Flores-Alor

Maumere, North Flores, Adonara, Lomblen, Pantar, North & South Alor.

Banda Adventure

This cruise includes one of the best dive spots between the Moluccas and Raja Ampat. Muck diving in Ambon, diving among the history-rich Banda islands, as well as the coral reefs and micro organisms in Misool make this extensive tour a real adventure.

Ambon has the reputation to be one of the most fascinating muck diving destinations; it additionally offers beautiful reef diving. On dive sites such as Air Manis and Laha one can always find a large number of exceptional and rare ocean creatures. In Paila Tiga there are beautiful reefs and plenty of fish life.

The ensuing destination to be visited on this tour is among the Nusa Laut islands. Here one can find an abundance of various types of fish, strong currents and fascinating under water habitats. Even for spoilt divers, this is a rare treat.

Over many hundred years, the Banda islands were a place of bitter fighting associated with the rights and privileges of the at that time highly lucrative nutmeg trade. Nowadays only few people remember the bloody wars of past times. The real richness and beauty of these islands is now the magnificent marine life.

One of the best Mandarin fish dives within the Banda Islands is a Lava stream with fast growing corals and fascinating under water landscapes with an abundance of fish life to be seen. After an extensive ocean crossing the Amira will reach one of the best dive sites of Raja Ampat. Around the island of Misool guests can expect to see a wealth of different fish life, beautiful reefs, extensive macro organisms, sharks and wobegongs, as well as dives in strong currents. Dive sites such as Fiabacet and the Gorgonian passage make every diver’s heart beat a little faster. Having the highest biodiversity overall this exceptional dive site has garnered worldwide fame and accolades. Naturally we also offer the possibility to do a short excursion on land to take in the historic forts build under Dutch occupation during the time of the nutmeg trade.

Ceram Sea

West Papua is without a doubt the best diving region in Indonesia and one of the best diving destinations in the world. The Moluccas still offer many previously unvisited dive sites.

This cruise runs from Sorong to the underwater highlights of Misool. The blue water mangroves in west Misool will also be visited.

This is an explorative cruise with critter dives on black volcanic sand along the north coast of the island of Seram, dives around the island of Obi in the Moluccas, and the islands and west atolls of Halmahera.

The cruise ends in Halmahera.

East Halmahera

Sorong, Kri (Raja Ampat), Wayag, Pulau Sayafi, Weda Isldands, South halmahera, Pulau Boo, Kofiau, Bantanta

Forgotten Islands Expedition

Maumere, Lembata, Alor, Wetar, Pulau Romang, Pulau Roa, Pulau Sermata, Pulau Babar

Komodo

Komodo is surely Indonesia's most famous National Park. Besides a visit to the famous Komodo dragons during a land excursion there are also numerous magnificent dive sites to be found in this area.

As a rule, trips to Komodo start and end in Bali. After the first night-crossing the island of Satonda is reached where the first dives also take place.

During the second night the Amira arrives at the volcanic island of Sangean. Here, amongst other things, the diving site Black Forest with its wealth of black coral, hot water springs and gas bubbles rising through the sand guarantee enthusiasm.

Following the dives in Sangean, the island of Komodo is reached after a short crossing. Dives at famous fish-rich sites like Castle Rock and Manata Valley make the divers´ heart beat faster. Here strong currents lead to spectacular dives with abundant fish life so that schooling fish, sharks or manta rays can almost be guaranteed.

The island of Rinca with its Horseshoe Bay is located south of Komodo. Magnificently covered drop-offs and exceptional macro dives make Rinca another highlight of the tour. Cannibal Rock and Larry´s Yellow Wall of Texas are also a delight for discerning divers.

Raja Ampat

West Papua is without a doubt Indonesia's best diving area and one of the best dive destinations worldwide.

With over 600 species of coral, a huge variety of colourful macro creatures and numerous fish species of all sizes, Raja Ampat is a hotspot of biodiversity - this area has been rightly called a species factory by leading marine biologists.

During the trips in West-Papua, the Amira visits the most beautiful dive sites of Raja Ampat.

From Sorong the trip takes you to the coral and macro paradise of the island of Misool. Dive sites like Gorgonian Passage, Fiabacet and many more are a guaranteed to deliver colourful and memorable dives.

The second part of the trip leads to the island labyrinth of Wayag in the northern part of Raja Ampat where, in addition to the dives in fish rich waters, the spectacular scenery ensures interest.

The cruises come to a crowning conclusion at the famous dive sites of Cape Kri and Manta Point by Mansuar.

Spice Islands

On this special cruise, Amira will visit some of the most spectacular dive spots around the Banda Islands.

Diving around Gunung Api will leave a lasting memory. This small volcanic island is surrounded by steep, rocky cliffs reaching over 4000m in depth. Even though there is less diversity of marine life here compared to Raja Ampat, it none the less presents a unique diving environment. Nowhere else can so many and diverse types of sea snakes, native to this region, be seen. Gunung Api is also the nesting place of large colonies of ocean birds. During calm seas it is possible to explore the island on foot.

Lucipara, a small group of islands, is another port of call on this trip. Among these sandy islands, with steep and lusciously overgrown cliffs, are interesting caves and grottos to be explored. Fascinating on this dive site are huge gorgonian, giant sponges and whip corals, as well as turtles and different fish, including sharks.

Additional highlights of this trip are the historically rich Banda islands. Originally the birth place of the lucrative nutmeg trade, the islands endured vicious fighting in the past. Today only few remember the bloody wars of the past and the real richness and beauty of these islands is now known to be the life in the ocean.

Guests can expect to experience a diverse and extraordinary under water landscape among the Banda islands. Dive spots like Batu Kapal will impress even the well travelled divers. Unique to this trip is also a dive in the lava stream that erupted in 1988 and is now one of the fasted growing places for table corals. For those who admire the small critters in the ocean, there are many exciting opportunities among the Banda islands.

The final dive site will be in the bay of Ambon, an extraordinary muck diving region. Places like Laha and Air Manis have surprised many divers. Finally, a beautifully overgrown wreckage is awaiting exploration.

This extraordinary cruise will only be offered twice a year, during spring and autumn.

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