amongst pristine hard coral gardens in this stunning location.
Day 6: (3-4 dives) Pulau Kusu
Strong currents & amazing action in the Patintie Strait.
Days 7-8: (4 dives x2 days) Pulau Bacan
Shark Point: reef sharks, schools of barracuda & jacks along a coral & sponge-packed reef.
Day 9: (2 dives) Pulau Tidore
Final dives here, then village visit. Sail to Ternate, where you spend the last night on board. Plenty of time to wash & dry equipment, have lunch, rest & relax, and, if need be, take an early flight on trip departure day.
Day 10: (0 dives)
Check out after a light breakfast, farewells, and transfer to a local hotel or airport. Departure from Sorong 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-2406030718371-lembeh-halmahera-exploration