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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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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.
Dive Certifications and Specialties Worth Taking Before an Indonesia Liveaboard (2026)
An operator's honest guide to the dive certifications and specialties worth taking before an Indonesia liveaboard.
Wobbegong Sharks in Indonesia: Teeth, Camouflage and Where to See the Reef's Master Ambusher (2026)
Indonesia, and Raja Ampat above all, is one of the best places on earth to see a wobbegong shark.
Can Beginners Do a Liveaboard? Certification, Courses and Confidence in Indonesia (2026)
Yes, beginners can do an Indonesian liveaboard, the work is in matching the boat and itinerary to your experience.
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.