New White Manta Itinerary
Halmahera Exploration8 days / 7 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 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 20
Experience Advanced 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: (0-1 dives)
Our staff will meet you upon your arrival at Ternate Airport and transfer you to White Manta. Once all guests are onboard, you will receive a very warm welcome, briefing, and dinner, and then we set sail to Pulau Tidore. Possible check dive at Ternate if all arrive early. overnight in Lembeh, if guests still like to do see macro diving, then we do 1 or 2 dive in Lembeh on the 2nd day, off to Bangka Island
Day 2: (3-4 dives) Pulau Tidore
Amazing dive sites & macro diving.
Day 3: (4 dives) Pulau Tolimau & Goraichi
Manta cleaning station & fish-packed reefs amongst pristine hard coral gardens.
Day 4: (3-4 dives) Pulau Kusu
Strong currents & amazing action in the Patintie Strait. Sail to Pulau Obi.
Day 5: (3 dives) Pulau Obi & Pulau Gomumu
Sail back to Pulau Bacan.
Day 6: (4 dives) Pulau Bacan
Shark Point: reef sharks, schools of barracuda & jacks along a coral & sponge-packed reef.
Day 7: (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 8: (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
Ternate
Ternate Airport: TTE
Return
10:00am
Ternate
Ternate Airport: TTE
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/white-manta/itn-2406030733051-halmahera-exploration