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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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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.
Scuba Diving Hand Signals: The Complete Guide to Talking Underwater (2026)
Thirty metres down with a regulator in your mouth, you cannot say a word. Divers who signal clearly dive calmer, get shown more by their guide, and catch small problems early.
How to Use Less Air While Diving: 9 Habits That Actually Lower Your Consumption (2026)
Every dive group has one: the diver who surfaces with 110 bar while everyone else is scraping 50. It is rarely lung capacity. It is a set of small, learnable habits.
How to Get to Raja Ampat: Flights to Sorong, Ferries and Transfers (2026)
Raja Ampat's remoteness is the whole point, and it is why getting there has stages. Travellers who understand them before booking flights save money, and sometimes a night in an airport chair.
How to Improve Your Buoyancy Control: 12 Techniques That Actually Work (2026)
An operator's practical guide to buoyancy control, the one skill that decides your air consumption, your photos and the health of the reef.
Komodo Best Time to Visit: A Month-by-Month Diving and Weather Guide (2026)
Komodo is genuinely a year-round destination, but the park you get in February is not the park you get in August. The wind swings, sites open and close, and the mantas move.
Flying After Diving: How Long to Wait Before Your Flight (2026 Guide)
Someone asks it on day five of nearly every trip, flight itinerary open on their phone: can I do the morning dive before an 11 AM flight? The numbers are simpler than the arguments suggest.