Located between the main islands of Halmahera and Bacan, the straits of Patintie and the Goraici group consist both of a rosary of islands exposed to tidal currents that promote the growth of soft corals and where fish school in large numbers, with reef sharks being commonly sighted. All this with the chain of volcanoes of Ternate, Tidore, Moti and Makian in the background, inhabited by ancient sultanates that still maintain their palaces and their own personal guard, and where the remains of both Portuguese and Spanish occupation reminds us of the old spice trade, where clove was the most coveted good there five centuries ago.

This route has the particularity of starting in the best wide-angle diving in the entire archipelago (Raja Ampat), and ending with the best macro as well, in the world capital of muck diving (Lembeh), or vice versa, depending on the starting and ending points. Covering a larger distance than usual, the higher number of nights sailing from one location to the next is compensated by experiencing many different environments both topside and underwater, making it a varied and highly rewarding adventure.

Day 1: Sorong
Pick up at Sorong airport, transfer to the boat, welcome drink and accommodation. Check dive in the afternoon at one of the reefs surrounding Sorong. Overnight sail to Dampier Straits.

Day 2: Dampier Straits
Diving in the fabulous reefs in the Dampier Straits: Sardine reef, Blue Magic and Mioskon amongst others. Night dive at Saporkren, one of the best in Raja Ampat (muck diving).

Day 3: Fam
Dive around Fam, at the western end of the Dampier Straits, in My Reef, Melissa’s Garden, The Lagoon… Afternoon ascent to the viewpoint. Overnight sail to Daram (Misool).

Day 4: Misool
Dive around Misool in some of the “classics” such as Fiabacet, Whale Rock, Pulau Boo or Shadow Reef (a.k.a. Magic Mountain). Visit the black tip shark nursery in the beach of Yilliet one of the two days.

Day 5: Misool
Two morning dives around Wayilbatan, like Four King or Wedding Cake. In the afternoon third dive in Kaleidoscope ridge in Pele Island. Overnight sail to Pulau Pisang.

Day 6: Pulau Pisang
Three day dives around the Batuanyer Rocks to the north and south of Pulau Pisang. Soft corals, schools of jacks and surgeon fish, Napoleon wrasse and tunas. Overnight to the Patintie Straits.

Day 7: Ric's Rock
Dive the current-struck sites in the Patintie Straits such as Proco channel, Batu Jabu and the signature site discovered by the manager of Ondina: Ric’s Rock. Night dive and sail to the Goraici group.

Day 8: Goraici
Three dives around the Goraici group: Reenie’s Rock, Pulau Goweba and Terumbu Gora. Overnight sail to Pulau Tifore.

Day 9: Pantai Sago
Two morning dives in Pantai Sago, a wall with a school of 1.000 barracudas, and afternoon dive in a hard coral garden in the north coast of the island. Night sail to Pulau Lembeh.

Day 10: Lembeh Strait
Four dives in the Lembeh Strait, looking for strange critters in this “muck” diving paradise.

Day 11: Lembeh
Two last dives in the morning in Lembeh. In the afternoon visit the Tangkoko Nature Reserve to see the tarsios, a small nocturnal primate found only on a limited number of islands in Southeast Asia, and preparations for departure the following morning.

Senior cabins Lower Deck

2 cabins (4 spots) available

$5,348

Junior cabins (from 2026) Lower Deck

1 cabin (2 spots) available

$5,153

Senior cabins Lower Deck

2 cabins (4 spots) available

$5,348

Junior cabins (from 2026) Lower Deck

1 cabin (2 spots) available

$5,153

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