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MS. BIDADARI LIVEABOARD
ITINERARY
Sample itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Sorong / embark
Day 2: Mansuar Is. ( 3 dives +)
Day 3: Waigeo Is. ( 4 dives)
Day 4: Gam Is. ( 3 dives +)
Day 5: Penemu Is. ( 3 dives)
Day 6: Kofiau Is. ( 3 dives +)
Day 7: Kofiau Is. ( 3 dives +)
Day 8: Misool Is. (3 dives +)
Day 9: Misool Is. ( 4 dives)
Day 10: Misool Is. (2 dives)
Day 11: Sorong / disembark
Rate : US$
3.400/Person
Includes:
* transfers to and from vessel
* full board (double occupancy)
* tank & weights
* Padi Dive Master
* coffee/tea
Excludes:
* daily rental in USD- BCD & regulator each $5, mask & fins each
$2.50
* soft drinks/alcohol
* gratuities for crew
* National Park fees US$ 100 USD per person
* Fuel Surcharge US$
200/day/person
Raja Ampat general reef conditions
water temperature: 27-30 C/ 80-86F
reef types: slopes, walls
visibility: 10-30M / 33-98ft
surface: calm to rough
current: moderate to strong
RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS WEST PAPUA -
INDONESIA
The Raja Ampat island group is spread
across 610
islands. The 4 largest islands comprise of Batanta, Salawati, Waigeo,
and Misool, and "Bird's Head peninsula in West Papua. Here you can
enjoy diving, remote islands with lovely white beaches, plentiful
flora and fauna, and traditional village life . Divers, naturalist,
trekkers, and bird watchers alike enjoy the rugged beauty found here
rising
from the coastline up to the jungle canopy. Here exotic orchids and
bird life flourish.
The Bird of Paradise can be found in the
upper tree branches in both Batanta and Waigeo. Bird-trekkers will
delight in spotting them as well as Lorikeets, Parrots, Kingfishers,
Eagles, and Hornbills in the area.
Scientists are
very interested in the vast diversity of marine life found here. The
Conservation's International Rapid Assessment Bulletin reported a
record 283 fish species on a single dive at Cape Kri and the
benchmark figure for an excellent site of 200 fish species surpassed
on 51% of Raja Ampat dives (another world record). 456 coral species
( 96% of all Scleractinia recorded from Indonesia) are likely to
occur in these islands. 699 Molluscs species recorded, another world
high. Dr. Gerry Allen, the famous Ichthyologist and author of the
classic "Marine fishes of the Tropical Australia and Southern Asia"
documented the above world record at Cape Kri. As result of these
findings,the 2003 published Preliminary Report combining survey
findings in 2001 and 2002 stated that the reefs of Raja Ampat are
the greatest in the world and that the region deserves the title of
being the world's richest biodiversity area.
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