Diving trip Raja Ampat with Superdive in January 2027
Diving trip Raja Ampat with Superdive in January 2027
Diving trip to Raja Ampat with Superdive. Follow Superdive on a fantastic diving trip to Raja Ampat and the pristine coral gardens of eastern Indonesia. Raja Ampat in eastern New Guinea is an archipelago of over a thousand coral islands and limestone cliffs surrounded by an abundance of marine life. There are many fish and coral species here and more species than anywhere else on earth. A destination that every diver should have on their “bucket list”.
Here you will dive at cleaning stations where mantas come for daily visits. Discover wobbegongs or carpet sharks lurking under overhangs and in the evenings or nights you may see epaulette sharks. A small species of shark that “walks” over the coral reef. In English they are often called “walking sharks” and there are five different species here in Raja Ampat, a couple of which are endemic.
The coastal and marine area of Raja Ampat has become Indonesia's first shark and manta ray sanctuary as the population has realized that big game is more valuable alive than caught. Over four million hectares are now marine reserves.
Lovely diving spots and good accommodation
The dive sites are varied with unique environments. Here there is a rich macrolife with everything from mandarin fish, pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, various species of crustaceans, colorful flatworms and lots of coral. Sometimes schools of sweetlips, horse mackerel, barracuda and leatherbacks pass out in the blue or along the bottom and coral walls. Turtles, manta rays, stingrays, Napoleon fish and other larger fish are often seen at different dive sites.
Your accommodation – You will live at a lovely but simple resort on Waigeo Island and here you have two boat dives per day and unlimited shore diving on the house reef during the day. Full board is included during your stay at the resort and you live on a truly beautiful beach with a view of the ocean. All rooms have their own shower and toilet. Here you enjoy being far from most things, close to nature and of course fantastic diving. After your first days at the resort you will go out with a lovely liveaboard and discover other, more remote parts of the reefs of Raja Ampat. On board you will enjoy views of the ocean and the green islands combined with relaxation, good food and experiencing the amazing world of Raja Ampat below the surface.
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The dive center has several boats and offers diving over a large area to give you the greatest possible variety. The dive center offers equipment for rent but book well in advance as there are limited sizes. It is not always possible to get equipment so quickly. Here you have a large spacious camera room and a very capable and service-oriented staff. Normally you dive two dives after breakfast and then you are back for a relaxing lunch. After lunch you can go on the third dive of the day or if you choose to relax on the beach and enjoy the proximity to nature.
To participate in this trip you must have at least 75 dives and be certified as at least an Advance Open Water diver.
If you have 50-75 logged dives, you can go along if you either pay extra for a dive guide or have an instructor on the trip who dives with you. This is for your own sake and a requirement from the liveaboard and so that you get as much as possible out of the trip. The diving can vary from calm dives to dives with strong currents. If you or the dive leader feel that you do not have the ability to cope with strong currents, you will be asked to stand over those dives to increase safety.
Itinerary day by day
Day 1
You leave Scandinavia and fly to Jakarta in Indonesia.
Day 2
You land in Jakarta and here it is immigration and baggage claim and then with a few hours* between flights new check-in and a few hours later you leave for New Guinea at midnight. * We actually recommend leaving a day earlier and spending a night in Jakarta. Let us know if you wish this instead.
Day 3
You land early in the morning in New Guinea and at Sorong airport you will be met and then have a transfer to the ferry for further transport to Waisai port on Waigeo Island. At the port you will meet again and have a short distance to your resort. You will receive a briefing on what will happen in the coming days and will be asked to show your diving certificates and the like and fill out paperwork stating that you are in shape for diving.
Day 3 – 7
Four nights on a palts with three days of diving! You do two boat dives a day in different parts of Raja Ampat and experience the fantastic reefs and marine life. Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the resort are included. Maybe there will be a light lunch on the dive boat or on a small island in the middle of nowhere one day but it depends on the conditions. There is time for relaxation between dives but you may want to dive more and then the house reef is available during the day for unlimited diving. The first day - the day of arrival there are no boat dives but check up dives on the house reef are usually done, provided there have been no delays. Nitrox and 15L tanks are available for rent for an additional fee.
Day 7
Transfer to Sorong in the morning where you board your liveaboard for further adventure
Day 7 – 14
Here you have seven nights on board and of course full board is included on board. You will dive two to four dives a day and experience fantastic environments. The last day (day 13) is offered a maximum of one to two dives as you will fly the next day. You are back in Sorong in the afternoon and the last night is spent in port before returning home.
Day 14
Last morning in place before you have a transfer to the airport and fly back home to Scandinavia or for those who have chosen to continue the adventure go somewhere else. For those of you who wish to extend your trip in Indonesia or have a stopover on the way home or on the way there, please contact us and we will be happy to help. Please note that this must be done before we issue flight tickets.
please note
Our solid program is only a preliminary plan that is influenced based on the external conditions that the weather gods reward us with. This means that we may have to move activities and dive sites to other days and also replace planned activities with alternatives if required. Your expedition leader is there to make sure you get the most out of your particular trip.
