Video Highlights From Raja Ampat Trip

[Mike Veitch]

Did a 7 day trip to Raja Ampat during the last week of January on a small boat called the Antares, a family run boat with two cabins. It's a simple operation but very comfortable for up to 4 pax. Food was great, plenty of freshly baked bread each day and we basically set whatever schedule we wanted to do. Of course what we wanted to do was swim with manta rays, lots of manta rays! We encountered rays in 5 different locations and had the added bonus of whales! Here is a short video of our highlights from the trip, enjoy!

 

[val&tim]

Awesome, Mike!
We'll be there in November - can't wait!

 

[Mike Veitch]

November is a great time to go there, you will love it

 

[Wisnu]

Wow, amazing video
what site of the mantas show Mike?

 

[AlMitch]

Amazing as usual.
Do you have a link to the Antares's website?
How many years have they been diving in RA? Or more to the point, how well did the DM know reefs?

 

[Mike Veitch]

Amazing as usual.
Do you have a link to the Antares's website?
How many years have they been diving in RA? Or more to the point, how well did the DM know reefs?

Thanks! The boat does not have a website unfortunately, you can find it via Pirates Bay though, piratesbaycruising.com who do most of their bookings. The boat is new to Raja, has spent the last 7 years in Komodo, he uses local freelance guides in Raja. Tigor, who was on with us, is a local guy from Sorong who worked for Max Ammer for many years before working on the liveaboards so knows Raja very well