Indo Master

Experience Requirements: Advanced Open Water with minimum 50 logged dives

Below is an example of the 10-night itinerary schedule. The cruise manager will schedule 3-4 dives per day, depending on cruising distances; Typically this will comprise 3 day dives and, where possible, either a sunset or a night dive - Day 1: Ambon embarkation at 13:00 followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and a late afternoon check dive. - Day 2: Banda Islands - Days 3-5: Manuk and Serua - Days 6-8: Banda Islands - Day 9: Nusa Laut / Ambon - Day 10: Two morning dives before the boat cruises into Ambon harbour where it will remain at anchor overnight. - Day 11: Disembarkation between 08:00 and 10:00

Lembeh Strait & North Sulawesi: Near Bitung, dives in the Lembeh Strait provide world-renowned muck diving and rare macro life. Off the northernmost tip of North Sulawesi, Bangka Island offers beautiful pinnacles, sloping reefs and stunning drop-offs. 

Halmahera & the Molucca Sea: West of Halmahera Island, the character shifts to more ocean-influenced diving, with seamounts, sloping reefs and deep drop-offs attracting pelagic species in this lesser-visited part of North Maluku.

On a typical day we offer up to 4 day dives or, 3 day dives and a sunset or night dive. The diving day is scheduled as follows:

• Light Breakfast followed by a briefing and Dive 1
• Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
• Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
• Snack relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
• Dinner

Experience Requirements: Advanced Open Water with minimum 50 logged dives

We journey through the Flores Sea between Kalabahi and Maumere visiting a variety of dive sites along the way including world famous muck sites and reefs of the Pantar Strait and the Alor Strait between Lembata and Flores Islands. Roughly 50km north of Lembata is Komba Island, also known as Batu Tara which is a small, active volcano with stunning underwater topography.

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 sunfish (aka mola mola) or even spotting orcas (killer whales). Maumere located on the north coast of Flores is an area that is famous for its diversity and is best known for its muck dives, walls and drop-offs. Maumere once held the title of most diverse spot on earth - a title currently held by Raja Ampat. Its diversity has also made Maumere a popular area of study for marine scientists over the years.

Wakatobi Islands: The reefs surrounding Wangi-Wangi Island and Tomia Island are among the most renowned in Southeast Sulawesi. Protected within Wakatobi National Park, dives feature vibrant coral formations, reef slopes and walls supporting abundant reef fish life. 

Buton Island: West of the Wakatobi Islands, diving continues around the islands and reefs surrounding Buton Island, including areas near Pasarwajo and Siompu Island. These reefs are far less visited than those within Wakatobi National Park, and dives vary between coral slopes, reef walls and fringing reefs where schooling fish gather, and oceanic currents occasionally bring pelagic visitors.

We typically offer up to 4 dives each day: 3 day dives and a fourth sunset or night dive scheduled as follows:

• Light Breakfast followed by a briefing and Dive 1
• Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
• Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
• Snack relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
• Dinner