Diving Cruise in Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat

View of the Fam archipelago from the viewpoint of Piaynemo. (Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2015)

Raja Ampat: Practical Information And Tips To Organize Your Trip

Diving at Raja Ampat... A dream. But beware, a trip to Raja Ampat requires that you behave as a responsible visitor. Tourism, which is booming in this archipelago, is threatening one of the most magnificent reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet.

Indonesia: Bangka [Sulawesi] + Rao [Halmahera] + Raja Ampat [Papouasie] - July 2019

Waow, my new diving princess boat

From the Maluku Islands to Raja Ampat, I experienced a fabulous adventure in Indonesia, aboard a beautiful ship like a pirate princess ship: the Waow.

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

Hammerheads. Kurkap Island, Maluku, Indonesia, October 2015.

These sharks are driving me crazy.

Hammerhead sharks make diving enthusiasts fantasize. These sharks have a pretty awesome head, I must say...

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

Banda Api, the island-volcano of the archipelago. Maluku, Indonesia, October 2015.

Banda, the fabulous spice islands

Wake up at the foot of a volcano and live the dream of Magellan ... what's more exhilarating? Welcome to the archipelago of Banda, the mythical spice islands, in Indonesia.

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

Sunset on the Waow. Indonesia, Raja Ampat, November 2015.

Set sail for Raja Ampat

High up! I take you back to Raja Ampat, on the most beautiful cruising-diving boats, all sails out. The Waow, there is no need to say, it is aptly named ...

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

Gorgon Giant at Misool. (Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November 2015.)

In The Heart of The Coral Triangle

Here, there are swarms of sparkling fish and a jumble of multicoloured corals... I take you diving in the waters of Misool, in the south of Raja Ampat.

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

For divers, it's an unusual playground ... (Wai Plane Wreck, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November 2015.)

A plane under the sea

In Raja Ampat, we do not only find coral under water. There is also scrap of the Second World War. Fallen from the sky!

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015

Sunset on the islets south of Misool. (Raja Ampat, Indonesia, November 2015.)

Raja Ampat seen from a drone: the island of Misool

A drone over Raja Ampat, it gives stunning images! Small video south of Misool Island, among the cliffs that plunge into the turquoise water ...

Indonesia: Banda + Raja Ampat - Oct-Nov 2015