Join Smoky Mountain Divers as we board the Indo Master and explore Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This will be a trip of a lifetime filled with amazing diving, delicious food, and great friends on the adventure of a lifetime.

Officially registered in Indonesia as KLM Chakana, Indo Master is a motorised Phinisi schooner handcrafted from ironwood and teak using traditional ship-building methods on the island of Sulawesi. Designed by divers for divers, every need and comfort has been thought of and addressed.

Comfortably accommodating up to 18 guests, each of the spacious cabins benefits from individually controlled air-conditioning and private en-suite bathrooms. All cabins feature larger-than-average North European size beds and premium bedding for added relaxation and comfort.

• Type: Motor yacht

• Model: Traditional Indonesian Phinisi

• Built / Renovated:2022 / 2024

• Material: Ironwood

• Length / Width / Draft:47 / 8 / 3 m

• Onboard payment methods: MasterCard, Visa, Cash

Dive guides

• Guests / Guide: 6:1

• Languages dive guides speak :English, Indonesian

Diving facilities:

• Nitrox

• Equipment rental

• Dive deck

• Tenders for diving

• Rinse hosts

• Fresh water shower

• Personal storage space

• DIN adaptors

Photography facilities:

• Camera & photography station

• Camera table

• Charging stations

• Separate rinsing tanks for U/W camera

• Special storage for U/W camera

50 logged dives and AOW certification are mandatory requirements

This itinerary covers some of the top sites in North and South Raja Ampat, including several days diving around Misool, and involves some periods of overnight cruising.

While we wish to show you the best diving possible, various factors, including weather and sea conditions, determine which route the boat follows, which dive sites we visit and how long we stay in each area.

Facilities & Amenities:

• Indoor saloon

• Air conditioned saloon

• Open air saloon

• BarSun deck

• Sun loungers

• Teak deck

• Audio & video entertainment

• Onboard kayaks

• Laundry service

Food & drinks:

• Western food

• Local food

• Dietary restrictions

• Buffet style

• Alcoholic beverages & spirits

• Hot & cold soft drinks

• Snacks all day

Additional information:

• 100% biodegradable soaps and detergents

• 100% natural cleaning products

• Non-reef-safe sunscreen ban

Navigation & safety:

• Radar

• Depth sounder

• GPS tracking

• Radio VHF/DSC/SSB

• Life rafts

• Life jackets

• Fire fighting equipment

• Emergency oxygen kit

• First aid kits

• Satellite phone

• Bilge pump alarm

• E.P.I.R.B. distress system

• Emergency flares

• Smoke detectors

• Life rings

• AIS

Diving & Travel Insurance is required for this trip!

If you need scuba diving insurance for this trip please follow this link to checkout quotes from DAN.

and/or

If you need travel insurance for this trip please follow this link to checkout quotes from DAN.

Embarkation from Sorong Marina between 12:00-12:30 followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner.

There is no diving scheduled on this day.

Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day, typically scheduled as follows:

- Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1

- Full breakfast and relaxation

- Briefing and dive 2

- Lunch and relaxation

- Briefing and dive 3

- Snacks and relaxation

- Briefing for sunset or night dive*

- Dinner

*Sunset or night dive possibilities depend on the vessel's location and overnight cruising schedules. On some days, an afternoon dive may be substituted for a land visit.

For your last full day on board, we usually schedule 2 morning dives* before Indo Master cruises back to Sorong, where it will remain at anchor in the harbour overnight.

*We kindly ask guests to check their flight times to ensure they leave 24 hours between their final dive and their departure from Sorong

Breakfast on board followed by disembarkation and transfer to Sorong Airport no later than 10:00.