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La Galigo

La Galigo

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Built: 2012
Construction: Traditional phinisi design, wood hull construction
Length: 33 meters / 104 feet
Beam: 8 meters / 26 feet
Cruise: 8 knots
Divers: 14
Nitrox $

Schedules & Availability


Date

spaces

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04 JAN2025
7 nights
Raja Ampat North 8D/ 7N
1 available space
USD 3815.-
1 available space

Departure/Arrival

embark:
04 Jan 2025
12:30
Sorong
disembark:
11 Jan 2025
8:30
Sorong

Prices & Availability

Deluxe
Lower Deck
USD 3815.-
1 space only female
Master
Upper Deck
USD 4080.-
fully booked
Suite
Upper Deck
USD 4960.-
fully booked

Surcharges payable at location

Marine Park Fee
USD
300.-
 Booking Request
13 JAN2025
8 nights
Raja Ampat South 9D/ 8N
fully booked
1 option
USD 4275.-
fully booked
1 option

Departure/Arrival

embark:
13 Jan 2025
12:30
Sorong
disembark:
21 Jan 2025
8:30
Sorong

Prices & Availability

Deluxe
Lower Deck
USD 4275.-
fully booked
+1 option
Master
Upper Deck
USD 4590.-
fully booked
Suite
Upper Deck
USD 5555.-
fully booked

Surcharges payable at location

Marine Park Fee
USD
255.-
 Booking Request
02 FEB2025
8 nights
Raja Ampat South 9D/ 8N
3 available spaces
from
USD 4590.-
from
USD 4040.-
Special -12%
3 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
02 Feb 2025
12:30
Sorong
disembark:
10 Feb 2025
8:30
Sorong
Fin-Tastic Holiday

Prices & Availability

Deluxe
Lower Deck
USD 4275.-
USD 3762.-
fully booked
Master
Upper Deck
USD 4590.-
USD 4040.-
1 space only male only female
Suite
Upper Deck
USD 5555.-
USD 4889.-
2 spaces

Surcharges payable at location

Marine Park Fee
USD
255.-
 Booking Request
22 FEB2025
8 nights
Raja Ampat South 9D/ 8N
3 available spaces
from
USD 4275.-
from
USD 3762.-
Special -12%
3 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
22 Feb 2025
12:30
Sorong
disembark:
02 Mar 2025
8:30
Sorong
Fin-Tastic Holiday

Prices & Availability

Deluxe
Lower Deck
USD 4275.-
USD 3762.-
1 space only male
Master
Upper Deck
USD 4590.-
USD 4040.-
2 spaces
Suite
Upper Deck
USD 5555.-
USD 4889.-
fully booked

Surcharges payable at location

Marine Park Fee
USD
255.-
 Booking Request
04 MAR2025
8 nights
Raja Ampat South 9D/ 8N
7 available spaces
from
USD 4275.-
from
USD 3762.-
Special -12%
7 available spaces

Departure/Arrival

embark:
04 Mar 2025
12:30
Sorong
disembark:
12 Mar 2025
8:30
Sorong
Fin-Tastic Holiday

Prices & Availability

Deluxe
Lower Deck
USD 4275.-
USD 3762.-
2 spaces
Master
Upper Deck
USD 4590.-
USD 4040.-
3 spaces
Suite
Upper Deck
USD 5555.-
USD 4889.-
2 spaces

Surcharges payable at location

Marine Park Fee
USD
255.-
 Booking Request
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La Galigo is an Indonesia-based phinisi liveaboard that primarily explores Komodo, Raja Ampat, and the Coral Triangle. The ship was founded on a commitment to affordability, family, friends, fun, and comfort. Accommodating up to 16 guests across seven cabins and two decks, the master and deluxe cabins are available in double or twin bed configurations. Each suite has air-conditioning, ensuite bathrooms, and fresh hot water showers. There are several relaxation areas, including the air-conditioned lounge, bar, and library. The menu includes chef-prepared Indonesian meals, international fusion cuisine, and barbeques. The ship operates on a "bring your own" alcohol policy.
Komodo itineraries range from five to seven nights and include 15 to 23 dives. The ideal time to dive in Komodo is from May to October. On this itinerary, guests will tour Komodo National Park, hike Pulau Padar, and visit remote dive sites such as Manta Alley and Cannibal Rock. Highlights of this itinerary include spotting Komodo dragons in Pulau Rinca, relaxing along pink beaches, and barbequing on Pulau Kalong, where fruit bats migrate. This itinerary first dives at calmer sites around Sebayur Kecil and Sebayur Besar, where the currents are less intense. Popular spots include Manta Point and Batu Bolong, known for pelagic life, such as Giant Trevally, barracuda, and sharks.
Raja Ampat itineraries run from seven to 11 nights, including 22 to 36 dives. Diving in Raja Ampat is ideal from September to April and includes sightings of diverse, colorful reefs and pelagic life. The ship visits southern sites like Melissa’s Garden, Cape Kri, Candy Store in Daram, and Boo Windows. Guests will hike in Penemu and Mount Pindito, swim along Misool’s pristine reefs, and spot giant oceanic manta rays, pelagic fish, and macro life. Muck diving, meeting locals, and barbecuing are also popular. This itinerary first dives at calmer sites around Sebayur Kecil and Sebayur Besar, where the currents are less intense. There are up to four dives at Dampier Strait, including Blue Magic, where manta rays and Spanish mackerel are often spotted, and a morning hike in Wayag.
The ship’s schedule is split between Raja Ampat and Komodo but offers dive opportunities in Wakatobi, Banda, Ambon, Maumere, and Alor. The boat has a dive deck with camera space. Rates include transfers to and from the harbor, hotel, and airport as well as meals, snacks, drinks, diving services including 12-liter tanks, weights, belts, SMB and reel, reef hooks, air fills, dive computers, snorkeling equipment, dive guides, dive tenders, and land excursions. Rates do not include flights, insurance, visas, hotel to airport transfers, rental equipment, private guides, soft drinks, 15-liter tanks, nitrox, courses, taxes, and tips. La Galigo offers nitrox to EAN-certified divers but does not support technical diving or rebreathers.
Narrative text and photographs courtesy of La Galigo 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.