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Discover insights, tips, and stories about liveaboard diving in Indonesia. From Raja Ampat to Komodo and the Banda Sea.
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Piaynemo Viewpoint Raja Ampat: Complete 2026 Guide
Piaynemo is the hilltop that gave Raja Ampat its most famous photograph: a bay of jungle-covered karst islets standing in turquoise lagoons, taken in from a wooden deck at the top of roughly 300 steps.
Kakaban Jellyfish Lake and Derawan Diving Guide (2026)
Kakaban is an uplifted atoll off East Kalimantan whose 390-hectare brackish lake holds four species of stingless jellyfish, and for two decades it hosted one of Indonesia’s most surreal swims.
Bunaken Diving: Manado and North Sulawesi Guide (2026)
Bunaken National Marine Park put Indonesian diving on the world map in the 1990s and then let newer destinations take the spotlight, while its walls quietly stayed world class.
Jellyfish Lake Raja Ampat: Lenmakana, Misool (2026)
Hidden inside a karst islet in South Misool, Lenmakana is one of a handful of marine lakes on earth where jellyfish have evolved without predators and lost their sting.
Liveaboard WiFi in Indonesia: Signal, Starlink and Working Remotely at Sea (2026)
Almost every guest asks it before booking: what is the WiFi actually like on board? The honest answer varies by route, boat and day.
Family Liveaboard Indonesia: Diving and Snorkelling With Kids (2026)
A liveaboard is one of the best family holidays in Southeast Asia, if you pick the right route, boat and week.
What Is a Phinisi? Indonesia's Iconic Sailing Yachts
The wooden sailing yachts that carry most of Indonesia's dive cruises are phinisi: two-masted vessels hand-built on open beaches in South Sulawesi, from a boatbuilding tradition UNESCO recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017.
How to Prevent Seasickness on a Liveaboard: A Diver's Guide to a Comfortable Trip (2026)
If you are prone to motion sickness, a week on a boat can sound like a gamble.
Is Nitrox Worth It on a Liveaboard? Enriched Air Explained (2026)
Nitrox now fills roughly half the cylinders on an Indonesia liveaboard, and most divers who ask us about it at booking are working from at least one wrong assumption.