| Kaimana - Sorong 11 Nights |
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A way to go through the highlights of Triton Bay, north and south of Raja Ampat. Day 1Arrival to Kaimana and departure Days 2,3 and 4Triton bay. This is bound to be the next hot spot. The diversity of colors and shape of the soft corals are a dream come true for every diver, not to forget the fish life, in general extremely healthy reefs with all kind of fish in them.7th heaven will be our firs stop and it will give a real touch of the area, crowded with fis, schooling grunts, giant trevalies, giant jacks, barracudas, some solitary manta, giant turtles, walking shark, giant There is no much fishing in the bay, and as a result the amount of fish is spectacular; Gt Rock is the perfect example; it has hundreds of grunts and red snappers hiding behind the small pinnacles. Enormous sweet lips in a frozen image posing for you while getting cleaned, giant trevallies and tunas are constantly patrolling and the fusiliers aggregate by the thousands - another must in your list Legendary Larry Smith did his last dive trip to this area, and he became amazed with the biodiversity that it is found here, We have a lot to thank Larry, he introduce Indonesia to the rest of us, if not for him, we would not be looking for small critters and certainly Indonesia would not be as famous as it is now. A little tribute of the diving community was to name this dive site after him. Larry's heaven honors his memory and all what he fought for. It is the dive site that broke the world record in counting different species; it has more biodiversity that any other place in the planet!!! The south corner is like Larry said heaven. Pay attention: amazing is the experience of getting on the middle of fields of black coral, not seen anywhere else, but do not get too amazed, you would not be the first pro in forgetting and loosing a camera down there!!! The last dives will be dedicated to spot the new species of flasher wrasse, just beautiful. We will proceed to go with the tenders through hundreds of tiny islands, turquoise water under us - a top side wonder, we will complete the area with a cultural visit to the ancient paintings on the rocks Day5Air Tanjung. Incredible waterfalls, unique to take pictures, great for fun. Nice and relaxing diving near Mommon bay. A mandatory stop that will refresh our minds and bodies and get us ready for what is next Day 6Pulau Pisang. Beautiful archipelago some 30 miles south of Missol. Giant elephant ears, super healthy corals, schools of fish, mantas and turtles will be waiting for us in this remote and untouched treasure. Days 7 and 8Missol Fiabacet. The most famous site of the area, a few small rocks the, once you get in the water, will surprise even the most expert diver for its display: the soft corals are great and the forest of fans out of this world. The fish life cannot be forgotten, as plenty of trevalies, jacks and mackerel come close to look for a prey, the area is protected and already juvenile grey reefs are setting there In Wayilbatan the passage offers another spectacular dive, in between two islands the mild currents have created a gallery of fans, of all kinds and sizes. At the entrance nice bommies with soft corals, sweet lips and turtles..great!! Pulau Boo is yet another 5 star dive, towards the south part schooling batfish, in the north a nice wall completely decorated and in the middle the 3 holes where either early in the morning or late in the afternoon the light can create many effects. Day 9Missol. Pulau Pelé will be the next stop, and kaleidoscope reef is an amazing dive. A combination of fans, soft corals of beautiful colors, fish and dancing anchovies in the shallows will make the morning unforgettable.Outside the main island small pinnacles offer some of the most incredible underwater formations of the trip. Day 10Blue water mangroves: A recent hot spot. A few places in the world offer you the chance to dive under mangroves in crystal clear water, a truly unique experience. The pyjama cardinal and the archer fish are very charismatic, but there is much more, healthy coral reefs a few feet from the mangroves, and looking good onto it slat water crocs have been spotted as well as mantas, on the mainland the locals claim to have dugongs, we shall see We must say that after an attack by a salt water crocodile, the diving in the area has been stopped for a while. we need to keep up with reports about the situation. Day 11We finish the trip with a superb manta dive near Airborei, a cleaning station on top of which shy-less mantas hang. We move to Kri to do the last dive among schooling jacks and barracudas, and looking for wobbiegong and white tip sharks Day 12Arrival and transfer to the airport * 12 nights or 14 night trips will add nights in the north of Raja Ampat. As the area still is under exploration, some of the spots might be altered and new ones added to offer our customers new and exciting dives. |