New White Manta Itinerary
Halmahera - Lembeh (TTE - MDC) - 7N8 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
- 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
Please note: This is a reverse-trip itinerary, starting at your final destination and working backward to your point of origin.
Day 1 (0-2 dives): 1pm. 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: An amazing dive site island in the Moluccan Sea equidistant from Goraichi & Lembeh, with schools of jacks, snappers, and a massive school of barracuda.
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.
Day 5-6 (4 dives, 2 days) Pulau Bacan: Shark point, reef sharks, and 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, have an early flight the next day.
Day 8 (0 dives) Check out (between 5am and 10am) after a light breakfast & farewells, and transfer to a local hotel or airport. Departure from Ternate to Manado/Makassar/or Jakarta.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.
Day 1 (0-2 dives): 1pm. 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: An amazing dive site island in the Moluccan Sea equidistant from Goraichi & Lembeh, with schools of jacks, snappers, and a massive school of barracuda.
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.
Day 5-6 (4 dives, 2 days) Pulau Bacan: Shark point, reef sharks, and 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, have an early flight the next day.
Day 8 (0 dives) Check out (between 5am and 10am) after a light breakfast & farewells, and transfer to a local hotel or airport. Departure from Ternate to Manado/Makassar/or Jakarta.
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
Bitung
Manado International Airport: MDC
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/white-manta/itn-2602040844291-halmahera-lembeh-tte-mdc-7n