Gaia Love

Day 1: Meeting at the airport, transfer to the boat, Cabin arrangement, briefing.

Day 2-11: Approx 3 dives per day

Diving in the Banda Sea offers some unique diving adventures to be found in Indonesia. Once sought by Columbus and Marco Polo, the Banda Islands were the original Spice Islands and the most coveted destination on earth, particularly by the Dutch and Portuguese, who colonized the islands and exported the indigenous nutmeg and cloves. History tells of a violent past under colonial rule.

Diving the Forgotten Islands, one can expect long walls with extremely healthy coral life and immaculate, untouched seamounts. Look for the giant barrel sponges and immense sea fans. In the shallows, the hard coral gardens are decorated with colorful anthias. ‘Big stuff’ can include schooling hammerheads, silver, white, and blacktip reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, Mobula rays, Bumphead parrotfish, eagle rays, turtles, thresher sharks, along with schooling jacks, barracuda, surgeonfish, and fusiliers. ‘Small stuff’ includes pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, ghost pipefish, octopus, triggerfish, lionfish, moray eels, scorpionfish, and dragon shrimps.

Day 12: Check out. Transfer to the airport/hotel.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.

Day 1: Meeting at the airport, transfer to the boat, Cabin arrangement, briefing.

Day 2-9: Approx 3 dives per day

Alor

Marine Life: Swarms of anthias, schools of Fusiliers, surgeons and snappers, rays and patrolling grey reef sharks, barracudas, snake eels, mantis shrimps, octopus, Bobbit worms, flying gurnard, lionfish, and Rhinopias.

Komodo

Marine Life: Bumphead parrotfish, bamboo sharks, marble rays, nudibranchs, dusky sharks, jawfish, bubble coral shrimps, leaf fish, porcelain crabs, pygmy seahorses, schools of barracudas, trevally, and mackerel, white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, turtles, octopus, frogfish, manta rays, dugong, banded pipefishes, mandarin fishes, Wonderpus, Indian Walkman.

Day 10: Check out. Transfer to the airport/hotel.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.

Day 1: Meeting at the airport, transfer to the boat, Cabin arrangement, briefing.

Day 2-7: Approx 3 dives per day

This region features vibrant biodiversity born of a land of contrasts: warm waters and tropical species to cooler currents with temperate ocean life. Offering such a diverse range of dive sites and unique features, it’s no surprise the Komodo National Park was awarded ‘New 7 Wonder of Nature’ status in 2011.

Diving this famous dive destination located within the Coral Triangle, the area boasts the world’s highest marine biodiversity. Under the park’s jurisdiction, rangers over 1,000 species of fish and hundreds of different corals are protected. Dive sites stretch from the Flores Sea’s warm waters (Pacific Ocean) in the north to the chillier waters down south in the Indian Ocean. The underwater terrain presents many contrasts, with sheer cliff walls, pinnacles, sandy flat bottoms, underwater plateaus, slopes, caves, swim-throughs, and channels – all with different colors, sizes, and types of both hard and soft corals. Expect encounters with pelagics, and we promise no dull moment for any macro enthusiast with a wide range of critters.
Get your macro lens ready for unusual critters and critters that are only special to this area.

Komodo National Park boasts countless deserted beaches, hiking trails, fantastic wildlife, lagoons and home to a large species of lizard world known as the Komodo dragons.

Although there is diving year-round in Komodo, the best period is considered to be April through November. Currents in parts of Komodo can be strong – so we dive according to the tides, but with so many great sites to choose from, we can always adapt the schedule for the best diving.

Day 8: Check out. Transfer to the airport/hotel.

Marine Life: Bumphead parrotfish, bamboo sharks, marble rays, nudibranchs, dusky sharks, jawfish, bubble coral shrimps, leaf fish, porcelain crabs, pygmy seahorses, schools of barracudas, trevally, and mackerel, white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, turtles, octopus, frogfish, manta rays, dugong, banded pipefishes, mandarin fishes, Wonderpus, Indian Walkman.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.

Day 1: Meeting at the airport, transfer to the boat, Cabin arrangement, briefing.

Day 2 – 9: Approx 3 dives per day

Day 10: Check out. Transfer to the airport/hotel.

Marine Life: Bumphead parrotfish, bamboo sharks, marble rays, nudibranchs, dusky sharks, jawfish, bubble coral shrimps, leaf fish, porcelain crabs, pygmy seahorses, schools of barracudas, trevally, and mackerel, white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, turtles, octopus, frogfish, manta rays, dugong, banded pipefishes, mandarin fishes, Wonderpus, Indian Walkman

Please note that the itineraries are examples only and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.