This is due to archipelago’s tropical local climate, it’s geographic location – surrounded on all sides by the remainder of the Coral Triangle, lower human population & insufficient industrial progress and maybe most of all – the Indonesian flowthrough, a colossal ocean current that passes amongst the Raja Ampat archipelago as a number of more compact ocean currents, the largest of which is the Dampier Strait; which passes amongst Waigeo and Batanta Islands, appropriate for the centre of the archipelago.

On visits from Saumlaki to Ambon we will check out Manuk. This is considered the most easterly volcano in Indonesia and it is home to plenty of sea snakes. They are quite curious and divers might be approached by quite a few snakes in the dives.

Divers will come across lots of smaller bommies reefs and rocky regions which might be scattered along the bay’s slope and these provide a dwelling to several brilliant macro critters like cuttlefish, sailor shrimps, pipefish and a range of strange nudibranches such as Funebris and Nembrotha.

Within our Resort, you could relax and enjoy the sound of character, and luxuriate in our delicious cuisine organized by our chef. Enjoy more than a beer while in the night over the pool desk or read among our textbooks from our dive reserve library.

Contrasting the prevailing formations of neighbouring Gunung Api reefs which were not exposed to lava with the new reef, it's Evidently obvious that a normal wonder of global proportions has occurred at the Banda Islands.

The Dampier is at it’s most concentrated as it flows among north Batanta and South Waigeo. Consequently, involving both of these islands (2 of your 4 kings), there are many in the best drift dives in all of Raja Ampat and Bird’s Head Seascape diving also the best spot for recognizing Regular, high figures of manta rays.

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Diving expirience: Fall in to the blue and descend into a college of fusiliers. We normally dive this site in a very zig-zag formation, starting at depth and slowly but surely Doing work our way back and forth up the reef. Cape Mansuar features a mix of underwater topographies, such as sloping reefs, walls, and coral gardens. The various depths and formations build an interesting and visually captivating diving natural environment.

Eagle Rock is great for manta rays as well as a big maze like configuration of boulders, which makes for an epic labyrinth of exploration and An additional great place to spot wobbegong sharks.

Waigeo is the biggest from the Four Kings. Waigeo’s southern Coastline is subjected to the complete force from the Dampier Strait and Due to this fact attributes are several of the most epic drift dives in Raja Ampat.

We do a current check before Every single dive along with the planned dive website might improve depending on the present-day. 

Among the big spots here is Sel Pel Bay, which has quite a few awesome dive sites, a favourite of that's Chook Wall as it offers a excellent opportunity to delight in equally macro and large critters.