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Raja Ampat
Island Indonesia
MV PINDITO Raja Ampat
LIVEABOARDS Trip
The Misool route will show you
an abundance of the undersea world. Its beauty will carry you away!
Thousands of isle, which have been pushed up throughout the thousands of
years and build a wonderful scene. Everywhere you come across caves, or
caverns, you´ll find rocks as big as cathedrals, over hangs that all
together improve the dramatic sight of this breathtaking landscapes.
Misool is a region with thousands of isle, which have been pushed up
throughout the thousands of years and build a wonderful scene. You come
across caves, or caverns everywhere. You´ll find rocks as big as cathedrals,
over hangs that improve the dramatic sight of this breathtaking region.
Of course these sights will continue in no less impressing views under
water. Misool is one of the places on earth where you´ll find the most
various species of fish, hard and soft corals, sponges, worms, nudibranches,
shrimps and crabs and all kind of non-vertebrates, like cuttle fish and
octopus. You will as well come across wobbegong shark and epaulet sharks,
which you will only find in the region of „Raja Empat“. Giant clams as well
as fantastic tiny shells. Photographers as well as Videographers will have
the dives of their lifetime for shoot macro all over.
Misool is one of the places with most wonderful and colourful and above all
still intact reefs. All kinds of different corals set up the background
scenery of the underwater world.
Our Pindito crew knows this region since 1992. Until 2001 was the unique
live aboard cruising and offering diving holidays. Nobody else but the
Pindito crew knows this place better. All isles, channels, rocks and caves
had been explored throughout the years. It is always a great adventure to do
land excursions in Misool, on condition that the weather allows it of
course.
Cruises Itinerary:
Day 1 : Pick up at the airport of Sorong from our German and English
speaking crew member. Short private transfer to the peer and embarking. As
soon as all guests are on board and are holding their welcome drink the
Pindito is ready to leave the harbour. You will be introduced to the crew
members and you will be shown around in order to start feeling at home on
the Pindito.
Dinner will be served about 06.00 pm, so you may gather together with our
other guests and start your tour!
Day 2 : Misool, after our little breakfast we shall have the first at
about 08.00 am. The spot we choose is a calm and relaxing place, and gives
you the opportunity to get used to the region. After this first check-dive
you have the second part of your nourishing breakfast. At 11.00 am we head
of the dive spot called „Vrenelies Gärtli“, which has become legendary on
the Pindito. Over hangs, huge grottoes and dive troughs, drop offs and all
covered in fantastic corals is what makes this place so great. Lunch is
served at 12.30 pm and you’ll have time to relax until 3.00 pm to get back
to "Vrenelies Gärtli“. Since this spot is so huge and offers so much
diversity, we can easily offer several dives here. After this dive there is
enough time to go on a trip on our zodiacs in order to admire the wonderful
landscape that gives hand to what you have seen under water. Do you feel
like giving a try on the wakeboard or on the water-skis, you are ever so
welcome. Dinner will be ready at 6.00 pm and at 8.00 pm you better get ready
again for our last dive this day!
Day 3 : The Pindito will continue to cruise southwards to the group
of isles called „Fabiajet“. Picturesque landscapes and wonderful reefs are
waiting for you. The abundance of corals, different sponges and fish is
nearly unbeatable. We allow ourselves to offer several dives at the same
spots, since they have so much to offer. Theses masses of fish swimming
around those wonderful coral gardens are an impressive view and will satisfy
every diver’s wishes and dreams. Of course we will come across precious
macro as well: nudibranches, sea horses, barramundi and lots more are on the
program! For the night dive the Pindito will anchor in a very calm and
shallow place with hardly any current, but loads of nudibranches, pipe
fishes, cuttle dish, ghost pipefish! Want to take a picture? Go ahead; it´s
all there for you!
Day 4 & 5 : Today we shall go eastwards to „Wayl Batan“. Little
island with beautiful reefs full of life in a topographically interesting
landscape are tempting. Great schools of fish as well as pygmi seahorses
will be shown by our guides, unless your eyes are well trained and you´ll
see it all by yourself. Barracudas, batfish and snappers are cruising in the
open blue. With the powerful sunshine breaking through the water the rocks,
covered in colourful corals are presenting a breathtaking sight. Our night
dives will do at the same place as the dives during the day, so you can
compare the different creatures!
Day 6 : Overnight the Pindito will reach the Misool. We offer an
excursion with the zodiac that will last all day. Impressing tombstone of
the natives will be on our schedule. This excursion will take us 20 km into
the fantastic island labyrinth, where we drive through channels and valleys
with our fast zodiacs. Walks to caves on the land, as well as a visit to a
cave which we can only enter with the zodiac in order to see tiny bats, that
hide from the daylight and sleep during the day. The last cave that we enter
is a big as a cathedral and can only be entered by walking. Whoever believes
that this program is too exhausting can of course stay on board and go for
dives (we can offer this alternative since we have three big zodiacs on
board). The dives will be done close to where the Pindito is anchored.
Sometimes the visibility is bad and there is a pretty strong current, but of
course the underwater world is a temptation as all others in the region.
Day 7 : In Waigeo, Sel Pele we have the chance to visit a pearl farm.
Depending on where they stand with the pearl production we will be invited
to have a closer look on how the pearls are being produced.
Of course we have been diving before and after this visit and the high light
of these dives where the pygmi seahorses. Those cute little creatures are
hidden in the gorgonias in all colours available: red, yellow and orange!
The only creatures that are offering more colours of the rainbow are
nudibranches and the pipe fishes.
Day 8 : Eagle Rock is just around the corner and is completely
different to what you have seen so far. The stand alone rocks in the middle
of the sea are always worth a picture or two. Splendid visibility, white
beaches with black coral gardens, sweetlips, catfish and different kinds of
rays are part of these dives. And since it is such a fantastic area above
and under water we shall go back to the bay of Sel Pele again in the
afternoon.
Day 9 : Around the island of „Jef Fam“ you will have the opportunity
to see the wobbegong and epaulet sharks, which are unique to this region.
The reef, which seems as if it dressed up in RED is breathtaking scenery and
will make all divers’ dreams come true.
Day 10 : „Dampeerstret“, the channel between Waigeo and Batanta
Island gives the chance to see manta rays. Two dives will be done western of
Mansuar Island where a "fish soup" and a fantastic reef are waiting. Our
night dive will be south of Mansuar island and offer the variety and
abundance of this precious diving region.
Day 11 : Before heading back to Sorong we will dive at "Kri“ and
„Sardinriff". In Sorong we have a captain’s party on deck. Our crew will
sing traditional songs and dance the Boco Boco!
Day 12 : Sorong. Already we have got to the end of this cruise. We
organise the transfer back to the airport of Sorong and say goodbye to you!
Hoping to have you on board the Pindito again!
Please contact us for price
and schedule: info@lombokhotelandtravel.com
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