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Triton Bay Diving: Whale Sharks, Soft Coral Walls and the Coral Triangle's Newest Frontier (2026)
Triton Bay sits on the southern coast of West Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula inside the Kaimana Marine Protected Area, and until very recently it was the destination operators mentioned without actually stopping.
Best Dive Sites in Sumbawa: Saleh Bay Whale Sharks, Moyo Island and the Underdog Between Bali and Komodo (2026)
Sumbawa is the long mountain island between Bali and Komodo that quietly became one of Indonesia's most interesting dive destinations while no one was paying attention.
Best Dive Sites in Halmahera: Wrecks, the Widi Reserve and the Walking Sharks of North Maluku (2026)
Halmahera is the K-shaped main island of North Maluku and one of the very few Indonesian destinations where you can plausibly tick off four genuinely distinct diving experiences in a single week.
Misool Diving: A Guide to Southern Raja Ampat's Wildest Region (2026)
Misool sits at the southern end of Raja Ampat, two and a half hours by speedboat from Sorong, and rewards the trip with the highest soft-coral coverage in the Coral Triangle, the most reliable manta cleaning station in southern Raja Ampat (Magic Mountain), and the global hotspot for tasselled wobbegong sharks.
Best Dive Sites in the Banda Sea: From Sea Snake Aggregations to Volcanic Walls (2026)
The Banda Sea is the dive region in Indonesia that most divers visit last and remember longest.
Luxury Liveaboard Indonesia: What Actually Defines a Luxury Yacht Experience (2026)
The phrase 'luxury liveaboard' gets used loosely in Indonesia. From inside the industry, the meaningful luxury indicators are mostly invisible from the photos: crew-to-guest ratio, dive-deck design, the chef's range, the fleet's seasonal cruising plan. This guide is the operator's-side answer to that gap.
Macro Diving Indonesia: A Guide to Critters, Sites and Best Months (2026)
Indonesia is the world's macro capital. Six regions in the country produce the muck and critter diving that the global underwater photography community recognises: Lembeh Strait, Ambon Bay, Bali, Misool, Wakatobi and Bunaken.
Raja Ampat Best Time to Visit: A Month-by-Month Diving and Weather Guide (2026)
Raja Ampat operates a roughly seven-month season from October through April, with the strongest five-month run from November through March.
Indonesia Liveaboard for Non-Divers and Snorkelers: An Operator's Guide to Mixed-Group Trips (2026)
Indonesian liveaboards have a marketing problem with non-divers: the photos are 90 per cent underwater and the booking flow looks diver-only.