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Pindito Liveaboard - Raja Ampat - Last Minute 25% OFF

Pindito Liveaboard to Raja Ampat - Save 25%

We have two cabins on the Pindito liveaboard to Raja Ampat on last minute special. Cabins available are "Obi" and "Tidore." Charter dates are 02-13 March 2015. The Pindito was originally launched in 1992 and is one of the most experienced ships in Indonesia. The ship was completely refitted in 2009. 

Normal rate for this charter is $4870 per person USD, now $3652 USD per person. Save $1218 USD. 

Additional costs: Port fee $80 USD, Raja Ampat Park fee $120 USD.

Charter includes:

  • Transfers from/to airport Sorong to/from the MV Pindito
  • Accommodation in a double or twin bed cabin with en-suite shower bath, toilet and AC
  • Full board including all drinks on board (excluding wine)
  • 3 dives per diving day and one down or night-dive (no diving on departure/arrival day)
  • NITROX fillings for whole cruise
  • All offered land excursions

AMIRA Liveaboard - Indonesia 2015 Charters

AMIRA Liveaboard - Indonesia

We have limited availability on the AMIRA in 2015. Contact us for current availability. Rates on charters below $4707 USD per person.

May 2015

  •  Jewels of Indonesia 4-15 May 2015 - 11 Nights - One (1) Double/Twin Cabin and one (1) Single Cabin available

Itinerary from Sorong to Saumlaki > Raja Ampat, Misool, Koon, Manuk, Banda Sea to Tanimbar (Forgotten Islands)

  • Forgotten Islands Exploration  18-29 May 2015 - 11 Nights - One (1) male share available 

Itinerary Forgotten Islands of Tanimbar - Banda Sea West > Pulau Babar, Pulau Sermata, Pulau Moa, Pulau Romang, Wetar, Alro, Pantar, Lembata, Adonara, Flores

June 2015

  • Komodo  01-12 June 2015 - 11 Nights - Four (4) Double / Twin cabins available 

Itinerary from Maumere to Bali via Komodo region and Lesser Sunda Islands

Dewi Nusantara Liveaboard 2015 Save $1000

Dewi Nusantara Last Remaining Berths for 2015 - Save $1200

We have limited availability for remaining berths for 2015 on selected charters. Save $800 on the charter plus get FREE nitrox, a $200 value. Total savings $1000 per person plus we will offer an additional $200 per person agent's discount. Contact us for additional information. 

Cruise 1512: Alor & Wakatobi, 1-12th June 2015  (6 Berths open)
Cruise 1513: Wakatobi & Alor, 13-24th June 2015  (8 Berths open)
Cruise 1515: Komodo, 7-17th July 2015  (8 Berths open)
Cruise 1517: Komodo, 29 Jul - 8th Aug 2015  (14 Berths open)
Cruise 1518: Alor & Wakatobi, 10-21st Aug 2015  (8 Berths open)

Infiniti Liveaboard - Andaman Islands, India

We are now booking liveaboard trips on the Infiniti Liveaboard sailing the waters around the Andaman Islands, India. The Andaman Islands, among the most remote islands in the world, are a relaxed tropical island outpost belonging to India. In sharp contrast to the otherwise crowded Indian destinations, the Andaman Islands are a serene paradise for travellers. One of India’s most fascinating water bodies, the archipelago comprises 572 virgin tropical islands with unique wildlife & lush forests; and with the Andaman Sea to the east between theislands and the coast of Burma, stretching across 6,400 sq. km. 

 

The Infiniti is a brand new, beautiful liveaboard specially constructed in Thailand for the purpose of liveaboard diving in India’s remote Andaman & Lakshadweep islands. Constructed under full survey of RINA, the Infiniti is built to the highest standards of safety and comfort requirements. The huge 40m boat will keep the number of divers limited, in order to offer an intimate and special experience. 

March 1-10, 2015 and April 1-10, 2015 Charters:  $3499 USD per person all inclusive, nitrox not included. Contact us for details, itinerary, and availability.

BARREN ISLAND, RITCHIE'S ARCHIPELAGO, CINQUE ISLAND, THE SISTERS, PASSAGE ISLAND, FISH ROCK   

  • A beautiful diving safari of the Andaman Islands including Barren Island, the most exciting dive destination in all of Andaman Islands!
  • We will dive at Manta Bay, Coral Paradise, Purple Haze, Manta Point and other legendery dive sites at Barren Island.
  • Beautiful bio-luminescent night diving at North Cinque.
  • Fish Rock is one of our favorite dive sites in the Andamans.
  • Sisters Island is beautiful with a breathtaking beach.
  • Lovely diving at Dixon's Pinnacle & Johnny's Gorge! 

Explorer Ventures Turks & Caicos Oct 10-17, 2015 - Group Charter

Explorer Ventures Turks & Caicos Oct 10-17, 2015

Group Charter - Save $200

Join us on a small group charter to the Turks & Caicos on the fin-tastic Turks & Caicos Explorer II Liveaboard. We have only 2 remaining cabins on this charter.

We have Main Deck cabins reserved and these are normally $2395 per person. Now save $200 per person at the price of $2195 per person. Twin or queen bed, desk and chair, dresser, hanging closet, wardrobe, large window(s), private ensuite bathroom and shower.

Packages Include:

  • 7 nights/8 days aboard vessel
  • 3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks
  • up to 5 dives daily
  • Use of tanks, weights and belts
  • All alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Not included: Port fee $85 and fuel surcharge $125.

Scheduling 5 dives daily, including night dives, the vessel boards in Providenciales each Saturday and offers 5 1/2 days of diving each week. You'll explore the 5 different black coral species at Black Coral Forest, the reef sharks of Provo's Shark Hotel, the deep-water gorgonians of G-Spot, and the spotted eagle rays of Double D, along with a multitude of other dive sites along the region's plunging walls.  

Pearl of Papua Liveaboard - LAST MINUTE 20% OFF - Raja Ampat

July & August - Raja Ampat on the Pearl of Papua - Last Minute 20% OFF

Raja Ampat, a fin-tastic ship to a fabulous destination at a price you can't beat. This July and August we have charters on the Pearl of Papua at 20% off. If you have not been to Raja Ampat, the center of biodiversity, now is the time to book. Contact us for space! 
 
The ship consists three decks  and crafted by the highly respected and renowned boat builders of Tanah Beru in South Sulawesi. The beautiful Phinisi schooner is fitted and specifically designed for liveaboard diving cruises. The Pearl of Papua provides a huge dedicated dive-deck with gear-up stations assigned for each diver throughout the cruise.

Discount dates are: July 11-18 (7 nights), July 20-30 (10 nights) and August 01-08 (7 nights).

Cabins & Rates Per Person (USD) Not including Park/Port Fee & Fuel Surcharge: 
Seahorse standard bunk - 7 night $1736, 10 night $2480 
Trevally double - 7 night $1848, 10 night $2640 
Manta suite - 7 night $1960, 10 night $2800 
 

Odyssey Liveaboard - Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

 

For the best wreck diving on the planet, nothing comapres to Chuuk Lagoon. Also known as Truk, but was changed to it’s original name in 1986 when the Compact of Free Association went into effect. The compact is a 15-year political relationship with the United States that started in October, 1986. Chuuk state consists of seven major island groups lying within the Eastern Caroline Islands, about 617 miles (1028 km) southeast of Guam and 3,262 miles (5,436 km) southwest of Hawaii. The total land mass of Chuuk state, including the outer islands, is approximately 77 square miles (128 km).

We are now offering charters on the Odyssey, Truk's finest liveaboard ship. The ship offers a selection of cabins, 6 with either a king or two twin beds, 2 single cabins, and 1 cabin with a double twin bunk. Pricing for 2014 and 2015 is $3095 per person double occupancy. Contact us for availability.

Dive with Odyssey Adventures to see the ghost fleet of Truk Lagoon, the world’s best shipwreck destination. That’s only the beginning of your adventure. You’ll see an abundance of incredible tropical fish, anemones, gorgonians, and eagle rays.

You'll have the option to dive at your leisure, or borrow one of our experienced local dive guides who will show you all those places you wouldn't find on your own. 

Arenui Raja Ampat 11 Day / 10 Night Cruise Sorong to Sorong December 2017

2017 Arenui Raja Ampat - 11 Day / 10 Night

Sorong to Sorong Cruise $5,900 USD Per Person

Join our group on the Arenui for an end of the year celebration in Indonesia, cruising the waters of Raja Ampat. This is truly a bucket list destination. The charter embarks and disembarks in Sorong. Dates for this charter are December 12-22, 2017. When you enquire about our charter, ask for our agent's discount.

Additional Fees: Fuel Surcharge $100; Port Fee $150; Marine Park Fee $120.

Standard Inclusions: Full board accommodation in deluxe cabin; shore activities/excursions according to the program; soft drinks, water, tea, American/Balinese coffee; five meals per day, up to 4 dives/day; tanks, weights and weight belts; airport transfer; government taxes; 1/2 hour welcome massage.

Standard Exclusions: administration/port clearance fee; National Parks fee; fuel surcharge; international and domestic air; hotels and meals before and after the cruise; alcoholic drinks, espresso, cappuccino; dive equipment rental; nitrox; massages and spa treatments; travel insurance; onboard purchases; private tours; laundry; on-board telecommunications; crew gratuities.

 

Raja Ampat is the world's epicenter of marine biodiversity. In addition to varied corals, critters and pelagics, this destination offers vibrant and colorful underwater scenes plus also majestic landscapes, making it a perfect destination for keen photographers. The only problem with diving here, in Raja Ampat, is that you'll be so spoiled by the near-perfect conditions that you may never want to leave or dive anywhere else again.

Spread across 1,500 virtually untouched islands, the waters of the Raja Ampat region are home to the most colorful, pristine and photogenic soft coral reefs, as well as a wide range of creatures from walking sharks to mantas to pygmies. Raja Ampat can boast over 1,300 reef fish, 13 marine mammals, 5 species of endangered sea turtles, 600 hard corals and 75 % of all known coral species. 

PAPUAN DIVE SITES

West of Sorong, Batanta Island will give you the chance to experience the amazing diversity of diving in Indonesia. Along the south coast are 2 incredible muck dives, where divers enjoy close encounters with all sorts of intriguing critters. At Black Beauty and Happy Ending look for tiger shrimps, ghost pipefish, mimic octopus and many nudibranchs. During the night bobbit worms, white V octopus and frogfish can be found hiding in the black sand.

In the south of Raja Ampat, we dive various sites around the large island of Misool. Dive at Nudi Rock, Whale Rock, Batu Kecil, Fiabecet Corner and Kalig Ridge. Wobbegong sharks hide under colourful coral shelves and the elusive Epaulette "walking" shark comes out at night. Marvel at the overhangs and bommies of Wedding Cake. At Wayili Rock, witness large schools of batfish, trevallies and barracuda. Explore Boo Rock and Boo Point, for large Napoleon Wrasse and Green Turtles. Try out your photo skills at Boo 'windows' as dive-buddies swim through the opening in the submerged rock past a reef draped in soft corals and brimming with fish.

South-east Misool is famous for the profusion of colourful soft corals and sea fans beautifully draped all over the reefs. If you're not one already, then diving in Misool will undoubtedly make you a huge fan of sea fans. Jump in at Neptune Fan Sea for a great drift dive, rushing along a gulley past giant and exquisitely-coloured gorgonian seafans.

East of Misool, we visit the Wagmab area. Drop in at Edi's Cave for something a little different, as we pop up half way through the dive to take a breath inside the cave! At the Wagmab Corner dive site, look for wobbegong sharks resting under ledges or on top of cup corals.

Back in central Raja Ampat, just north of Batanta (in the Gam area, south of Waigeo island), expect huge schools of fusiliers, snappers, surgeons, batfish and barracuda. Wobbegong, black tip and white tip sharks cruise the reefs here and look out for the elusive blue ring octopus creeping around the hard corals.

In south-west Gam, we dive at Arborek Jetty for pipefish, cuttlefish and octopus. The fish life in this area is plentiful. The newly discovered Pontohi pygmy seahorse can be found on the coral heads and see the giant clam nestled among the pulsing soft corals. At night listen for the toad fish croaking from under the rocks.

Also nearby, Manta Sandy is well-known for much bigger visitors, as it is one of the most consistent spots for finding congregating mantas. It's easy to spend a whole dive observing these majestic animals as they somersault through the water while being cleaned. If you're lucky, you'll be able to witness the unforgettable sight of a "manta train" - where a dozen or more mantas glide around and follow each other head-to-tail.

Heading to the northern Raja Ampat area, we visit a pearl farm in Aljui Bay (north-west side of Weigeo), to explore underneath the main jetty for wobbegong sharks, stonefish, hundreds of schooling scads, ghost pipefish, juvenile batfish and more. Nearby, the night dive is probably the best of the whole cruise, with a chance to see velvet fish, ghost pipefish, waspfish, coconut octopus, helmut flying gunnards and even the walking shark.

West of Waigeo, the rocks and seamounts in the Kawe area are truly singular as they actually sit on the equator. Kawe is one of the few places in the world where you can travel between the northern and southern hemispheres while diving! Yet, this is not the only reason to be excited about this dive. A combination of currents and feeding stations in this area combine to draw in a profuse amount of fish life, as well as huge mantas.

Cruising even further to the north, we visit the Wayag area. This isolated, uninhabited area sprinkled with verdant limestone islands, bordered by slivers of white sandy beaches and palm trees, represents what people usually have in mind when they think of paradise. The only thing to rival the landscape here is the diving. It is truly spectacular, with extensive and untouched hard coral reefs. As the majority of Wayag's islands have yet to be explored, it is very likely that many more dive sites will be found in this still remote area.

Returning to central Raja Ampat, we head to Dampier Strait, where nutrient-rich ocean currents create an incredible underwater environment. Everything which makes for a wonderful dive can be found here. Explore the dives sites of Cape Kri, Blue Magic, Chicken Reef, Otdima Reef, Kerupiar Island and Mioskon. Ironically, sardines are about the only reef fish not found at the site of Sardine Reef, but you won't even notice as fusiliers, surgeonfish, trevallies, rainbow runners, sweetlips and bannerfish practically block out the sky, as they swarm over a reef decorated with sea fans, soft corals and huge orange elephant ear sponges encrusted with pastel colonies of tunicates. One of the more unique thrills of this site is being able to hear "fish thunder" - the loud booming sound made when a large number of fish move rapidly through open water.

Arenui Liveaboard Charter to Alor-Komodo, Indonesia - 22 July - 04 Aug 2014

The Arenui has offered us a last minute deal of the 22 July 2014 charter to Alor and Komodo. There are only two remaining cabins, one master suite and one deluxe, available on all of the Arenui charters in 2014 and only a couple remaining cabins in 2015. If you want to dive the Arenui, now is the time to get a discounted cabin. Here's the sample itinerary:

Day 1 Embarkation in Labuanbajo

Day 2 Loh Liang or Loh Buaya (walk with dragons) / Komodo-Flores Channel, Day 3 Gili Lawa Laut, Day 4 Gili Lawa Laut / Sabolan,

Day 5 Pamana, Day 6 Serbete Reef / Adonara Island, Day 7 Kawula Island, Day 8 Suangi / Lamalera, Day 9 Pantar Island,

Days 10, 11 Alor / Pantar Strait, Day 12 Bacatan / Pulau Komba, Day 13 Pulau Babi, Day 14 Disembarkation in Maumere

This charter is normally $6,500 USD for the Deluxe cabin and we will discount this published price $1,000 to $5,500 USD (no credit cards). Book this space fast!

 

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