Raja Ampat
The Raja Ampat area of Northwest Irian Jaya is filled with islands, surrounded by reefs and inundated with fish. The Raja Ampat archipelago encompasses nearly ten million acres of land and sea off the northwestern tip of Indonesia’s West Papua Province. Raja Ampat means “Four Kings,” and consists of the four large islands of Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, and Misool, plus hundreds of smaller islands. Raja Ampat is also located in the “Coral Triangle”, the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, therefore the seas around Raja Ampat possibly hold the richest variety of species in the world.
Diving Season
Raja Ampat diving is superb just about all year round. The term High Season is of little meaning here since there is such an expanse of sea visited by only a few liveaboards that “diver soup” is not really a danger. May to September has light rain, and Mid-July to mid-September sees some small surface swells, but usually not serious enough to interfere with your enjoyment.
Reef Basics
Great for:
Advanced, Photography, Wall diving, Drift Diving
Highlights:
Reef life and health, Underwater photography
Depth:
5 – 40m
Visibility:
10 – 30m
Currents:
Can be strong
Surface conditions:
Calm
Water temperature:
27 – 30°C
Number of dive sites:
9
Experience level:
Recommended Length of stay:
10-16days
Dive Sites
There are approximately 9 dive sites diveable from Komodo which includes sites at Gili Lawa, Tala Island and Tatawa Island. They are:
Cape Kri
Cross Wreck
Fabiacet
Farondi Island
Jef Fam group
Kaleidoscope
Manta Ridge
Sardines
Sel Pele Bay
Getting there(TBC)
3 hours 30 min from Singapore to Manado, Indonesia by plane
1 hours 30 min from Manado to Sorong, Indonesia by plane
10 min from Sorong to jetty, by minibus
2 hours from Sorong jetty to Raja Ampat, by speedboat
Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado has a regular international flight service to/from Singapore with SilkAir
Mon, Wed, Sat:
SIN-MDC MI274 Depart 09.25 – Arrive 13.05
MDC-SIN M1273 Depart 13.45 – Arrive 17.05
Fri:
SIN-MDC MI276 Depart 10.35 – Arrive 14.15
MDC-SIN M1275 Depart 15.00 – Arrive 18.20
All times are as per local city
Sorong Airport has a regular international flight service to/from Manado with Merpati
Tue, Wed, Thur, Sat, Sun:
MDC-SOQ Depart 05.00 – Arrive 07.25
SOQ-MDC 15.00 – Arrive 15.20
All times are as per local city
Accomodation
Under Construction
