Over 700 miles, 3 different seas, 10 days of diving, from Raja Ampat via the Banda Sea to Ambon! Raja treats us with schooling fish life, swimming Wobbegongs and tons of Pygmy Seahorses. My personal highlight is our last dive in Misool, at Magic Mountain: at least 5 different Oceanic Mantas keep circling us for […]
From Raja Ampat reefs to Ambon\'s muck diving Read More »
When a trip just takes your breath away… it must have been because it was the perfect Crossing! The Biodiversity Super Special is the highlight of the year and for a good reason: over 1,200 nautical miles from Maumere via Alor, the Forgotten Islands in the Banda Sea all the way up to Raja Ampat.
Biodiversity Super Special: The perfect crossing Read More »
When you venture across the big blue sea there is no knowing what you may find. Adventure is truly around the corner on Mermaid 1 with the annual crossing from Maumere, through Alor and the Banda sea, to Raja Ampat. There is a reason why we have named this voyage the Biodiversity Super Special. Whales
Pure Biodiversity in our crossing from Maumere to Raja Ampat Read More »
Returning to Flores from Ambon. The Ring of Fire journey this time has started from Ambon island. Ambon is steeped in history on land and hides some truly unique critters below. Incredible macro fauna make this spot a very famous destination for underwater photographers. Harlequin, Bumblebee and Coleman shrimps. Many painted frogfish and a Rynopias
Banda Sea diving from Ambon to Flores on Mermaid I Read More »
The most anticipated time of the year to dive the Banda Sea! We had to wait the whole year for this…The Ring of Fire, the ultimate journey has finally began! It’s like “deja vu” but for the past 3 years, there wasn’t a single Ring of fire trip we didn’t encounter schooling Hammerhead sharks and
Hammerhead time: Banda sea diving with Mermaid I September 22 - October 03, 2019 Read More »
Biodiversity special,16 days, 1200 nautical miles across 5 different seas. What an experience! Volcanos every day and what is more beautiful than a sun settling or rising behind a volcano? Let me answer that, nothing! Absolutely stunning. Thanks to that Mermaid Liveaboards explores the surrounding islands on our way down Maumere, we got to see
Mermaid II 25 April - 10 May, 2019 Read More »
Beginning our trip in the remote area of Ambon, we spent the day discovering an endless collection of Macro critters, in and around the jetty and harbor area. Rhynopious, Sea Horses and Blue ring Octopus are just some of the incredible creatures that we found amongst the dark sand and rubble. From the miniature to
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It’s pretty fascinating how much diversity can be discovered in one single trip, but when it comes to a big expedition between 5 different seas… The amount of life we came across the past 16 days of diving simply blew our minds! A 1200 nautical mile journey from Raja Ampat to Maumere! Incredible dives in
Mermaid I Biodiversity Special 21 April - 6 May, 2019 Read More »
This very special trip took us from Maumere on Flores through Alor, the Banda Sea and the Forgotten Islands all the way up to Raja Ampat in West Papua 16 days later. We enjoyed a huge variety of marine life and different eco systems as well as stunning topside scenery throughout the trip. We spent
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Finally the crossings season is here and Mermaid I started it with great sightings just as we predicted it! 12 days, 800 nautical miles. From Maumere to Ambon through Alor and the heart of the Banda Sea. This is the time of the year where everything is possible to be encountered in the Ring of
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