La Galigo Liveaboard

La Galigo Komodo - Jurassic explorer - 6 day / 5 nights DELUXE - $1650 MASTER CABIN - $1980 THE SUITE - $2310 DAY 1: Labuan Bajo / Flores to Central Komodo We will collect you from the airport or your hotel for a 10:30am/ 11:00am departure from Labuan Bajo, then welcome you onboard La Galigo. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduc- tion to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers on board. Dive 1: check out dive at Sabalon or Sabayor. Dive 2: night dive at Gili Lava Darat or Kanawa. We relax for our first Dinner together and an overnight cruise to central most part of western Komodo. DAY 2: West Komodo Morning dive at the awesome Batu Bolong, AKA Current City, followed up by a second morning dive at Tatawa. This is our preferred location for Day 2 due to the ability to start getting back into diving if you’ve had some time off, and to practice with your reef hook and safety marker. Thou- sands of fish of every colour and shape are here including regal angelfish, checkerboard wrasse and masked unicorn fish, against a beautiful backdrop of Acropora corals, Gorgonian fans and sponges. DAY 3: North West Komodo Pre-Breakfast. Morning dive: Crystal Rock. After a ‘proper’ breakfast, we depart for a dive at the world renowned Castle rock. The rock is packed with bronze and rust coloured sponges and soft tree corals. Black snappers, large cuttlefish, pyramid butterfly fish, and octopus galore await us there. Later in the afternoon we climb the local summit and enjoy a splendid panorama over the moon-shape islands of the Komodo Archipelago and the mainland of Flores. Afternoon dive at Light house, followed by a night dive at Gili Lava Passage. DAY 4: South West Komodo Awake early in the morning to complete our diving at a wonderful site called the Golden Passage in the northern most part of western Komodo. Later in the morning after a short cruise, conditions de- pendant, we dive again at our favourite spot: CURRENT CITY (Batu Bolong), for a chance to dance one more time with our new Manta friends. Our afternoon and evening is occupied by either Makassar reef or Batu Tiga dependant on conditions. DAY 5: Rinca After a couple of customer choice morning dives, we visit Rinca National Park, to gaze upon the world’s largest reptile, the Komodo Dragon. There are several options for hikes upon this Jurassic styled island, however, for the less active of us, the dragons are usually not too far from the har- bour ;) (rumour has it, Komodo Dragons prefer Guatemalan Rum if you find yourself in duty free) Later in the afternoon we head towards Pulau Kalong (Bat Island), to witness thousands upon thousands of migrating bats as they scatter gracefully through the ever amazing Indonesian sun- set. Any extra days booked through a full boat charters will either extend times in our favourite areas, or give us an opportunity to explore other areas. This will be communicated to the passengers as to where they might wish to dive whilst onboard, dependent on seasonal conditions we would rec- ommend heading to the south of Rinca in search of infamous sunfish / Mola Mola. Please note, La Galigo will not guarantee an itinerary, this is meant for illustrative purposes only. The summa strait and the weather conditions in the area are highly unpredictable, and we will not risk our vessel, or our passengers’ safety if our captain and chief officer feel that conditions will not allow us to travel to certain areas. Please note that this itinerary is subject to change, and is based on weather and sea conditions, this is a sample itinierary.

DELUXE - $2200 MASTER CABIN - $2420 THE SUITE - $2800 Itinerary: Ultimate Komodo - 8 day / 7 nights* DAY 1: Labuan Bajo / Flores We will collect you from the airport or your hotel for a 10:30 / 11 departure from Labuan Bajo, then welcome you onboard La Galigo. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduction to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers on board. Check-out dive: Sabayor Slope followed by Sabayor wall. Two nice and easy dives that will introduce you to the wonder of Indonesian diving, vibrant colours, clear warm water.... you have made a great decision coming here ;) We relax for our first Dinner together and an overnight cruise to central most part of western Komodo. DAY 2: West Komodo Pre-Breakfast. Morning dive: Tarawa Besar... OMG am I in heaven? After a ‘proper’ breakfast, we depart for a dive at Police Corner, having so much fun it should be illegal. After lunch is diving at one of our favourite spots: CURRENT CITY (Batu Bolong), for a chance to dive once more with our new Manta friends. Last dive of the day will be at Bombastic forrest, a real visual delight. DAY 3: North West Komodo Pre-Breakfast. Morning dive: is the ‘banging’ site Shotgun. After a ‘proper’ breakfast, we depart for a dive at the world renowned Castle rock. The rock is packed with bronze and rust coloured sponges and soft tree corals. Black snappers, large cuttlefish, pyramid butterfly fish, and octopus galore await us there. Later in the afternoon we climb the local summit and enjoy a splendid panorama over the moon-shape islands of the Komodo Archipelago and the mainland of Flores. Afternoon dive at Crystal Rock, followed by a night dive at Buku Buku. DAY 4: South West Komodo Awake early in the morning to complete a dive at the world famous Golden Passage. After second breakfast we dive at Karang Makassar. We then set sail for Pink Beach and into Komodo National Park. Here we will commence a short hike to see the world famous Komodo Dragons. This is followed by a night dive at Bokep Point. The evening is spent watching the sunset with a beach barbecue. DAY 5: The day starts with an early dive at the colourful spectacle that is Dilarsten. After feeling like quite the hobbit with second breakfast you will jump in the water at Secret Garden, pure bliss. Some lunch and a short cruise will follow this, taking you to your afternoon dive at Padar Kacino. The night dive for the Day 5 will blow your socks off - Bole Mogoso... prepare to be amazed DAY 6: Some sites are just so good that you have to go back and do them again. That’s how we start day 6 with an early morning revisit to Karang Makassar. Prepare to find even more bizarre macro critters and majestic large animals at Batu Bolong after break number 2. Lunch - Cruise - Mawan dive site, who wants to loose their passport so this trip never ends! The breathtaking Siaba bay is our night dive spot today. DAY 7: We start to wind down today as the trip starts to come to an end. To give you 24hrs to pass off your Nitrogen before tomorrow’s flight, we will only do 2 morning dives today. The first dive will be Penga Kecil and the second is Wainilu. The afternoon is spent swapping stories, having laughs and cracking a few cold ones with your new bff’s. A mystical sunset is spent anchored up near Bat Island, where you will witness 10,000’s of bats fly out at sundown to find fresh fruits to feast on. Day 8: Disembark La Galigo at Labuan Bajo From 07:00 we will be anchored in Labuan Bajo in preparation for disembarkation, however, guests may stay onboard until 11am for breakfast with us! *Please note: La Galigo will not guarantee an itinerary, this is meant for illustrative purposes only. The summa strait and the weather conditions in the area are highly unpredictable. We will not risk our vessel, or our passengers’ safety if our captain and chief officer feel that conditions will not allow us to travel to certain areas. *Please note that this itinerary is subject to change, and is based on weather and sea conditions, this is a sample itinerary.

Itinerary: Raja North – 8 days/ 7 nights DELUXE - $2912 MASTER CABIN - $3120 THE SUITE - $3328 DAY 1: Sorong / Waisai / East Dampier Strait. We will collect you from the airport or your hotel between 6-8am for a 9am departure from Sorong to Waisai via the ferry. Our friendly staff will accompany you on the 2-hour ferry ride to Waisai, where La Galigo will await you. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduction to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers onboard. Check-out dive site: Will vary depending on the conditions at the time. We take you to a nice and easy dive site with that will introduce you to the wonders of Indonesian diving, shallow soft sandy bottom, amazing muck critters, clear warm water…. yep the travel time was worth it. We relax for our first dinner together to get to know your fellow passengers and crew and overnight cruise to the central Dampier Strait. DAY 2: Central Dampier Strait. Three-day dives plus a night dive in this area. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions of the day but here is a list of some of the sites we regularly visit: Cape Kri, Mikes Point, Blue Magic, Yenbuba. These are some of the premier dive sites in Raja Ampat. Cape Kri has the highest biodiversity of fish species recorded in Raja Ampat, this exciting high current dive always delivers the goods. DAY 3: Penemu. We will do 3-day dives plus a night dive here. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions of the day but here is a list of some of the sites we regularly visit: Melissa’s Garden, Harto’s Reef, Kenau Channel, Kenau night dive. The masses of hard coral at the centre of Melissa’s garden are what gives it its name, look out for all sorts of creatures great and small in here. We will take you on a hike to the spectacular look out point above Bintang (Star) lagoon. Make sure you have your camera, this is a spot not to be missed. DAY 4: Pulau Wayag. Overnight we sail to the northern most extreme of Raja Ampat. What awaits is possibly the most breathtaking scenery that you have witnessed in your life. If you see a post card photo of Raja Ampat it’s most likely taken from this spot. We will take you for an early morning hike up to the top of the hill to get take photos of this true wonder of nature. The beach here is also out of this world, fine white sand and turquoise water; we will spend some time relaxing here, before heading out for two dives in the area. While you have lunch, the boat will cruise to the eastern side of Wayag. Here you will do another afternoon dive. Following your dive, we take an excursion to the Ranger station, you will see masses of black tip reef sharks in the shallows of the jetty. A night dive here and then we say goodbye to Wayag as we head south for Kawe Island. DAY 5: Kawe and Aljurie Bay. In Kawe Island we will do 2 dives. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions. One of our favourite dive sites is in the east of Kawe Island though. Black Rock, Eagle Rock amazing site of underwater topography as well as masses of pelagic species. The boat will move into Aljurie Bay over lunch, this is one of the world’s most spectacular bays to watch the sunset, and also do some great muck diving, such as the Fuel Dock or the Pearl Farm Jetty. We will do 2 dives in Aljurie bay. If the weather conditions are not ideal, or the group is not so interested in Macro life we will visit Wofo Island instead of Aljurie bay, here there is beautiful sites for both night and day dives. DAY 6: Gam and Western Dampier Strait. We wake up just off the coast in Gam Island. There are some great dive sites around this area with vibrant fish covered reefs and plenty of stunning little marco subjects. We will do 2 of the Gam dive sites, our pick are Mayhem and Citrus Ridge. As we have lunch we will cruise down to the Western Dampier Strait. This is manta heaven and we will take you to Manta Ridge to see these graceful giants. In the late afternoon we take a land tour onto the peaceful Arborek Island. Feel the tranquility of the simple island village life as you casually stroll the white beach sand streets. One of the world’s best night dives is the jetty in front of this island, and thats what is on the agenda for the night. DAY 7: Batanta Island and Mansuar Island We start to wind down today as the the trip starts to come to an end. To give you 24hrs to gas off your Nitrogen before tomorrow’s flights we will only do 2 morning dives today. The dive sites we normally visit in this area are Dayang (Manta Point), then cruise north to Mansuar Island, Sawondarek village for a Jetty dive. The afternoon is spent swapping stories, having laughs and cracking a few cold ones with your new bff’s. It’s your choice to do this on the deck or to log some beach time on a nearby island. A closing sunset is spent anchored up on one of Raja Ampat’s beautiful islands, where this is will depend on the weather for cruising but we can promise a great beach BBQ as long as the sun is shining. Otherwise it’s into the resto for a wind down drink or two and a round of cards against humanity ;) Overnight we cruise back to Sorong harbour. Day 8: Disembark La Galigo at Sorong From 07:00 we will be anchored in Sorong in preparation for disembarkation, however, guests may stay onboard until 11am for breakfast with us!

DELUXE: $3276 MASTER: $3510 SUITE: $3744 DAY 1: Sorong / Waisai / East Dampier Strait. We will collect you from the airport or your hotel between 6 & 8am for an 9am departure from Sorong to Waisai via the ferry. Our friendly staff will accompany you on the 2 hour ferry ride to Waisai where La Galigo will await you. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduction to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers onboard. Check-out dive site: Will vary depending on the conditions at the time. We take you to a nice and easy dive site with that will introduce you to the wonder of Indonesian diving, shallow soft sandy bottom, amazing muck critters, clear warm water…. yep the travel time was worth it. We relax for our first Dinner together to get to know your fellow passengers and crew and overnight cruise to the central Dampier Strait. DAY 2: Central and Eastern Dampier Strait. We start to wind up into the full schedule today with 3 day dives and a night dive.The dive sites we normally visit in this area are Cape Kri, Blue Magic or Yambuba day and night dive The afternoon is spent swapping stories, having laughs and cracking a few cold ones with your new mates. DAY 3: Mansuar Island and Batanta. Today we head westbound on the Dampier Strait towards Sawdenrek jetty. This is a great little jetty dive full of amazing fish life and corals. For dive 2 we head south to the island of Batanta. Here we will dive Dayam (manta point). We only dive twice today as we will start the long haul cruise down to Misool in the south straight after the second dive. The afternoon can be spent relaxing and listening to the “La Galigo House Band” play a few tunes. DAY 4: Goa Farondi Region, Misool. After the long haul south we will arrive in Misool around late morning to midday. In the Goa Farondi area we will do two afternoon dives plus a night dive. This area is well known for its Mobula rays and amazing swim throughs and water filled caves. DAY 5: Daram Island We will do 3 day dives plus a night dive here. Daram is one of the areas less frequented by liveaboards in Misool due to it’s location, however, it is home to what many consider one of the finest dive sites in the world, ‘Candy store’. Quite often we will do it more than once if our guests agree/request, but there is also many of the other sites located around Daram which are amazing in their own right. DAY 6: Jamur Boo Region, Misool. We wake up a little further south but still in Misool. Today we will be doing 3 day dives plus a night dive. As always the dives sites are condition dependent, but some of the sites we like to visit around this area are Boo Rocks, Boo Window and the renowned Manta Haven of Magic Mountain. Day 7: Central Misool. Over night we have moved a little further east to the centre of the diving action in Misool. This is another full diving day with 3 day dives plus a night dive. Some of our favourite spots to dive around here are Nudi Rock, Tank Rock and Whale Rock. DAY 8: Goa Farondi Region, Misool. This morning the sun rises once again against the sheer cliffs of Goa Farondi. We will have two more great morning dives here starting a bit earlier than normal before the boat starts off around mid morning for the long haul back to Sorong. Please note that this is a large crossing and if the weather is rough we may have to only do one dive to leave enough time to cruise back to Sorong. Day 9 Disembark La Galigo at Sorong From 08:00 we will be anchored in Sorong in preparation for disembarkation, however, guests may stay onboard until 11am for breakfast with us!

Deluxe: $4477 Master: $4798 Suite: $5177 DAY 1: Sorong / Waisai / East Dampier Strait. We will collect you from the airport or your hotel between 6 & 8am for an 9am departure from Sorong to Waisai via the ferry. Our friendly staff will accompany you on the 2-hour ferry ride to Waisai where La Galigo will await you. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduction to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers onboard. Check-out dive site: Will vary depending on the conditions at the time. We take you to a nice and easy dive site with that will introduce you to the wonder of Indonesian diving, shallow soft sandy bottom, amazing muck critters, clear warm water…. yep the travel time was worth it. We relax for our first Dinner together to get to know your fellow passengers and crew and overnight cruise to the central Dampier Strait. DAY 2: Goa Farondi Region, Misool. After the long haul south we will arrive in Misool around late morning to midday. In the Goa Farondi area we will do two afternoon dives plus a night dive. This area is well known for its Mobula rays and amazing swim throughs. DAY 3: Jamur Boo Region, Misool. We wake up a little further south but still in Misool. Today we will be doing 3 day dives plus a night dive. As always the dives sites are condition dependent, but some of the sites we like to visit around this area are Boo Rocks, Boo Window and the renowned Manta haven of Magic Mountain. Day 4: Central Misool. Over night we have moved a little further east to the centre of the diving action in Misool. This is another full diving day with 3 day dives plus a night dive. Some of our favourite spots to dive around here are Nudi Rock, Tank Rock and Whale Rock. DAY 5: Goa Farondi Region, Misool. This morning the sun rises once again against the sheer cliffs of Goa Farondi. We will have two more great morning dives here before the boat starts off around midday for a long haul up to the further north regions of Raja Ampat. DAY 6: Penemu. We will do 3 day dives plus a night dive here. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions of the day but here is a list of some of the sites we regularly visit: Melissa’s Garden, Harto’s Reef, Kenau Channel, Kenau night dive. The masses of hard coral at the centre of Melissa’s garden is what gives it its name, look out for all sorts of creatures great and small in there. We will take you on a hike to the spectacular look out point above Bintang (Star) lagoon. Make sure you have your camera, this is a spot not to be missed. DAY 7: Pulau Wayag. Overnight we have sailed to the northern most extreme of RajaAmpat. What awaits is possibly the most breathtaking scenery that you have witnessed in your life. If you see a post card photo of Raja Ampat, its most likely taken from this spot. We will take you for an early morning hike up to the top of the hill to get some photos of this true wonder of nature. The beach here is also out of this world, fine white sand and turquoise water, we will spend some time relaxing here. After this we will stick around for two dives in the area. While you have lunch the boat will cruise to the eastern side of Wayag. Here you will do another afternoon dive. Following your dive we take an excursion to the Ranger station, you will see masses of black tip reef sharks swimming about the shallows of the jetty. A night dive here and then we say goodbye to Wayag as we head south for Kawe Island. DAY 8: Kawe and Aljurie Bay. In Kawe Island we will do 2 dives. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions. One of our favourite dive sites is in the east of Kawe Island though. Changgo (or do it again) is an amazing site of underwater topography as well as masses of pelagic species. The boat will move into Aljurie Bay over lunch, this is one of the world’s most spectacular bays to watch the sunset, and also do some great muck diving, such as the Fuel Dock or the Pearl Farm Jetty. We will do 2 dives in Aljurie bay. DAY 9: Gam and Western Dampier Strait. We wake up just off the coast in Gam Island. There are some great dive sites around this area with vibrant fish covered reefs and plenty of stunning little marco subjects. We will do 2 of the Gam dive sites, our pick are Mayhem and Citrus Ridge. As we have lunch we will cruise down to the Western Dampier Strait. This is manta heaven and we will take you to either Manta Sandy or Manta ridge to see these graceful giants. In the late afternoon we take a land tour onto the peaceful Arborek Island. Feel the tranquility of the simple island village life as you casually stroll the white beach sand streets. One of the world’s best night dives is the jetty in front of this island, and that’s what is on the agenda for the night. DAY 10: Central Dampier Strait. Three day dives plus a night dive in this area. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions of the day but here is a list of some of the sites we regularly visit: Cape Kri, Mikes Point, Chicken Reef, Sardine Reef. These are some of the premier dive sites in Raja Ampat. Cape Kri has the highest biodiversity of fish species recorded in Raja Ampat, this exciting high current dive always delivers the goods. DAY 11: Eastern Dampier Strait. We start to wind down today as the trip starts to come to an end. To give you 24hrs to gass off your Nitrogen before tomorrows flights we will only do 2 morning dives today. The dive sites we normally visit in this area are Blue Magic, Mioskon or Batu Balong. The afternoon is spent swapping stories, having laughs and cracking a few cold ones with your new bff’s. It’s your choice to do this on the deck or to log some beach time on a nearby island. A closing sunset is spent anchored up near Mioskon Island, where you will witness thousands of bats fly out at sundown to find fresh fruits to feast on. Day 12 Disembark La Galigo at Sorong From 07:00 we will be anchored in Sorong in preparation for disembarkation, however, guests may stay onboard until 11am for breakfast with us.