All levels

Pelagic & Critters

Year Round

Indonesia

UD Rating – 4 Star

Indo Master

Dive the world’s top rated dive sites in comfort and luxury.

Experience diving at some of the world’s top-rated sites in ultimate comfort and luxury. Indo Master offers an unforgettable adventure and fulfils the wildest of underwater fantasies.

Built in 2022, the 47m Indo Master liveaboard was built on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and is handcrafted from ironwood andtraditional teak. You will find no other diving liveaboard as beautiful in Indonesian waters and, being built by divers for divers, you can be rest assured that every need has been thought of.

Welcoming a maximum of 18 guests makes sure that there's ample space to relax. The 9 guest cabins consist of 4 fixed doubles, 4 fixed twins and 1 family suite (2 double beds), all with air-conditioning and private ensuite bathrooms with hot water.

The spacious air-conditioned saloon offers a great setting for your meals and dive briefings, a cocktail bar, comfortable seating, a charging station and a large flat-screen TV.

The dive deck has personal storage space for masks and other small equipment items and is likely to be one of the most spacious and comfortable you will have come across. Designated areas for charging and preparing camera and video equipment, as well as separate rinse tanks, make Indo Master a top choice for underwater photographers and videographers.

The vessel also benefits from 2 high-powered Zodiacs, kayaks, laundry and massage services.

Double Cabin

Cabins 5 & 6 are fixed double cabins located on the lower deck. Featuring individually controlled air-conditioning units, plenty of storage room, and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

  • Double bed
  • Ensuite bathroom
  • Individually controlled air-conditioning
  • Towels
  • Storage

Superior Suite

Cabins 1 & 2 are spacious double suites located on the upper deck. These 22m2 cabins offer private balconies, individually controlled air-conditioning units, plenty of storage room, and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

  • Ensuite bathroom
  • Individually controlled air-conditioning
  • Storage
  • Towels
  • Upper Deck

Twin Cabin

Cabins 7 & 8 are twin bed cabins located on the lower deck, offering individually controlled air-conditioning, plenty of storage room, and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

  • Twin beds
  • Ensuite bathroom
  • Individually controlled air-conditioning
  • Towels
  • Storage

Premium Twin

Cabins 3 & 4 are spacious twin bed cabins with spectacular ocean views and Juliet balconies, offering individually controlled air-conditioning, plenty of storage room, and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

  • Ensuite Bathroom
  • Individually controlled air-conditioning
  • Storage
  • Towels
  • Upper Deck

Premium Twin/Double

Cabin 9 is a spacious family-sized suite with two double beds. Located on the lower deck, this 24m2 cabin offers individually controlled air-conditioning units, plenty of storage room, and private en-suite bathrooms with hot water.

  • Ensuite Bathroom
  • Individually controlled air-conditioning
  • Storage
  • Towels
  • Lower Deck

Route Options

The Komodo National Park trip visits the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. The park is 200 nautical miles east of Bali and right between the large island of Sumbawa and Flores in Indonesia, all of which are part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. The Komodo National Park encompasses 132,000 hectares of marine waters making it one of the largest protected zones in the world.

Sample Interary:

Day 1: Embarkation at 13:00
Days 2-6: Up to 4 dives a day, scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 3
- Snacks and relaxation
- Briefing for Sunset or Night dive
- Dinner
Day 7: Up to 2 dives
Day 8: Disembarkation no later than 10:00

Dive sites we visit may include but are not limited to:

Gili Lawa Laut

Castle Rock: This offshore pinnacle is swept by strong currents, attracting white-tip reef sharks, trevally, neon fusiliers, surgeonfish, and the occasional Napoleon wrasse.

Crystal Rock: Two pinnacles with frequent shark sightings, eagle rays, and occasional dolphins. White-tip reef sharks rest under corals, and octopuses delight divers.

Shotgun: A fast drift dive through coral gardens and a deep ravine with snapper schools, ending in a “fish bowl” with manta rays before being carried by strong currents through a channel.

Komodo Island

Komodo Dragon Walk: Guests can venture ashore to explore “Komodo Dragon Territory” with guided ranger tours.

Manta Alley: Manta rays glide through the currents in rocky reef channels. Up to 30 rays may gather, alongside jacks, surgeonfish, and triggerfish.

Pink Beach: Ideal for night dives, with sightings of cuttlefish, frogfish, octopus, and rare critters like skeleton shrimp and Pegasus sea moths.

Current City / Takat Makassar (Manta Point): A top spot for manta sightings, this long reef attracts mantas, turtles, sharks, and eagle rays.

Tattawa Besar: Known for its vibrant coral garden, this shallow drift dive is filled with reef sharks, turtles, wrasses, and schools of fish.

Batu Bolong: A small pinnacle with colourful coral, schools of batfish, trevallies, turtles, and sweetlips.

Rinca Island

Wainilu: A premier muck diving site with unique creatures, including mantis shrimp, frogfish, seahorses, nudibranchs, dragonets, and the elusive mandarin fish.

Diving in the region of Raja Ampat, Indonesia is all about diversity - not only diversity of species, but also of dive sites. In some areas soft corals and sea fans dominate, others have an amazing range of hard corals, seagrass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, drop offs, caves, black sand and white sand. Then there are the fish, lots of them, in more shapes and sizes than anywhere else in the world. This itinerary visits many of the top sites in North Raja Ampat and the Dampier Strait.

Sample Interary:

Day 1: Embarkation at 13:00
Days 2-6: Up to 4 dives a day, scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 3
- Snacks and relaxation
- Briefing for Sunset or Night dive
- Dinner
Day 7: Up to 2 dives
Day 8: Disembarkation no later than 10:00

Dive sites we visit may include but are not limited to:

Mansuar Island & the Dampier Strait

The dive sites around Mansuar and the Dampier Strait are known for fast drift dives and big fish schools, with daily site selection based on current conditions.

Manta Sandy: A famous cleaning station at 18 metres (60 ft), attracting various manta rays, along with dragonets and Black-tip reef sharks.

Cape Kri: Home to an incredible diversity of marine life, including a world record of 374 fish species, such as Scribbled filefish and Bumphead parrotfish.

Blue Magic: A finger-shaped reef from 8 to 30 metres (26–98 ft), known for vibrant corals and schools of jacks, with the chance to see manta rays.

Sardine Reef: Teeming with fusiliers, snappers, and bumphead parrotfish, plus sightings of white-tip and black-tip reef sharks.

Mioskon: Ideal for spotting pygmy seahorses and giant moray eels, with trevally often hunting in the area.

Mike’s Point: Features varied topography and unpredictable currents, with chances to see sweetlips, batfish, and sharks.

Friwinbonda: Great for night dives, where lionfish hunt glassfish and other intriguing critters can be found.

Gam & Yangeffo Islands

Melissa’s Garden: Known for hard coral gardens and sightings of trevally and black-tip reef sharks.

Mayhem: Notorious for strong currents, perfect for larger fish like barracuda and eagle rays.

Citrus Ridge: A vibrant reef with colourful soft corals and opportunities to see pygmy seahorses and pelagic species.

Batanta Island: Famous for muck diving, home to unique species like mimic octopus and ornate ghost pipefish.

On the Raja Ampat, Halmahera & Lembeh liveaboard itineraries you will cruise the Halmahera and Molucca Seas, exploring beautiful reefs and pinnacles where visibility can reach up to 40 metres, crossing the Equator along the way. Get ready to experience the wonders and diversity of the Dampier Strait, North Raja Ampat, the Halmahera Sea, North Moluccas and the Lembeh Strait.

Sample Interary:

Day 1: Embarkation at 13:00
Days 2-11: Up to 4 dives a day, scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 3
- Snacks and relaxation
- Briefing for Sunset or Night dive
- Dinner
Day 12: Up to 2 dives
Day 13: Disembarkation no later than 10:00

Dive sites we visit may include but are not limited to:

The Dampier Strait

Manta Sandy: Cleaning station at 18m; attracts various manta rays and smaller reef life.

Cape Kri: 374 fish species in one dive; notable species include Napoleon wrasse.

Blue Magic: Finger-shaped reef (8-30m) with jacks and grey reef sharks.

Sardine Reef: Abundant with fusiliers, snappers, and bumphead parrotfish.

Mike’s Point: Varied topography; sightings include sweetlips and grey reef sharks.

Yangeffo and Penemu Islands

Melissa’s Garden: Hard coral gardens; home to trevally and black-tip reef sharks.

Mayhem: Strong currents; great for larger fish like barracuda and mackerel.

Citrus Ridge: Colourful soft corals; sightings of pygmy seahorses and sharks.

Bacan Island

Akiko’s Never-neverland: Wall dive to 40m; sightings of spiny lobsters and turtles.

Tanjung Maragarando: Exciting for pelagic fish; attracts large schools.

Patanti Strait

Proco: Pinnacle with vibrant corals; schools of fusiliers.

Batu Jabu: Submerged reef with rich marine life.

Guraici and Tamo-Tamo Islands

Renne’s Rock: Pinnacle for spotting sharks.

Akejojaru: Shallow plateau with diverse corals and sharks.

Makian Island

Muck Diving Haven: Volcanic site rich in unique critters.

Lembeh Strait

Macro Mecca: Volcanic black sand; home to rare and unusual marine life.

Alor is well known for its black, volcanic sand muck diving and macro biodiversity, while the Pantar Strait boasts healthy, colourful coral reefs, pinnacles and walls with sharks, turtles and rays as well as the possibility of a chance encounter with mola mola or even spotting orcas. Maumere is an area that is famous for its diversity and is best known for its muck dives, walls and drop-offs.

Sample Interary:

Day 1: Embarkation at 13:00
Days 2-9: Up to 4 dives a day, scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing & dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation followed by briefing & dive 3
- Snacks and relaxation
- Briefing for Sunset or Night dive
- Dinner
Day 10: Up to 2 dives
Day 11: Disembarkation no later than 10:00

Dive sites we visit may include but are not limited to:

Pantar Strait

The Pantar Strait is the second largest island in the Alor Archipelago, located 45 miles north from Timor. The area is known for both critter diving and thriving reef walls where larger pelagic species roam. Some stronger currents are to be expected, but these currents bring nutrients that feed the reef and other inhabitants of the strait; enough to support the numerous villages dotted about the islands. The dive sites in this location are very diverse and the optimum sites are chosen depending on the diving conditions on the day.

The French Man's Window - An incredible wall dive site situated in front of Alor's Divers Resort, which is covered in a vibrant array of soft corals. Look closely and you can find a wide variety of colourful nudibranchs. Swimming around, you can also spot a shark or two.

Pak Van's Village - Situated on the north of Pura Island, it is one of the most iconic sites within the Strait. It is a well-known critter hotspot, where divers can see Pegasus sea moths, dragonets, scorpion fish, ghost pipefish and Bargibanti seahorses.

Clown Valley - Hundreds, if not thousands, of anemones cover the shallow reef slope on the south side of Pulau Pure, all hosting the Clark's anemone fish. A spectacular site, but beware of some very chilly water, as there are thermoclines to be expected in these waters.

The Arch - Famous for its overhangs and fissures providing stunning topography, as well as a home to schooling fusiliers and colorful Anthias. The waters are also home to larger pelagic fish, including black tip reef sharks.

Mucky Mosque - An iconic dive nestled at the entrance of Kalabahi bay. A fantastic muck dive where the attentive eye can find Paddle-Flap & Frondosa's Rhinopias, Ornate, Robust and even Halimeda & Velvet Ghost Pipefish, Frogfish, Bobtail squids, Long-arm Octopus and sometimes even Wunderpus!

Pulau Lembata

Pulau Lembata is nestled midway between eastern Flores and Alor. The bay on the west coast of this island is home to great critter dive sites. We will spend a full day of diving and exploring some of these amazing sites:
Sizzler - This sandy slope is superb for critter dives and is a fairly unknown spot. It has proven to be a fantastic day dive, as well as a wonderful night dive. Marine life is hugely varied: from different species of frogfish to ornate ghost pipefish and majestic fingered dragonets.

The Jetty - Large currents sweep across the big ferry jetty and bring in lots of food for the underwater life. The slope and underwater structures under the jetty create a good habitat for lots of different kinds of nudibranchs, giant frogfish, ribbon eels and spiny devil fish. It's another one of these dives that you just don't want to end.

Rhino City - We will explore a very gentle sloping sandy bottom bursting with small soft corals. We will try to dive this site with slack tide, because currents can be quite challenging for this critter dive. Expect to find cuttlefish, Strapweed file fish, pipefish, and if you're lucky the illustrious Rhinopias.

Tanjung Gedong, Serbete & Adonara

Our last stop we will likely visit three extraordinary dive spots:
Tanjung Gedong - A brilliant dive site encompassing a hard-coral sloping reef wall and sandy areas dotted with coral bommies. The creatures we see here fall into the macro category with a variety of crustaceans, mollusks and benthic reef fish.

Serbete Wall - A shallow reef sloping down to a wall, which drops to approximately 30 meters. It is dotted with barrel sponges and elephant ear sponges. Along the wall there are many overhangs and crevices to explore. Bluefin trevallies can be seen hunting and batfish casually hang about. The shallow reef shows healthy corals and an abundance of smaller reef fish.

Magic Log/Adunara Reef - This reef features a shallow slope with large coral heads adorned with a myriad of feather stars which open in the nighttime to feed. It is also a fantastic spot for critter hunting with sightings of warty frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish, cuttlefish and octopus. Most of the dive is spent at a shallow 10 meters.

Vessel Details

Year Built / Refurbished 2022 / 2024
Guest Numbers 18
Length & Width 47 metres long and 8 metre beam
Speed 5-8 knots
Engines 2 x 400 HP Yanmar
Generators 2 x Mitsubishi 70 kVA 1 x Isuzu silent 40 kVA
Number of Cabins 9 guest cabins with a maximum of 18 guests
Communication & Navigation Systems Automated life rafts, life jackets, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, emergency long distance radio and satellite phones
Salon & Dining Area Spacious dining area with a great setting to relax at the end of the day
Entertainment Shore excursions, snorkeling, kayaking, TV/DVD/CD player and a library full of books
Emergency Equipment Full supply of medical grade oxygen and DAN oxygen provider kits & medic first aid kit available on-board
Dive Courses Available onboard - Extra Charge
Nitrox Available onboard - Extra Charge
Photography facilities Camera rinse tank and charging area
Compressors 2 x Bauer
Tenders 2
Full Equipment Set Wetsuit, Regs, BCD, Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Boots - $200-$440
BCD $75-$165
Regulators $75-$165
Wetsuits $50-$110
Boots $25-$55
Fins $25-$55
Mask and Snorkel $25-$55
Dive Computer $75-$165
UW/ Torch Light $50-$110

Available Experiences

ITINERARIES AVAILABLE IN THIS DESTINATION

Marcelina

Friday, 06 December 2013

Fabulous Fiji by Marcelina Jesus on Sport Diver Magazine

Lured by the promise of world-class reefs and adrenaline-fueled shark encounters Marcelina Jesus ventures to the wild islands of Fiji.

Fabulous Fiji by Marcelina Jesus on Sport Diver Magazine