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Gaia Love

Gaia Love

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Construction: Steel Hull
Length: 40 meters / 130 feet
Beam: 10 meters / 30 feet
Draft: 2.1 meters / 7 feet
Cruise: 10 knots
Divers: 22
Fuel Capacity: 66,000 L
Engine: 2 x Yanmar 829 bhp
Generators: 2 x Kohler 80kw Power System (Shielded)
Nitrox $
WIFI Available

Schedules & Availability


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23 DEC2024
11 nights
Raja Ampat
2 available spaces
+1 option
from
USD 6820.-
2 available spaces
+1 option

Departure/Arrival

embark:
23 Dec 2024
Sorong
disembark:
03 Jan 2025
Sorong

Prices & Availability

En-suite Room
Upper Deck
USD 7370.-
fully booked
+1 option
En-suite Room
Lower Deck
USD 6820.-
2 spaces

Surcharges payable with booking

Port and Park Fees
USD
420.-
Fuel Surcharge
USD
220.-
 Booking Request
05 JAN2025
11 nights
Raja Ampat, Triton Bay
2 available spaces
USD 6930.-
2 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
05 Jan 2025
Sorong
disembark:
16 Jan 2025
Kaimana

Prices & Availability

En-suite Room
Upper Deck
USD 7480.-
fully booked
En-suite Room
Lower Deck
USD 6930.-
2 spaces

Surcharges payable with booking

Port and Park Fees
USD
420.-
Fuel Surcharge
USD
220.-
 Booking Request
17 JAN2025
10 nights
Raja Ampat, Triton Bay
12 available spaces
from
USD 6930.-
12 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
17 Jan 2025
Kaimana
disembark:
27 Jan 2025
Sorong

Prices & Availability

En-suite Room
Upper Deck
USD 7480.-
4 spaces
En-suite Room
Lower Deck
USD 6930.-
8 spaces

Surcharges payable with booking

Port and Park Fees
USD
420.-
Fuel Surcharge
USD
220.-
 Booking Request
20 FEB2025
10 nights
Raja Ampat
1 available space
USD 6300.-
1 available space

Departure/Arrival

embark:
20 Feb 2025
Sorong
disembark:
02 Mar 2025
Sorong

Prices & Availability

En-suite Room
Upper Deck
USD 6800.-
fully booked
En-suite Room
Lower Deck
USD 6300.-
1 space

Surcharges payable with booking

Port and Park Fees
USD
385.-
Fuel Surcharge
USD
200.-
 Booking Request
10 APR2025
11 nights
South Halmehera, Ambon
3 available spaces
USD 6930.-
3 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
10 Apr 2025
Ternate
disembark:
21 Apr 2025
Ambon

Prices & Availability

En-suite Room
Upper Deck
USD 7480.-
fully booked
En-suite Room
Lower Deck
USD 6930.-
3 spaces

Surcharges payable with booking

Port and Park Fees
USD
420.-
Fuel Surcharge
USD
220.-
 Booking Request
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Gaia Love is a modern steel yacht designed to explore remote Indonesian dive sites. The ship is run by state-of-the-art equipment and navigation systems. All ensuite cabins are approximately 20 square meters and include a bathroom, individual climate control, a TV, and king, queen, and super-single bed configurations. Six ensuites are on the upper deck and five on the lower deck. The restaurant and saloon are located on the main deck, and meals consist of western and Indonesian cuisine. Three meals are served daily, including snacks, drinks, and afternoon tea. While on the yacht, guests can use the entertainment system, relax in the partially shaded lounge area, or have a drink at the bar. Off the ship, guests can go snorkeling, paddleboarding, kayaking, and, of course, diving.
At the beginning of each dive, guests will attend a general dive briefing. The daily dive schedule is posted on the ship's main dive deck. Accommodating up to 20 divers, the yacht offers a large dive deck with camera rinse tanks, seating, equipment preparation stations, and wet and dry areas. Each diver is provided with their own dive station to store their scuba gear, and the crew will load and unload gear before and after each trip. Dives take place on custom aluminum dive tenders, and Nitrox is available. While rental equipment is limited, the ship offers dive torches, BCDs, regulators, computers, full foot fins, snorkels, and wetsuits. All equipment must be booked 30 days before departure.
Gaia’s destinations include Alor, Banda Sea, Komodo National Park, and Raja Ampat. Alor is an archipelago at the southeastern end of Indonesia and is known for its pristine coral reefs. Within Alor is the Pantar Strait, which is home to countless critters such as pygmy seahorses, lacey scorpionfish, and larger marine life like manta rays, dolphins, and pilot whales. The Banda Sea is a popular destination for diving and snorkeling, with sightings of macro and pelagic life, ranging from jacks and groupers to rays and sharks. Divers will swim through fast currents, drift along drops, and spot colorful coral. On the Ambon Bay crossing, guests experience thousands of seabirds. On land, excursions include exploring the historic Banda Neira through the land, museums, and local nutmeg and spice farm. Komodo National Park is famous for its biodiversity, pelagic and macro life, and protected waters. Awarded as a “New Seven Wonders of Nature” in 2011, the park is home to cliffs, walls, pinnacles, sandy bottoms, plateaus, slopes, caves, and channels decorated with hard and soft corals. Raja Ampat is another archipelago that is known for its beaches and reefs. As a popular spot for macro photographers, the reefs are known for their pristine condition and color. Famous dive sites such as Cape Kri and Blue Magic can be visited aboard Gaia and jetty diving in Arborek. Divers can also swim along the coral gardens of the Dampier Strait.
Gaia Love offers nitrox to EAN-certified divers but does not support technical diving or rebreathers.
Narrative text and photographs courtesy of Gaia Love Liveaboard.



Dive Conditions

Conditions can make or break your trip. Temperature, visibility and the current vary greatly across this expansive country. Be sure to check the conditions of each destination you’re planning to dive before you leave. Diving is excellent year-round, but the best time is from May to September. Monsoon season is from December to June. Visibility may not be as good during the monsoon, however, certain locations like the Komodo Islands are a diver’s dream during this time due to an influx of mantas.
Most of Indonesia can be dived year-round with March to October being the most popular time of year to dive. This period of time marks the dry season in most parts of the country, with the exception of some dive areas like Ambon and southern Raja Ampat where most rainfall occurs in May/June to October/September due to the southern monsoon. It's best to visit these areas in the months of November to April for optimal dive conditions.
Generally speaking, Indonesia's climate is almost entirely tropical, with May to September as the dry season, and October to April the rainy season, and with heavier rainfall from December through February. However, the opposite might be true for certain dive areas in Indonesia like Raja Ampat and Ambon, and the best time of year to visit Indonesia really depends on where you intend to stay in the country.
The water temperatures remain quite consistent through the country, hovering at 26°-29°C (82°- 85°F) year-round. Typically, you won't need anything more than a 3-5mm wetsuit, or even a skinsuit. However, the diving conditions and difficulty in Indonesia hugely vary, depending on where and when you dive in the country.
Ambon Bay, Maluku – world class muck diving. Critters that can be seen here include rhinopias, frogfish, ghost pipefish, lots of juvenile fish, stonefish, mandarin fish, nudibranchs, harlequin and coleman shrimps, wonderpus, mimic and flamboyant cuttlefish, and even the much-sought-after psychedelic frogfish.
Alor, East Nusa Tenggara – the hidden gem. This off-the-beaten-path dive destination offers a mix of both world-class wide-angle and macro sites. Pristine coral reefs, steep walls, sloping muck sites--the diving in Alor is really diverse and would please the most discerning diver and underwater photographer.
Banda Sea, Maluku – sea snakes and hammerheads. Most of the diving around the Banda Sea involves excellent wall dives, and great macro sites, but the biggest draw is probably the resident sea snakes at Manuk and Gunung Api islands.
Bali – wrecks and mola molas. Unique critters, fascinating wrecks, beautiful walls, colorful corals, excellent muck dives, huge schools of fish, pelagics--Bali has it all. Technical diving and freediving are also possible in Bali with a good number of reputable dive operations.
Derawan Islands, Borneo – manta rays and whalesharks. Derawan is a remote group of islands in East Kalimantan (East Borneo), and is home to one of the three jellyfish lakes known to men, with the other two located in Palau and Misool Island in Raja Ampat.
Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara – drift dives and world class reefs. Komodo National Park is a group of volcanic islands with over 5,700 giant lizards known as Komodo dragons. This UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts a world-class scuba diving scene. Imagine drift dives with colorful corals in various formations teeming with marine life, big and small. Divers can see big schools of fish pretty much year-round, as well as eagle and manta rays.
Lembeh, North Sulawesi – muck diving capital. Known as the world's capital for muck diving, Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi offers second-to-none macro biodiversity. The number species that you can cross off your list within a week of diving Lembeh is staggering.
Manado and Bunaken, North Sulawesi – wall dives and reefs. Manado Bay offers a mix of great muck and reef sites, treating divers to unique critters like mimic octopus and flamboyant cuttlefish, as well as various seahorses, squid, nudibranchs, and frogfish.
Raja Ampat, West Papua – the holy grail of Indonesia. Alongside Kaimana Regency and Triton Bay in the south, and Cenderawasih Bay in the east, Raja Ampat archipelago makes up a massive area, collectively known as the Bird’s Head Seascape. Divers can visit the Raja Ampat area many times in their lifes and discover something new each time.
Wakatobi, South East Sulawesi – beautiful coral reefs. Wakatobi's reefs are extremely healthy and offer unique large coral formations, various sea fans, and sponges which are overflowing with marine life. The underwater topography is no less unique, featuring various walls, ridges, and overhangs. While it's not the place for large pelagics, eagle rays and reef sharks can typically be seen.