Raja Ampat - liveaboard recommendations winter 2023

[MaryFee]

Hi,

I tried to find some info about companies for liveaboard in Raja Ampat (or cruising there). Are they some which you could recommend? Maybe local, smaller ones? I’d be happy to support local business. I don’t need luxury, just safe equipment and great dives

I’m planning about 1 week cruise first week of February.
I’d appreciate some tips

 

[Centrals]

Local business:

Stay Raja Ampat: The best Raja Ampat accommodation & travel information source

Traditional Papuan accommodation is the best value Raja Ampat accommodation available. Here's all you need to plan a visit and book your stay in paradise.

www.stayrajaampat.com

The cost of one wk LoB can easily cover for 2wks if not more.

 

[MaryFee]

Local business:

Stay Raja Ampat: The best Raja Ampat accommodation & travel information source

Traditional Papuan accommodation is the best value Raja Ampat accommodation available. Here's all you need to plan a visit and book your stay in paradise.

www.stayrajaampat.com

The cost of one wk LoB can easily cover for 2wks if not more.

Thabla but this isn't what Im looking for. Im interested in livaboard

 

[Dan]

I have been in Raja Ampat about 8 times (5 liveaboards & 3 dive resorts). The liveaboards that I have been on there were Amira, Temukira Pearl of Papua, La Galigo & Blue Manta. My 9th trip to Raja Ampat will be on Mermaid2 in December 2022. I’m pretty happy with all of them. After all you’d dive in Raja Ampat, the best diving destination in this world!


I like my latest trip there with Amira the most. I’ll be on Amira again in April 2023 for Forgotten Islands.

Trip Report - Raja Ampat Jan 2020 Trip Report

Summary This is a twelve-day (14-25 January, 2020) liveaboard trip to Raja Ampat on Amira liveaboard. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 10 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except during long passage and the last dive day for 24-hour surface interval before flying home. Figure 1 shows...

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