Duration
6 days
Cabins left
10 / 10
Capacity
12 divers
Operator
EcoXplorer Liveaboard
Included
Optional extras
Certification
AOWD or equivalent
Min. dives
40 logged
Check-in
07:00–09:00
Check-out
06:30–13:00
7:00 - 09:00: Arrive at Pattimura International Airport, Ambon (AMQ). Private air-conditioned transfer (~1 hour) across the island to Tulehu Port to board the liveaboard. 09:30 – 13:30: Welcome drinks, boat orientation, and a fresh lunch served on deck as lines are cast off. 14:30 – 15:30: One Dive: Batu Hitam (Check Dive) — A shallow, current-free reef slope to perfect buoyancy, check weights, and calibrate camera rigs. 16:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Snack. 18:30: Early Dinner served at anchor.
06:30: Arrive at the jagged, dramatic seabird outpost of Suanggi Island. 07:00 – 07:30: Light Breakfast. 07:45 – 09:00: Dive 01: Suanggi North Ridge — Plunging into deep blue oceanic water. Keep an eye on the blue for passing Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks and massive schools of dogtooth tuna. 09:15 – 10:15: Main Breakfast. 10:45 – 12:00: Dive 02: Suanggi Pinnacle — Gliding along steep walls covered in deep-water sea fans and giant barrel sponges. 12:15 – 13:30: Lunch as the vessel repositions inside the calm volcanic harbor of Banda Neira. 14:30 – 15:45: Dive 03: Karaka Island (Lighthouse Reef) — A beautiful wall covered in tunicates and home to cryptic macro life right at the base of the volcano. 16:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Snack. 18:30 – 19:30: Optional Night Dive: Banda Neira Pier — A world-renowned macro haven. Look for the colorful courtship dance of Mandarinfish and searching ghost pipefish. 20:00: Dinner served inside the mirrored, volcanic caldera.
04:00 - 05.00 : the vessel sails 1.5 hours east to Hatta Island. 06:00 – 07:00: Light Breakfast as 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 01: Karang Hatta — A massive submerged offshore seamount. Excellent visibility with huge schools of twin-spot snappers, fusiliers, and patrolling grey reef sharks. 09:00 – 10:00: Main Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 02: Karang Hatta (The Drop-off) — Targeting the incoming current edge where pelagic biomass aggregates. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:00 – 15:15: Dive 03: Tanjung Buton — A sheer vertical wall running deep, crowded with massive schools of surgeonfish and midnight snappers. 16:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Snack. 19:00: Dinner served back at the protected volcano anchorage.
05:00 - 06:00 : the vessel sails to the historic island of Rhun. 06:00 – 07:00: Light Breakfast 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 01: Kelapa Kelapa — Pristine deep walls with massive caverns, overhangs, and exceptional underwater clarity. 09:00 – 10:00: Main Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 02: Tanjung Noret — Sloping coral structures teeming with high-voltage fusilier action. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:00 – 15:15: Dive 3: Nailaka Sand Spit — Shallow, sunlit hard coral gardens flanking a breathtaking, isolated white sand bar. 16:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Snack. 19:00: Dinner.
06:00 – 07:00: Light Breakfast. 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Banda Api Lava Flow — A legendary dive site. Following the 1988 eruption of the volcano, lava flowed into the sea; in the years since, an explosive growth of table corals has created one of the fastest-growing coral fields on earth. 09:00 – 10:00: Main Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Batu Kapal — A deep pinnacle shaped like a ship, known for intense currents and schooling pelagics. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:00 – 16:30: Island Tour: Historic Banda Neira — Step ashore to walk through the original global capital of the nutmeg trade. Tour the imposing colonial strongholds of Benteng Belgica and Fort Nassau. 18:30: Dinner served early. Rule Enforced: Open Ocean Return Crossing is ~7.5 Hours.
05.00 - 06.00 : the vessel anchors at Nusa Laut. 06:00 – 06:30: Light Breakfast as 07:00 – 08:15: Dive 1: Tanjung Amet (Nusa Laut) — Early morning drift over flawless, village-protected hard coral gardens bursting with sea turtles and massive schools of jacks. 08:15 – 09:15: Main Breakfast while the vessel makes a short 1-hour cruise northwest to Molana Island. 09:15 – 10:15: Dive 2: Molana Wall & Caves (The Grand Finale) — Diving a dramatic limestone wall cut with shallow caverns and swim-throughs swarming with glassfish. Safety Lock Enforced: All sport diving strictly concludes by 10:15 AM to secure your 20.5-hour decompression safety window before tomorrow morning's flights. 10:30 – 13:30: Molana Beach Visit & Private Island BBQ — The crew shifts everything ashore via skiffs to Molana’s spectacular white-sand beach. While guests swim, walk the shoreline, or relax under the shade of the coastal trees, the chefs set up a live-grill beach BBQ featuring fresh caught fish, satay, and chilled drinks right on the sand. 13:45: Return to the vessel. The crew lifts anchor and begins the final 3.5-hour cruise back home to Ambon Island while guests dry off, pack up their gear, and log their final dives. 17:15: Arrive and tie up securely at Tulehu Port, Ambon. 19:00: Dinner served onboard the vessel at port.
05:00 – 05:30: Quick early-riser coffee and light continental breakfast. 05:45: Disembark the vessel and board private air-conditioned transit vehicles. Land Transit: Smooth 1-hour drive across the island to Pattimura International Airport (AMQ). 06:45: Arrive at the airport to smoothly check bags for morning departures (perfectly matching early Garuda Indonesia or Batik Air flight windows out of Ambon). Recommend to take afternoon flights
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