Snorkeling Ambon to Raja Ampat!
The route between Ambon, Maluku and Raja Ampat, West Papua possesses just about every type of marine habitat on the planet, including some of the most pristine reefs in the world! Join our small group of adventurous snorkelers on board our luxurious 5-star motor yacht for this incredible journey to the world’s epicenter for marine biodiversity!
Itinerary
Each departure is unique and hand-crafted to expose you to a diversity of marine habitats and the incredible snorkeling sites that can be found there. We spend a day snorkeling the unique habitats of Ambon before heading southwest to the Banda Islands. From the Bandas, we cruise east to Pulau Koon, and then north along the East Ceram coastline on our way to one of the world's showcase of marine biodiversity, Misool, Raja Ampat. The astounding number of habitats on this itinerary makes it an epic snorkeling-trip-of-a-lifetime!
We incorporate tides, moon phases, and weather into planning each itinerary to ensure we visit each site at the best times possible! Our snorkeling tour begins and ends in Jakarta, Indonesia, with two, one-way internal flights (Jakarta - Ambon; Sorong - Jakarta).
Tour Dates and Pricing
Accommodations: Gaia Love
Length: 14 days
Arrival / Departure city: Jakarta, Indonesia
Guides: Lee Goldman
Prices and Payment schedule:
$ USD per person, double occupancy
$ USD per person, single occupancy
Reservation deposit: $1000 USD
May 03, 2028: $ USD / $ USD (single occ.)
August 03, 2028: $ USD / $ USD (single occ.)
Combine this with the Raja Ampat to Triton Bay (Nov 16 - 29, 2028) for an epic snorkeling tour through the geographical center of the coral triangle!
Cancellation policy:
180 – 91 days prior to departure: 50% of trip cost
90 days or less prior to departure: 100% of tour cost
Inclusions / Exclusions
Tour cost includes:
- Accommodations throughout tour dates
- All meals on days 2 through 13 (dinner on day 1 – breakfast on day 14)
- All internal transfers including international arrival and departure transfers
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- All snorkeling and park fees
- All gratuities
Tour cost does not include:
- Round-trip international airfare
- Additional hotel accommodations and meals as a result of travel outside of the program dates
- Visa requirements including payments
- Alcoholic beverages
- International departure taxes
- Extra / overweight baggage fees
- Trip insurance (we recommend Travel Guard or World Nomads)
- Emergency medical evacuation insurance (required). Check your medical health care plan or contact DAN or DiveAssure.
- Additional accommodations while on tour in the event of flight schedule changes or events of force majeure
- Fuel surcharges (if applicable)
Accommodations
We begin the design of our snorkeling-trips-of-a-lifetime around luxurious live-aboard motor yachts and stunning, spacious resorts, both offering the highest levels of service. For our departures to Triton Bay and Raja Ampat we use the Gaia Love. The hotel/resort we use in Jakarta is the Sheraton Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Aiport.
What to Expect
Ambon and Raja Ampat reside within four degrees south of the Equator and weather year-round is hot and humid. Rain showers often happen in the early morning or late afternoon. Daytime temperatures hover around 86º F (30º C) and do not fall much at night. Water temperatures average around 82º F (28º C), though cooler temperatures may occur if persistent rains cause a thin layer of cool freshwater on the surface. For more details about Ambon and Raja Ampat, what to expect and what to bring, download the pdf brochure!