Raja Ampat Liveaboard 2019 help

[Dan]

If RADL doesn't work, you can try either Papua Paradise or Papua Explorers. Both are excellent. We'll be staying at Papua Paradise again before our Kaimana-Sorong trip.

How long were the boat rides from So-wrong?

 

[Carlos Diver]

Sucking on exhaust doesnt sound like a great way to start a vacation.

 

[reubencahn]

How long were the boat rides from So-wrong?

My recollection is two and half hours to Papua Explorers, less than two hours to Papua Paradise. Papua Paradise is on Batanta, closer to Sorong. Papua Paradise is on Gam so a little further from Sorong and a little past Mansuar where RADL is.

Sucking on exhaust doesnt sound like a great way to start a vacation.

The boats used for transfers are fine. No sucking on diesel.

 

[Dan]

My recollection is two and half hours to Papua Explorers, less than two hours to Papua Paradise.

Papua Paradise looks interesting. Unfortunately it’s unavailable for Dec 2-5.

 

[Dan]

@nashwl your alternative option would be 2 days of diving in Bali on Dec 2 & 3. Have late evening flight back to Jakarta on the 4th before midnight flight to Sorong.

Example of the domestic flight:

On the 1st, you fly to Denpasar, have my DM pick you up at the airport and take you to a hotel for the night in Sanur. On the 2nd, he can take you for 3 boat dives in Nusa Penida. After the dives, he can take you to Tulamben & stay for 2 nights there. On the 3rd, you can make 3-4 dives in Tulamben. On the 4th he can take you back to Denpasar including a land tour such as visiting some temples & seeing Barong & Keri’s dance, etc. and take you back to the airport that evening.

If you are interested in such itinerary I can contact my DM to quote you an estimate for such package. He has been doing this for me & my group for over 10 years. His name is Today, short for Ketut Gede Somadhyana.

This is his dive shop:
aqua cat bali, the best travel to scuba diving / dive / diving in Bali, Indonesia

 

[chillyinCanada]

My recommendation is to spend the night before boarding in Sorong. A plan like that gives a buffer in the event of flight issues.

 

[Dan]

Morning flights have been good to me. 7 out of 7 trips to Raja Ampat, no problem, so far. Knock on wood. My eight time is in January 2020. I'll be flying with Batik Air at 00:30 and will be arriving 06:30 on the day of boat departure.

Raja Ampat 14-25 Jan 2020 with Amira $837 off

 

[reubencahn]

Papua Paradise looks interesting. Unfortunately it’s unavailable for Dec 2-5.

Their website's showing of availability is not reliable. The days we booked showed as unavailable, but they had plenty of space. Best to email.

 

[Carlos Diver]

That sounds like an intense couple of days Dan haha. If it isnt too much trouble, go ahead and ask what he can do for a couple days. Nothing wrong with getting some info. I have also looked into a couple places on Lembongon for a few nights (spelling?). Blue Hill also looks tempting in Tulamben.

The places near Sorong look amazing, but $1500 for three nights is a little out of my budget.

reuben- the fumes comment was in response to Dan's opinion of Jakarta, though I didnt make that overly clear.

 

[Dan]

That sounds like an intense couple of days Dan haha. If it isnt too much trouble, go ahead and ask what he can do for a couple days. Nothing wrong with getting some info. I have also looked into a couple places on Lembongon for a few nights (spelling?). Blue Hill also looks tempting in Tulamben.

The places near Sorong look amazing, but $1500 for three nights is a little out of my budget.

reuben- the fumes comment was in response to Dan's opinion of Jakarta, though I didnt make that overly clear.

I’ll send him a request for the above quote.