ITINEARY :
Potential Schedule for 8 days / 7 nights in Cenderawasih Bay.
Taman Nasional Cenderawasih Bay Marine National Park consists of 20 habitable Islands and many moreuninhabitable smaller islands. The Park is 14,000 sq. kilometres and consists of about ¼ of the Cenderawasih Bay.
Day One: Manokwari
When you arrive at Manokwari (Rendani Airport) our Cruise Director / Dive Manager will be waiting for you outside thearrival hall, after collecting your luggage we will escort you to the harbour where our tender boats will take you out tothe Pearl of Papua and our friendly crew will greet you with a cold refreshing drink. This will be followed by cabinallocation and boat orientation. When all guests are on board the Cruise Director will give you a presentation about thePearl of Papua and diving recommendations. After Lunch you will have your check dive at Pulau Mansinamimmediately after the dive we will depart to Pulau Roon and dinner will be served on route.
Day Two: Pulau Roon
Tanjung Ayami is a sloping reef with huge slabs of rock and Pulau Auri is a cluster of small islands with a similartopography but Groovy Passage is a sloping reef but has no slabs of rock.
Dive 1. Tanjung Ayami WIDE ANGLE (huge blocks of rock & hard / soft corals)
Dive 2. Pulau Auri WIDE ANGLE (huge blocks of rock & hard / soft corals)
Dive 3. Groovy Passage WIDE ANGLE (fan corals, soft corals, sponges, turtles, Cenderawasih endemicCaitlins dottyback / Pictichromis caitlinae)
Dive 4. Groovy Passage MACRO
Day Three: Mangguar
Tanjung Mangguar is a cape on the main island of Papua. There are several small islands formed from volcanic rockmaking interesting dives, with slopes, walls, small caves, cut backs and overhangs.
Dive 1. Tanjung Mangguar WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (soft corals, whip corals, fusiliers, snappers, reef
sharks, rays)
Dive 2. RocknRoll WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (soft corals, whip corals, fusiliers, snappers, reef sharks,
rays)
Dive 3. Kwatisore WIDE ANGLE (whale sharks)
Dive 4. Lemon Slope WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (Cenderawasih endemic Epaulette Shark / Hemicyllium galei)
Day Four: Kwatisore
Welcome to Kwatisore, the high light of diving in Cenderawasih. This is where you shall see whale sharks (Rhincodontypus), normally they are seen on their own when they are feeding and when they are not feeding they live in morethan 1,200 meters below the surface of the water. But here we see them together (adults and juveniles) below thebagans (fishing platforms). Originally when the locals brought up their nets in the early morning catching millions ikanpuri (small bait fish) the whale sharks followed the nets and were seen sucking on the nets. This is strange behaviourfor the worlds largest fish which normally only eats plankton is truly unique to Kwatisore, it is believed that they getnutrients and oils from the bait fish. So now liveaboards buy the bait fish from the bagan fishermen and then we askthem to slowly throw them back in (on top of the whale sharks), then the whale sharks swim around taking the bait fishin their mouths but the bait fish come back out again via their gills. The whale sharks stay within 10m of the surfaceso it is really easy to snorkel with them.
Dive 1. Bagan WIDE ANGLE (whale sharks)
Dive 2. Bagan WIDE ANGLE (whale sharks)
Dive 3. Lemon Slope MACRO / WIDE ANGLE / (Cenderawasih endemic Epaulette Shark / Hemicyllium galei)
Day Five: Tridacna Atoll
Small caves, cut backs, overhangs, this area is where we can find some of the best hard corals in the CenderawasihBay National Park.
Dive 1. Tridacna Wall WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (hard corals, sponges, fan corals, endemic fusiliers)
Dive 2. Spag Point WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (hard corals, barrel sponges, vase corals, jacks, barracuda, surgeonfish)
Dive 3. Boomerang Atoll WIDE ANGLE / MACRO (hard corals)
Dive 4. Boomerang Atoll MACRO / WIDE ANGLE
Day Six: Pulau Purup
A group of small islands / islets close to mainland Papua.
Dive 1. PP1 WIDE ANGLE (hard corals, fusiliers, snappers, Cenderawasih endemic Damsel Fish /
Chysiptera pricei)
Dive 2. PP2 WIDE ANGLE (hard corals fusiliers, snappers, red tooth trigger fish, reef sharks)
Dive 3. PP3 WIDE ANGLE (elephant ear sponges, fan corals, whip corals, fusiliers, Cenderawasih
endemic flasher wrasse / Paracheilinus walton)
Day Seven: Sungai Omi
Black quartz sand beach mixed with small stones and here there is a small river that enters the sea creating differentbottom marine life.
Dive 1. Tanjung Mupi MACRO (Cenderawasih endemic mantis shrimps / Odontodactylus)
Dive 2. Sungai Omi MACRO (nudibranchs, estuarine sea horse)
Day Eight: Manokwari
After breakfast the Cruise Director will escort the guests to either the airport / hotel and will assist with checking in.Sorry to say that your Pearl of Papua trip has come to an end and we look forward to welcoming you on board again.
Notes:
*Cruising itineraries and daily programs are subject to change due to weather / sea conditions and dive site / anchorageavailability. Every effort will be made to complete the program as planned and the Cruise Director will update the guests at meal times*
* We strongly advise you to bring your own dive equipment with dive torch for comfort and familiarization. The Pearl of Papuahas a strict NO GLOVE POLICY and ALL DIVERS MUST HAVE DIVE INSURANCE*
Detail : Dive Indonesia - Manokwari - Cendrawasih Bay - Manokwari
