At the southern tip of Sarena Kecil or Small Island does not look like much at first. It is a sandy slope dotted with small coral heads down to a sand rubble area at 60'. Sharp eyes can find seahorses, decorator crabs, squat lobsters and nudibranchs. Bob-tailed squid and tiny red wasp fish come out at night.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 25m

This is a beautiful mini wall that gives way to a sand and rubble slope. This site is well known for it's variety of nudibranchs, comet fish and pygmy seahorses.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 28m

Means War-water. Just after WWI, a passing warship blasted a hole in the rocks to get at the fresh water, hence the name. The sandy bottom is dotted with patches of elegance coral which is teeming with shrimp and crab life, while the sand is home to many unusual critters like snake eels, fingered dragonettes, seahorses and robust pipefish. At night, stargazers and bubble shells have been spotted.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 25m

A site similar to hairball but with a great chance of seeing common seahorses in the shallows.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30m

A true "Muck" site that is home to some of our most unusual critters. There are no corals, only black sand, algae and an occasional patch of sponges. Some of the critters found here grow skin filaments to blend in with the algae, often seen are the frogfish, ambon scorpion fish, snake eels, devilfish, dragonettes and even the flamboyant cuttlefish.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30m

This site has an interesting sloping bottom dive over old lava flow just off the Shore of Ruang Island. The contrast between barren black lava rock and the abundance of life underwater is striking. Here divers will have the opportunity to see manta and eagle rays, schooling banner fish, large bumphead and napoleon wrasses.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

Manta Sandy also known as Manta Mantra is one of the signature dive sites in Raja Ampat located at the far end of Mansour Island. As the name implies the sandy bottom is a great place to watch these magnificent underwater creatures. The cleaning station is only 12 metres away and here you can watch the mantas being cleaned with some staying as long as 10 minutes.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

Boo Rock and Boo Point are ideal for up close and personal encounters with large Napoleon wrasse and green turtles. If you are a photographer you must try out your photo skills at Boo 'windows' as dive buddies swim through the opening of this submerged rock past a reef draped in soft corals and brimming with fish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30

The dive site showcases large underwater windows that rest just below the surface. Aside from this, the site is dripping with soft corals and schooling fish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and many Wobbegong sharks can be found in Mioskon. Pigmy seahorses, different species of nudibranch can be seen as well.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Soft coral, gorgonian fans, black coral bushes and slopes of coral heads populate the whole Sardine Reef area. Large schools of fusiliers, sardines, damsels, banner fish, butterfly fish, sweetlips and snappers frequent the site, picking tasty morsels out of the current. Triggerfish and predators such as barracuda, Spanish mackerel, Jacks and giant trevallies can be seen as well. At the top of the food-chain, black tipped reef sharks, white tipped reef sharks and even grey reef sharks usually cruise the surroundings.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

One of the most popular sites in northern Raja Ampat. Almost anything can be seen from mantas, sharks and tuna to massive schools of jacks and barracuda. Along the slopes and onto the reef top are a variety of fans, sponges and soft and hard corals.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

The fans are home to many smaller marine life including pygmy seahorses, which are easily spotted hiding amongst the fans. Divers can also spot shrimp, gobies, and blennies darting amongst the coral. The large and beautiful fans make it a great spot for underwater photography and divers can get excellent pictures of lionfish hunting glassfish or great shots of different types of butterflyfish. Photographers will also get excellent macro shots of the shrimps, crabs, and pipefish that live amongst the sea fans. Some divers may also meet reef sharks, batfish, barracuda, jack fish, and tuna.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

While following this slope you will be amazed at the scores of Fusiliers, Triggerfish, Unicorn Fish and Black Tip Reef Sharks frequenting this astonishing site. As you ascend at the end of your dive, you may encounter countless hunting Trevallies in the shallows, and as one goes through the canyons that separate these rocks, Nudibranches and Flatworms that make their home among the vast array of colorful coral on the sides of these rocks can be seen.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

At the Northeast point of Kri island the currents sweep into a channel between Kri and the small island of Koh. At this point beneath waters churning in the current, huge schools of Big-eye trevallies, Barracudas and Snappers can be seen hanging over the drop-off. At the base of the reef an ancient snagged anchor rests next to a bommie with a dense school of Banded sweetlips. A large shallow coral garden crowns the reef top with blacktip reef sharks patrolling amongst the overlapping maze of hard corals with feeding hawksbill turtles. Car-sized Queensland groupers down to the diminutive ever-present pygmy seahorse can be seen on this phenomenal dive site.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

It is a reef with various soft and hard corals and some rock formations. The reef has an enormous number of magnificent reef fish. Some of the life here includes table corals, black staghorn corals, feather corals, angelfish, clown triggerfish, butterflyfish, trevallies, surgeonfish, and red-margin shrimpgobies.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

A more suddenly dropping reef than Cape Kri, but the marine life here is excellent with an abundance of species.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

With a tunnel that is inhabited by midnight snapper and shy Indonesian sweetlips. The 20 metre long tunnel is framed with sponges and soft corals. Look in black coral bushes for ornate ghost pipefish. Further along the wall huge gorgonian seafans are home to many pygmy seahorses. There are more than one variety here including Hippocampus Bargibanti which is commonly pink/white and bobbly plus Hippocampus Denise which is slightly smaller and often more orange in colour. Large schools of fish cover the wall including fusilier and surgeon fish, damsels and anthias.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

The dive site features an oval-shaped reef with a flat top where extended areas of coral gardens impress divers with their intense colors and beautiful forms. Bright soft-coral outcrops, sponges, and masses of crinoids are densely scattered between impressive hard-coral formations, where a large array of small marine creatures found their shelters.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Marine life from big to small can all be seen at this stunning site. Black tip, white tips, grey reef sharks and dog tooth tuna can all be seen cruising by whilst hiding amongst the corals are cowries, nudibranchs, porcelain crabs and mushroom coral pipefish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Known as one of the great critter diving sites of northern Raja Ampat, this shallow dark sand slope offers the keen-eyed diver the opportunity to spot mimic and wonderpus octopus, crocodile fish, snake eels and “solar powered” Phyllodesmium nudibranchs. Or simply follow one of our experienced guides and have all these wonderful creatures pointed out to you!

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Fast drift dives and big fish schools characterize the sites surrounding Mansuar and the Dampier Strait. Numerous dive sites are clustered together providing a variety of “Big Fish” dives with currents and more relaxed dives where smaller creatures can be found and photographed. Your dive team will check currents and choose sites based on the optimum conditions each day.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Mike's Point is a popular site on Bunaken Island. Diving here is recommended for advanced divers. The site consists of a vertical wall with a slope in between covered with lots of hard and soft corals, gorgonians and sponges. The marine life includes anthias, angelfish, pump head parrot fish, napoleons, white tip sharks, morays, scorpion fish, mantis shrimp and pygmy seahorses.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40

Manta Ridge is located between Mansuar Island and Airborei Island. The dive site is a popular manta ray cleaning station that attracts groups of mantas. Some have wing spans of four metres across and are accompanied by cobias. All are accompanied by remoras and golden trevallies.

The mantas glide into the cleaning stations effortlessly despite the very strong currents that are usually present. Divers may have to hang on or use a reef hook to remain in one place and observe them.

Further down the reef you can find armies of bumphead parrotfish crashing over the coral. Turtles can be found on the reef. Blacktip reef sharks are seen in deeper water.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40

Cape Kri holds the world record for the site with the largest number of species referenced in one single dive! The crossroads of different currents at the tip of the island of Kri has created an incredible variety of fauna and flora – all kinds of sharks, many schools of fish, amazing coral diversity, specimens for macro fans…everything is there! Sometimes, it’s enough to just dive down, cling to a rock, and enjoy the show! You never ever return disappointed from a dive at Cape Kri!

Large school of trevally is usually found at shallow depths; barracuda can be seen anywhere, large concentrations of bannerfish, sweetlips, emperors, and snappers hand in the current near the point. Giant Trevally weight more than 20kg are not unusual here or whitetip and grey reef sharks cruising by Cape Kri. Dive from west to east, beware of strong currents and also down current

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30

Banua Wuhu rises more than 400 m from the sea floor to form a shoal less than 5 m below sea level and is located just off the island of Mahengetang hence is also known as the Mahengetang volcano..

Mahengetang’s two cones reach to within a few feet of the surface 4-5 meters in low tide and 8-10 meters in high tide in a couple of places, and one pinnacle actually breaks through the surface and then drops off on all sides to below recreational diving depths..

Although you would not expect it, the submarine volcano exhibits an exorbitant flourishing pristine marine habitat. Some marine biologists who have formerly surveyed and explored the site are convinced that there are more fish and coral species here within one square kilometer of sea than in the entire Caribbean Sea.

In the 37-38°C waters divers can occasionally hear the rumble of the volcano although It hasn’t erupted since 1968.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Novice Diver - 20 + Dives
• Max Depth: 20

Situated between Gam and the Yanggelo Islands, a reef extends out into a point in the middle of the channel, forming a great spot for a dive. Citrus Ridge features a white sandy bottom. In the right conditions you can expect some of the highest voltage diving in Raja Ampat, with currents bringing massive schools of barracudas, three species of fusiliers, trevallies, batfsh, bump head parrotfsh, wobbegongs, as well as black and white tip reef sharks.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 26

This site is part collection of 3 sites around three small rock islands.

The dive site is made up of many bommies with drop offs that create further reef walls. These are covered densely with whip corals, sea fans, sponges, and many types of hard corals.

The macro life is flourishing amongst the healthy corals and macro photographers will have a field day investigating the corals and exploring the nooks and crannies of the reef.

There they will find many different types of seahorses including pygmy seahorses and also many types of nudibranchs.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

This site is part of a collection of three sites which go around small rock islands.

The reefs here are remarkably healthy and often said to be some of the most beautiful reefs in Raja Ampat.

The dive sites are made up of many bommies with drop offs that create further reef walls. These are covered densely with whip corals, sea fans, sponges, and many types of hard corals. The macro life is flourishing amongst the healthy corals and macro photographers will have a field day investigating the corals and exploring the nooks and crannies of the reef.

There they will find many different types of seahorses including pygmy seahorses and also many types of nudibranchs.

Divers will see many different types of marine life all on one dive, so alongside the macro life, divers can also see many butterflyfish, porcupinefish, pufferfish, boxfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, parrotfish, wrasse, damselfish, groupers, angelfish, and schools of fusiliers. Squid, cuttlefish, and turtles are also common in the area.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

This fantastic area around three smallish rock islands is an area made up of three dive sites that are often dived as one area. The dive sites are creatively named Fiabacet 1, Fiabacet 2, and Fiabacet 3 and the reefs here are remarkably healthy and often said to be some of the most beautiful reefs in Raja Ampat.

Diving here is relatively deep as the main action is at around 20 metres. The site goes down to a maximum depth of 40 metres and visibility is normally around 25 metres.

The dive sites are made up of many bommies with drop offs that create further reef walls. These are covered densely with whip corals, sea fans, sponges, and many types of hard corals. The macro life is flourishing amongst the healthy corals and macro photographers will have a field day investigating the corals and exploring the nooks and crannies of the reef. There they will find many different types of seahorses including pygmy seahorses and also many types of nudibranchs.

Divers will see many different types of marine life all on one dive, so alongside the macro life, divers can also see many butterflyfish, porcupinefish, pufferfish, boxfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, parrotfish, wrasse, damselfish, groupers, angelfish, and schools of fusiliers. Squid, cuttlefish, and turtles are also common in the area.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

Jef Fam Group of islands is another fascinating site in the Raja Ampat Archipelago. Jet Fam is composed of scenic group of several islands and islets that are lying straightly west of Batanta island.

With a depth varying from 5 m to 35 m and a visibility that ranges from 5 m to 25 m, it is a good place for diving and macro underwater photography as well. The currents here are moderate and the surface conditions are usually calm. You can dive here all year round and the site is suitable for both novice and advanced divers.

The site is rewarded for sightings of the rare tasseled wobbegong accompanied with the great barracuda, bicolor angelfish, purple and threadfin anthias, masked rabbitfish, black and white banded sea snakes, fusiliers, green and blue damsels, mimic octopus and species of triggerfish such as the titan and the clown triggerfish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 35m

The beautiful Mioskon reef offers new divers a great first impression of what they can expect from Raja Ampat. Schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and many Wobbegong sharks can be found in Mioskon. Pigmy seahorses, different species of nudibranch can be seen as well. Being relatively shallow it makes for a good snorkel too.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: 10
• Max Depth: 30m

Probably two of the world’s most famous muck diving destinations, all manner of sought after critters and macro subjects can be found here, an underwater photographers dream!

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 25m

Divers will experience warm, shallow reefs resplendent with colorful reef fish and exotic invertebrates and, in the deeper waters, current-cooled seamounts, walls, and pinnacles with sharks and tunas.

The remote island of Halmahera is located between the Molucca Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east and has a unique geography with its four peninsulas enclosing three great bays and three volcanoes. Divers will find exciting dives with plenty of weird and wonderful creatures and pinnacles encircled by massive schools of barracuda and other pelagic fishes.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30

Arborek has excellent dive sites with lots of schooling fish. Mantas and stingrays are common here. Arborek Jetty - Arborek Jetty is the entry to the village of Arborek, located at the south west corner of the Island. Lying on a sandy bottom, this dive site offers some pretty coral bommies where you can find wobbegong sharks relaxing, file fish and huge giant clams. Mantas have also been known to show up during dives, and on a night dive you might meet the Raja Epaulette shark. Lolasi - Lolasi which means 'fusilier' in Papuan, is a hard coral seamount, located on the western side of Arborek. This site is full of marine life when the current is strong. The long reef is perfect for a drift dive full of action. Manta Sandy - One of the iconic dive sites of Raja Ampat, Manta Sandy is a manta cleaning station, located in a sand channel that runs between coral bommies. Divers will enjoy the show of dancing mantas while staying behind dead coral blocks, where you might have the chance to also find some fantastic small critters like pygmy seahorse or pegasus fish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 20

Blue Magic - This submerged ridge running east to west is composed mainly of hard corals with a few colorful bommies on the eastern end. An impressive variety of fish enjoy this spot such as tuna, jacks, barracuda, and fusiliers. You might also meet oceanic mantas at the cleaning station on the top of the seamount. Cape Kri - Cape Kri in the Dampier Strait is one of the most famous dive sites of Raja Ampat. The reef is en extention of the south side of Kri Island and is one of the best sites for big fish in North Raja Ampat. Beautiful coral, the huge density and variety of fish including barracudas, sweetlips, emperor angelfish, snappers, giant trevally and grey reef sharks make this a site not to be missed. Chicken Reef - Chicken Reef is a submerged pinnacle on the outskirts of Pulau Kri. Quite shallow, the slope is dotted with large coral bommies and plenty of critters can be found hiding within the gorgonian fans, anemones and soft coral formations. Mike's Point - Mike's Point is famous for its strong currents and the pure density and variety of fish found here. A spectacular dive just of Kerupiar Island which was bombed by allied planes during WWII after being mistakenly identified as a Japanese Ship. Mioskon - The Mioskon dive site offers a beautiful reef covered in the Northen Raja Ampat signature purple soft coral and schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and Wobbegong sharks. Sardine Reef - Sardine Reef is a highlight of the Dampier Strait area. An oval shaped reef patch, it sits right in the middle of the open ocean. Around the reef, schools of fusiliers, Surgeonfish, Snappers, Damselfish and butterflyfish surrounded by predators, such as Barracuda, Spanish Mackerel, Giant Trevallies and several types of Jacks. On occasion you might even find some Grey Reef Sharks cruising around.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 20

Andiamo - Andiamo is comprised of two small islets west of Candy Store. The marine life on the reef is magnificent, with healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish such as fusillers, anchovies, barracuda and Jacks. Candy Store - Enjoy one of the most beautiful walls in Southern of Raja Ampat with Candy Store. Clusters of fish gather on the north facing pinnacles such as fusillers, anchovies, giant trevally, spanish mackerel. Huge and beautiful elephant ear sponges, sea fans, and soft corals decorate the western end of the dive site. Two Tree - Two Tree offers a rich plateau where you can spot schools of barracuda, trevally, beautiful soft coral, sea fans, black coral tree and octopus.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 20

Some examples of possible dive sites that you may visit: Boo Windows - Boo Windows was named after the tunnels and the swim through piercing its shallow section. This amazing site has a dramatic topography. Following the ridge heading west, expect to see grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, schools of batfish, even ghost pipefish and leaf fish. Tank Rock - Tank Rock (Batu Kecil) is one of the best dive sites in Raja Ampat. A submerged ridge connects Tank Rock to Nudi Rock, and with favorable conditions, you may even be able to dive all the way to Fiabacet’s middle island. It's one of the most extensive and wonderful reef systems in the area. Beautiful fish life surround stunning soft and hard corals. Nudi Rock - Nudi Rock got its name because of the nudibranch-like shape of the island as well as the abundance of nudibranchs that can be found hiding in the corals. The submarine landscape, with soft corals and sea fans in some areas, and hard corals in other areas is fantastic. Find all kinds of fish here in abundance – anchovies, snappers, groupers, Napoleon wrasse, barracuda and tunas too. Magic Mountain (Shadow Reef) - This seamount sits in the depths of Misool with its peak rising to 5 meters. A cleaning station for the different species, Magic Mountain has it all with biodiversity at its best here. Schools of trevalies, napoleon wrasse, groupers, different species of barracudas, sharks, Spanish mackerels, and last but not least Oceanic Manta Rays are often hovering around to get cleaned. Some dolphins and whale sharks have also been spotted there… Whale Rock - Whale Rock has a great variety of pygmy seahorses (Denise or Barbiganti species). To explore this site, we will cross over a little channel in between two small islands. Linked together by an underwater reef and a pinnacle, Whale Rock is full of fish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 20