Ratu Laut | Raja Ampat

Boat

Ratu Laut meaning "Queen of the Sea", is a 30m long traditional Indonesian Phinisi style boat, offering year-round liveaboard diving in Indonesia.

Ratu Laut has a large open-air shaded dining area and lounge on the upper deck with audio & video entertainment. And there is a top sundeck which comes with sun beds, chairs and bean bags.

There is an amazing chef on board Raut Laut, both Western & Local style meals will be provided in buffet style at the Al fresco dining area. And there are snacks available all day. If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your online guest booking form, before joining the cruise.

Ratu Laut takes adventurous and fun-loving divers to the paradise, offer cozy chill-out areas give way to an open top deck with stunning panoramic views you can soak up as you get to grips with this stunning slice of paradise.

Cabin

Ratu Laut has 5 simple but clean guest cabins, it can welcome up to 12 guests:

All cabins feature AC, fresh towels and linen, bed curtains for privacy, luggage storage area, and plenty power sockets for charging.

2 Twin Cabins:
Located on the main deck, each cabin comes with two single beds in bunk style, use shared bathrooms, window.

2 Twin Cabins:
Located on the lower deck, each cabin comes with two single beds in bunk style, use shared bathrooms, portholes.

1 Quad Cabin:
Located on the lower deck, this cabin comes with two set of bunk beds (total 4 single beds), use shared bathrooms, portholes.

2 shared bathrooms:
Located on the upper deck.

Diving

• 3 dives per day + alternating additional night dives.
• No dive provided on the day of arrival and departure.
• 2 dives will be provided on the day before departure.
• All diving will provide experienced guide to lead the dive.
• Kayaks ans SUP boards are available for guests to use.

Other Informations

• Nitrox：Not available at the moment
• 15L Tanks：Available with additional cost
• REBREATHER Dive：Not available at the moment
• Technical Dive：Not available at the moment
• Dive Equipment Rental：Available with additional charge
• Dive insurance：Divers must have valid dive insurance
• Wi-Fi Internet ： Not available at the moment
• Laundry Service：Not available at the moment
• Massage Service：Not available at the moment
• Payment on board：Cash (USD/IDR) only
• Crew Number：10, include 2 dive guides

Raja Amapt North | 7D/6N

Day 1 : Mioskon
We will first meet you at 7:45am at Je Meridien Hotel lobby in Sorong, West Papua. Leaving there at 8am we will take you to the small harbour to catch the 9am ferry to the island of Waigeo, arriving in the small town of Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat around 11am. Your first dive will be a check dive off the island of Mioskon. You can see everything here from Wobbegong’s, and black tip reef sharks, to the tiny pigmy seahorse, but it’s a great introduction to the dive sites of Raja Ampat. We will then travel to our next destination Piaynemo over night. (1 Dive).

Day 2 : Melissa's Garden - Piaynemo - Batu Rufus
We will wake up at the beautiful Fam Islands, commonly known as Piaynemo. These islands are known for some of the best hard coral reefs in Raja Ampat. For the first dive (current depending) we will dive the famous site Melissas Garden. For the second dive My Reef is one of the more fishy dive sites throughout the Fam islands. The dive sites name is Batu Rufus and here there is a swim through that opens into a sea-fan lined shallow fish bowl, especially spectacular when the sun is shining bright. we can take a beer and spend the late afternoon watching the sunset over two different viewpoints. We can also visit the Piaynemo homestay to find some baby black tips in the mangroves.

Day 3 : Eagle Rock - Black Rocks - White Arrow
We will travel over night into the northern section of Raja Ampat, where we will wake up at the southern end of Kawe island. Here we will dive on the beautiful dive site of Eagle Rock. We will then travel further north to just south of the equator and jump in for dive two at Black Rocks. We will then head back south into the dramatic landscape of Aljui Bay, with the large limestone islands shooting up out of the flat waters. We will check in the village of Selpele and then dive one of the excellent macro sites as our afternoon dive. We will drop down on to the sandy substrate for a world class muck dive,

Day 4 : Aljui Bay - Chanel 5 - Edi's Black Forest
We will wake up to the bird songs coming from the jungle close to our boat and do our first dive at a dive site found by Ratu Laut. We will then travel back to the entrance to Aljui bay and dive on a beautiful dive site called Chanel #5. We will then travel to the picturesque tropical islands of Wofo, we will drop in for a wall dive on Edi’s Black forest, named by the domination of black coral trees found on the southern end of the dive site. If people are interested they can join the cruise director for a night dive there but they will have to restrain from a beer at the beach BBQ.

Day 5 : Mayhem - Citrus Ridge - Arborek Jetty
The area of Yangello provides some wonderful dives, the first dive we will do will be Mayhem. Citrus Ridge dive site is a favorite of many, with citrus coloured soft corals hanging from the rocky substrate, when the current is running you will see them in there best display. From Yangello we will travel a short distance over to Arborek island a small village island located in the centre of the Dampier strait. he dive beneath the Arborek jetty can be a wonderful option (also good for a night dive).

Day 6 : Cape Kri - Sardine Reef - Chicken Reef
We will wake up in the protected bay of Yenbuba between the two islands of Mansuar and Kri from there we will travel in the morning to the famous reef of Cape Kri, where we will do our first morning dive. From there we will move to Chicken reef and Sardine Reef in the afternoon. For the final dive of the day we will head to a muck dive site on the Southern side of Waigeo.

Day 7 : Blue Magic
On your final day we have an opportunity for one dive in the morning. Since this is going to be our last cruise day, you’ll have time to dry your equipment on the way back home to Waisai. Our final dive site will be Blue magic, a fabulous seamount to wrap up the 7 days of diving.

Raja Amapt South | 10D/9N

Day 1 - Mioskon Island
Day 2 - Pulau Batanta - Seabat Ridge
Day 3 - Vibrant Colours - The Candy Store
Day 4 - Barracuda Rock - Four Kings
Day 5 - Shadow Reef - Eagles Nest Pinnacle
Day 6 - Boo Islands - Boo Window
Day 7 - Balbulol Island - No Contest
Day 8 - Melissa's Garden - Piaynemo - Batu Rufus
Day 9 - Cape Kri - Sardine Reef - Chicken Reef
Day 10 - Blue Magic