DAY 1: SORONG – BLACK ROCK
Upon landing at Sorong’s Dominik Osok airport, our dedicated crew will warmly welcome you and facilitate a short transfer to the pier for embarkation.
Once all guests are comfortably settled on board with their welcome drinks, you will be introduced to the rest of our attentive crew.
A guided tour will be conducted to help you familiarize yourself with the Manta Mae, creating a welcoming atmosphere akin to home.
As the vessel sets course for Black Rock, the journey begins with a check dive, providing the perfect start to your underwater adventure.
DAY 2: PENEMU – FAM ISLAND
In the early morning, we’ll arrive at the captivating Fam Islands, where you can embark on a serene kayaking journey through secluded bays and crystal-clear lagoons. Dive enthusiasts will have the opportunity to explore one of the region’s most breathtaking coral gardens. Later in the afternoon, a sunset hike awaits, offering panoramic views from the highest point on one of the islands.
Choose from a variety of dive sites, including Melisa’s Garden with its expansive hard coral reefs, Galaxy—a large reef bustling with marine life, or My Reef, featuring impressive underwater landscapes with strong currents.
As the sun rises the next morning, we’ll set sail towards the picturesque Wayag Island.
DAY 3 & 4: KAWE - WAYAG
One of the closest island to the Equator in Raja Ampat, Kawe offers spectacular white sand beaches and beautiful scenery including a lovely waterfall on the western side of the island. Diving and snorkelling here too where you will find impressive coral formations teeming with schools of fish and sometimes with manta rays. Eagle Rock one and two, The Meze Equator, One tree Island and Razor Rock are the most beautiful dive site here.
Upon arrival to Wayag archipelago, the jewel of Raja Ampat, you’ll enjoy a day amongst the region’s most iconic scenery and it’s well worth making the effort to climb one of the many island peaks for breathtaking views of the stunning landscapes. Wayag is completely different to what you have seen so far. White beaches with black coral gardens, sweetlips, catfish and different kinds of rays are part of these dives. Rising abruptly from the sea, small groups of uninhabited islands form a spectacular panorama of jagged limestone cliffs that tower over tiny dome-shaped rocks topped with a wild profusion of trees and vines. Dive site profiles in the north are diverse, and range from leisurely swims through lovely hard coral gardens to adrenaline-charged drifts past sloping walls arrayed in Raja Ampat’s signature purple soft corals and glassfish. We’ll dive at Ikan Campur and Magic Rock.
Kayaking along the shoreline of the dramatic limestone islands on sunset will give you a kind of emotions you won’t forget for a long time. In the evening we can enjoy cocktails and dinner barbecue on the beach.
DAY 5: PULAU WOFOH – GAM ISLAND – ARBOREK
Wofoh island is a perfect place for all kind of water sports and bbq on the beach. Multiple dive sites offer a mix of hard coral, barrel sponges and soft corals teeming with colourful fishes. You will have the opportunity to see the wobbegong and epaulette sharks, which are unique to this region while the reef here, dressed up in red, it’s is breathtaking scenery.
A birdwatching hike on Gam Island might take you through scenic forests, past fragile orchids growing from cracks in the stone, and finally to the unforgettable experience of witnessing male birds of paradise doing their elaborate courtship dances to attract females.
In the morning we’ll dive at Wofo Tembok, a wall dive, and in the afternoon at Citrus Ridge, and Mayhem or Baracuda in Pulau Yangefo. With good conditions, you can expect some of the highest voltage diving in Raja Ampat, with currents bringing massive schools of barracudas, three species of fusiliers, trevallies, batfish, bump head parrotfish, wobbegongs, as well as black and white tip reef sharks.
Late afternoon Mantamae will continue the journey to Arborek island where we’ll have a night dive.