Roast my Raja Ampat Itinerary

[drichelson]

Thanks for the tips on my previous thread!
I have come up with a tentative plan based on my desire to not run around too much and to stay in more developed dive resorts:
The scheduling is based on available rooms in each place, so yes there is a little bit of backtracking.

Nov 2-11: Cove Eco Resort
Nov 11-19 Raja Ampat Biodiversity Nature Resort
Nov 19-27 Raja Ampat Dive Lodge on Mansuar
Nov 27-28: Waisai: One night in liveaboard port town or nearby.
Nov 28 - Dec 7 South Raja Ampat Liveaboard: Schedules | BIG BLUE INDONESIA, liveaboard, Raja Ampat, Cenderawasih This should get me a proper tour of Misool area

Would you swap out any of these spots for somewhere else?

 

[SaltyWombat]

• Divers I trust say Biodiversity is excellent.
• RADL has amazing views and lovely bungalows. They're close to excellent dive sites. Food was not amazing.
• In Waisai, I recommend Meridian Adventure Dive even if you're not diving.
• Misool looks amazing topside. Underwater visibility was not amazing when I was there. Quite murky. I recommend doing research to see how much of an anomaly that was. You might be taking a gamble by spending a week there.

Edit: I would add Papua Explorers to your list, if possible.

 

[JustinJRL]

You'll have an amazing time. And even though I've never been, many swear by the corals of Misool. Visibility can vary in central raja too.

 

[reubencahn]

I've never had good vis in Misool. That said, the diving can be fantastic--can also be mediocre.

 

[Cali_diver]

I've never had good vis in Misool. That said, the diving can be fantastic--can also be mediocre.

We just got back and the viz was amazing and very blue! It was a nice change!

 

[Dan]

I've never had good vis in Misool. That said, the diving can be fantastic--can also be mediocre.

You were just unlucky then. I was in Raja Ampat a couple of months ago. Misool was as clear as I have ever seen then. I have been to Raja Ampat for about 10 times since 2010. Most of the time Misool had pretty descent visibility.

Check my February 2024 trip video, below. The first 17 minutes of it is in Misool.




The first 10 minutes of my December 2022 trip video, below is in Misool.




The first 11 minutes of my January 2020 trip video, below is in Misool.