Explore the wild eastern edge of this Indonesian archipelago with Scuba World Inc.
Enter a world comprised of thousands of islands offering as many sites for scuba diving right in the heart of the Coral Triangle. It’s no surprise that photographers and divers flock here from around the world to spend one or two weeks on a liveaboard diving trip, because is the only way to travel throughout this large geographic area with practically no development.
You can be sure every effort will be rewarded: Raja Ampat homes more than 1400 species of fish and almost 600 different corals - 75 percent of all known coral species -, you’ll have the chance to see more marine life in Raja Ampat than anywhere else on the planet, whatever it is: fish, coral, mollusks or invertebrates; Raja Ampat is certainly one of the best scuba diving destinations in the world.
Raja Ampat, literally "Four Kings", is formed by four main islands Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool and more than thousand sand and rock small islands, with the most different underwater morphologies: slops, ridges, channels, caves, tunnels; and an astounding diversity of habitats, each one with a different kind of diving experience: sandy bottoms as life-size aquarium, blue-water mangroves systems hosting pigmy seahorses and saltwater crocodiles at once, ideal calm sand flats as cleaning station for oceanic mantas, perfect murky and silt-ridden conditions for the muck diving lovers, a river-like saltwater channel of strong currents and great walls plentiful of invertebrates, Raja Ampat has everything a diver can want.
What type of land adventures can I look forward to experiencing on my cruise?
A remote perfect beach, visiting a traditional village or a pearl farm, trekking up a hill for a breathtaking view. There is plenty of possibilities for memorable encounters and moments beyond the daily in-water activities. Remote beaches invite to relax and sunbathe in daytime or watching the sunset whilst the crew prepare a BBQ on the beach for dinner. Local villagers invite us openly and cute children love it to pose for your camera. There is a lot to discover and learn about traditional life, off the beaten path. Not seldom the whole village comes out to greet the guests and give them a tour through their homes.
