{"id":11258,"date":"2016-08-23T07:50:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T06:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2024-10-30T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:22:10","slug":"plonger-komodo-raja-ampat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-komodo-raja-ampat-20160823\/","title":{"rendered":"(Re)go diving in Komodo and Raja Ampat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\"So you've been diving again?\" people have been asking me ever since I got back... And yes! I even fulfilled a dream, combining two famous spots in a single trip: <a href=\"\/en\/komodo\/\">Komodo<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/raja-ampat\/\">Raja Ampat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magic Blue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the spectacles nature has to offer, underwater life is the one that fascinates me most. Diving, discovering what lies beneath the surface, always gives me the exhilarating sensation of exploring another world... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immersing yourself in blue is magical! Here's the proof...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raja Ampat Underwater : Blue Magic\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m2GPO3A7-G0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above, one of the sequences I brought back from the aptly named Blue Magic site in Raja Ampat (some of you have already seen it, since I first posted it as an appetizer), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the Facebook page<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, another magical moment during a dive in Komodo: the moving face to face encounter between a snorkeler and a manta ray, at Karang Makassar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas.jpg\" alt=\"In Karang Makassar, the &quot;manta point&quot; of Komodo, we should rather rename &quot;Manta Express&quot; as these large majestic lines are many to scroll. (Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/03-komodo-mantas-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fascinating encounter at Karang Makassar, Komodo's \"manta point\". A site that should rather be renamed the \"Manta Highway\", so numerous are these majestic stingrays. National Geographic was captivated by this photo, and chose to feature it in one of its books. Read the full story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-mantas-komodo-20171109\/\">Among manta rays in Komodo<\/a>. (Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It's for these moments, so exhilarating, that I multiply my diving trips, preferably where there are clear, warm waters with plenty of fish...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in July 2016, I flew off to <a href=\"\/en\/indonesia\/\">Indonesia<\/a> (again). This immense archipelago, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, is a fantastic destination for underwater photography! And I've decided to go all out, combining in one trip the two most beautiful diving spots I know in this part of the world: Komodo and Raja Ampat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Komodo AND Raja Ampat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/komodo\/\">Komodo<\/a>I had already been there in 2011. As for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat\/\">Raja Ampat<\/a>This is my fifth visit there since my first in 2012!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more \u279c\u00a0<a title=\"All my trips\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/diving-adventures\/\">Diving, here and elsewhere<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I've quickly made a little Google Map below so you can see at a glance what it looks like, in terms of travel in Indonesia. In red, the airports of <strong>Jakarta<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Bali<\/strong>, <strong>Labuan Bajo<\/strong>, <strong>Makassar<\/strong> and <strong>Sorong<\/strong> through which I passed. In blue, the archipelagos of <strong>Komodo<\/strong> (in the Lesser Sunda Islands, near Flores) and <strong>Raja Ampat<\/strong> (in West Papua, in the far east).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=15xgHCqmtswNiiqtbIdqWT4TUCt4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more \u279c <a title=\"Raja Ampat: practical information to organize your trip\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat-diving-travel-tips-20130303\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Diving in Raja Ampat: how to organize the most beautiful of trips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The great thing about diving is that you can stay and explore the same sites over the course of a holiday, or return to them year after year, without ever getting bored. Each new dive is different, because conditions are constantly changing (weather, tides, moon phases, time of day), underwater encounters are full of surprises and coral landscapes vary endlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some pictures are better than a long speech...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds of anthias wriggle over Batu Bolong&#039;s coral. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/02-komodo-batu-bolong-01-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swarms of anthias wriggle over the coral at Batu Bolong (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat.jpg\" alt=\"School of snappers at the Mioskon site in Raja Ampat. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/09-raja-ampat-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">School of snappers at the Mioskon site in Raja Ampat. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat.jpg\" alt=\"The exuberance of coral in Raja Ampat is always spectacular. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12-raja-ampat-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The exuberance of the coral at Raja Ampat is always spectacular. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat.jpg\" alt=\"A school of squirrel fish in the shade of a coral potato, Raja Ampat. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/07-raja-ampat-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A school of squirrelfish in the shade of a coral spud, Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle.jpg\" alt=\"Hello, turtle! (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14-komodo-turtle-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hello, turtle! (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish.jpg\" alt=\"Clownfish in their closed anemone, which reveals the bright pink color of its corolla. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/28-clown-fish-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clownfish in their closed anemone, revealing the mauve hues of its corolla (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta.jpg\" alt=\"The spots on the belly-mantas are unique for each individual, much like our fingerprints. It is their &quot;identity card&quot;, which allows marine biologists to follow and recognize them. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/30-manta-100x66.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The spots on the belly of manta rays are unique to each individual, a bit like our fingerprints. It's their \"identity card\" of sorts, allowing marine biologists to recognize them (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic.jpg\" alt=\"Divers meet a barracudas bench at the Blue Magic site in Raja Ampat. (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01-komodo-divers-blue-magic-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Divers encountering a school of barracuda at the Blue Magic site in Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia, July 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm in the process of sorting my photos and it's taking a bit of time. This time I brought back more than 6,000 images (land and underwater)... \ud83d\ude31 But I'll be back very soon in a future post to tell you the details of this new Indonesian escapade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the menu: <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/surclasser-avion-gratuitement-20160829\/\">bubbles (champagne) in the air<\/a>(air) bubbles underwater, a new princess boat, Balinese rice paddies, a blue hole in the middle of the coral (with the pontoon that goes with it) and, above all, lots and lots of fresh, wriggling fish...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"So, you went diving again?\", I've been asked since my return... Yes! 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On y trouve les plus beaux fonds sous-marins du monde.","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"16"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":145,"name":"Papouasie\u00a0: Raja Ampat + Triton Bay","slug":"papouasie-occidentale","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":150,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"<a href=\"\/raja-ampat\/\"><strong>Raja Ampat<\/strong><\/a> et <a href=\"\/triton-bay\/\"><strong>Triton Bay<\/strong><\/a>, deux spots de plong\u00e9e exceptionnels dans l'est de l'Indon\u00e9sie, sont situ\u00e9s en <strong>Papouasie occidentale<\/strong>. Entre les oc\u00e9ans Indien et Pacifique, cette appellation d\u00e9signe historiquement l'immense territoire annex\u00e9 par l'Indon\u00e9sie dans les ann\u00e9es 1960 : la moiti\u00e9 ouest de l'\u00eele de Nouvelle-Guin\u00e9e autrefois colonis\u00e9e par les N\u00e9erlandais.\r\n\r\nCe territoire est aujourd'hui d\u00e9coup\u00e9 administrativement en plusieurs provinces indon\u00e9siennes.\r\n\r\nCelle dont d\u00e9pend l'archipel de Raja Ampat porte d\u00e9sormais le nom de <em>Papua Barat Daya<\/em>. Celle dont d\u00e9pend la zone de Triton Bay a gard\u00e9 le nom de <em>Papua Barat<\/em> (Papouasie occidentale). On acc\u00e8de \u00e0 Raja Ampat par la ville de <strong>Sorong<\/strong>, et \u00e0 Triton Bay <em>via<\/em> la ville de <strong>Kaimana<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nRetrouvez ci-dessous l'ensemble des articles que j'ai publi\u00e9s sur mes plong\u00e9es en Papouasie.","parent":0,"count":27,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":297,"name":"Raja Ampat","slug":"raja-ampat","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":151,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"L'archipel de Raja Ampat est mon spot de plong\u00e9e pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 dans la zone Indo-Pacifique. C'est loin, tr\u00e8s loin, dans l'extr\u00eame est de l'Indon\u00e9sie, en Papouasie occidentale... Jamais je n'ai vu ailleurs une telle profusion de vie sous-marine. Commencez par lire l'article ci-dessous o\u00f9 vous trouverez plein d'infos utiles pour pr\u00e9parer un voyage-plong\u00e9e \u00e0 Raja Ampat :\r\n\r\n<strong>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/voyage-plongee-raja-ampat-20130303\/\">Plonger \u00e0 Raja Ampat : comment organiser le plus beau des voyages<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nEnsuite, pour aller plus loin, vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous l'ensemble des articles que j'ai publi\u00e9s sur Raja Ampat depuis 2012, au fil de mes diff\u00e9rents s\u00e9jours l\u00e0-bas...","parent":0,"count":25,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":563,"name":"Plonger en Indon\u00e9sie","slug":"dive-plonger-indonesie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":568,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":86,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":26,"name":"Indon\u00e9sie","slug":"indonesie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"Entre oc\u00e9an Indien et oc\u00e9an Pacifique, au c\u0153ur du <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/au-coeur-du-triangle-de-corail-20160201\/\">Triangle de Corail<\/a>, l'Indon\u00e9sie est \u00e0 mes yeux la plus belle des destinations pour la plong\u00e9e sous-marine. Impossible de se lasser de cet archipel immense, s'\u00e9tirant sur trois fuseaux horaires. Je vous emm\u00e8ne explorer ces fonds d'une richesse extraordinaire, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=bali+plongee\" rel=\"\">Bali<\/a> \u00e0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=sulawesi+plongee\" rel=\"\">Sulawesi<\/a>, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=komodo+plongee\" rel=\"\">Komodo<\/a> \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/voyage-plongee-raja-ampat-20130303\/\" rel=\"\">Raja Ampat<\/a>, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=borneo+plongee+indonesie\" rel=\"\">Born\u00e9o<\/a> aux <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=moluques+plongee\" rel=\"\">Moluques<\/a>...","parent":0,"count":182,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":295,"name":"Plong\u00e9e","slug":"plongee","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"La plong\u00e9e sous-marine est votre passion ? Moi aussi. 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