Misool is Raja Ampat’s southern set of islands, and some might say the areas most famous and sought after. The area is characterized by karst islands which extend for hundreds of kilometers in all directions. The reefscape beneath the surface is infamous for it’s dazzling arrays of soft coral colonies and layers upon layers of […]
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This trip from Ambon to Raja Ampat started off very well indeed with finding Ghost Pipefish, Seahorses, Zebra Crabs and Coleman Shrimps plus two super rare Rhinopias (a.k.a. Weedy Scorpionfish). And that’s just at the check-dive!! (Suggestions were made accordingly to just do check-dives for the rest of the trip J). We also played with
A wonderful 12-day trip taking us from Raja Ampat through the Banda Sea and the Spice Islands to Ambon. The variety of diving and topside scenery we had must be hard to beat! Starting off with some very active dives in the Dampier Strait, with massive schools of Jackfish, Snappers and Barracudas, Grey Reef Sharks
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The South: Misool Like many of our Mermaid II trips, we started in the south of Raja Ampat known as Misool. Here the iconic karst islands dot the liquid blue landscape and provide us with endless diving possibilities. In the three days we spent in Misool we witnessed oceanic and reef mantas going in for
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After exploring the expansive area between Ambon and Raja Ampat, famously known as the Coral Triangle, it would seem that there is no limit to the quantity of things to see, no matter if you are in full scuba gear or barefoot on a beach. On the surface we find the mysterious karst islands of
Mermaid Liveaboards says no to plastic drinking water bottles! Every guest gets a Mermaid Liveaboards bottle for free !
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This week on Mermaid 1 we had a friendly dive club join us from Sydney, all armed with cameras to capture the magic of Raja Ampat! We headed straight down south to Misool – the soft coral & sea fan capital of the world in our opinion – and had some fantastic dives on the
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This week Mermaid 1 had a great mix of guests from around the world, many of them repeat guests we were very happy to welcome onboard again, and everyone was super keen to get out to the best dive sites in Raja Ampat. We began in the north of the marine park, and kicked off with just
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It’s been a blissful and awe-inspiring twelve day trip full of postcard scenery, schools of juvenile black tip reef sharks, crystal clear blue water FULL of schooling fish, and just about every macro critter you could ever desire, oh, and lots and lots of reef! Mermaid II has just finished it’s epic trip from Raja
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If you think Raja Ampat is a destination only for scuba diving you better think again ‘cos what you can find in the very shallows of this part of the World is something absolutely unreal! West Papua is One Coral Heaven for snorkelers and free divers. Pristine hard corals, Sea fans sticking out of the
The Shallows of Raja Ampat are just awesome! Read More »
