Duration
7 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
07:00 - 09.00: Arrive at Pattimura Airport (Ambon). Private AC vans transfer guests to the vessel waiting at the harbor. 09.30 - 13:30: Welcome drinks, boat orientation, and cabin assignment. Prepare the gear and have lunch 14:30 - 15.30: One Dive : Batu Hitam or Laha (Ambon Bay) – The ultimate check-dive. A world-famous muck site where divers can spot frogfish, ghost pipefish, and rare octopuses while testing weights and gear. 17:00: Vessel weighs anchor and begins the overnight transit east toward Nusa Laut. 19:00: Dinner
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast (coffee, fruit, toast). 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Tanjung Amet – A breathtaking hard coral slope teeming with schooling fusiliers and pristine cabbage corals. 09:00 – 10:00: Main breakfast onboard. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Tanjung Amet (Second Entry) – Exploring the deeper wall section where reef sharks and massive bumphead parrotfish patrol. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:30 – 16:00: Dive 3: Tanjung Nalahia – A beautiful drift along a vibrant reef wall with macro life hiding in the crevices. 17:30: Cast off for the open-ocean crossing down to the isolated outpost of Suanggi.
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast. 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Suanggi Ridge – Deep water pinnacle action. Keep an eye on the blue for schooling Hammerheads, tuna, and massive schools of jacks. 09:00 – 10:00: Main Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Suanggi Ridge (Second Entry) – Testing the opposite side of the rock where the currents bring in hunting pelagics. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:00 – 15:30: Dive 3: Suanggi Outer Wall – A dramatic vertical wall dropping into the abyss, covered in sea fans. 16:00: Smooth 2.5-hour afternoon cruise into the calm, volcanic caldera of Banda Neira. 19:00: Dinner anchored under the shadow of the Banda Api volcano.
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast. 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Kelapa Kelapa (Pulau Rhun) – Crystal clear water and stunning caverns cut into the limestone reef. 09:00 – 10:00: Main Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Kelapa Kelapa Wall – A drift dive alongside a massive drop-off swarming with redtooth triggerfish. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch while shifting the boat to Nailaka. 14:00 – 15:30: Dive 3: Nailaka Spit – A surreal dive where a white sandbar meets a deep drop-off, famous for great visibility and sleeping reef sharks. 17:00: Return to the sheltered harbor of Banda Neira for a calm night's sleep. 19:00: Dinner served onboard.
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast. 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Karang Hatta – An underwater mountain rising from the deep. A prime hotspot for schooling barracudas, eagle rays, and grey reef sharks. 09:00 – 10:00: Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Tanjung Buton (Hatta Island) – Dramatic swim-throughs and massive green sea turtles resting on the ledges. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch while cruising back to Banda Neira town. 15:30 – 18:00: Land Tour: Fort Belgica & Spice Estate – Step back in time. Divers stretch their legs walking through the 17th-century Dutch star-fortress and visiting a historic nutmeg plantation during golden hour. 19:00: Dinner served onboard.
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast. 07:30 – 09:00: Dive 1: Batu Kapal – An advanced, high-adrenaline current dive around a massive submerged rock formation covered in yellow soft corals. 09:00 – 10:00: Breakfast. 10:30 – 12:00: Dive 2: Pohon Miring – A unique topography dive featuring a massive split rock fissure you can swim through. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch. 14:00 – 15:30: Dive 3: Karaka Reef – A beautiful, shallow coral garden right at the mouth of the caldera, rich in macro life. 17:00 – 18:15: Dive 4: The Mandarin Fish Dusk Dive – A highly anticipated dive right by the harbor jetty. Watch the colorful Mandarin fish emerge from the coral rubble to perform their daily mating dance. 19:00: Dinner, followed by the anchor lift for the long overnight steam back north.
06:00 – 07:00: Light breakfast. 07:00 – 08:30: Dive 1: Tanjung Amet (Nusa Laut) – One final, spectacular dive on the best coral slope of the trip to say goodbye to Maluku’s waters. 08:30 – 10:00: Full breakfast while the vessel transits to Molana Island. 10:30 – 11:45: Dive 2: Molana Wall – An easy, beautiful final drift along a vertical wall packed with massive sea fans. Decompression Safety: All diving concludes permanently by 11:45 AM. This guarantees a rock-solid 20.5-hour surface interval before flights the next morning. 12:00 – 13:30: Lunch served onboard. 14:00 – 17:30: Molana Sand Spit Relaxation: The crew sets up a shade camp on Molana’s powdery white beach. Guests can swim, snorkel the shallows, or nap under the trees. 18:30: The Grand Farewell Beach BBQ: Charcoal-grilled fresh catches, cold drinks, music, and celebration right on the beach under the stars. 22:00: Short, smooth late-night cruise back into Tulehu Port, Ambon.
06:00 – 07:30: Final breakfast onboard at port. 08:00: Private airport transfers depart for Pattimura Airport to catch the morning flights (Garuda / Batik Air). Recommend to take afternoon flights
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