Indonesia Liveaboard Diving

I've really enjoyed diving in Indonesia. I spent quite a bit of time doing my DMT in Lembongan, which has incredible reefs and lots of opportunities to see reef mantas - the only problem is there can be quite a bit of trash in the waters, depending on the currents and weather. Tulamben was also pretty amazing -- especially the night and sunrise wreck dives with all the bump head parrot fish.

It was arguably the coolest adventure I have been on. Getting to be in the aquatic environment and see sharks, mantas, turtles, cuddle fish, and all the macro life was incredible. This trip has really inspired me to continue to seek new travel and dive trips.

Overall, diving in Indonesia is wonderful! We are already planning our next trip to explore more of what Indonesia has to offer!

Very rich and colorful underwater world with vibrant corals and water animals sightings.

Entsprach den Erwartungen, wie bei anderen Aufenthalten im Land sind kulturspezifische Besonderheiten zu beachten. Den Reisegenuss hat es nicht geschmälert.

Indonesia has the most diverse and exciting diving in the world. All level of divers can find exciting dive sites.

I loved it and would definitely go back. Very little pollution and the animals and reefs look healthy.

Part of my favourite diving spots in the world. Amongst the best coral gardens for sure.

This is our third trip to Indonesia and that probably says it all, given the amount of time it takes to get there from the east coast of the United States.

Sehr schöne Tauchgegend ohne viele Touristen und Ressorts. Hier ist kein Massentauchen und die Unterwasserwelt ist im Einklang und es wird Sorge dazu getragen.

Indonesia has some of the best diving in Asia.

Overall I would definitely recommend to anyone. There was a good mix of no current to high current diving but we felt safe and had an amazing time on every dive.

My fav destination in south east Asia

I only dove in Raja Ampat on this trip. It was beautiful, and I hope to visit again.

I absolutely love diving in Indonesia. It’s one of my favorite places to dive after having gone to some of the top spots in the world from French Polynesia to Thailand.

Je ne suis jamais déçue par les plongées en Indonésie, mais Komodo reste ma meilleure expérience d'il y a quelques années

Sehr freundliche und hilfsbereite Menschen. Leider überall viel Müll, auch im Meer

Very good, Diving in Indonesia is Great

This experience was a little different than our last trip in 2012. We were happy to return to 5 of the same dive sites that were at the top of our list last time, which did not disappoint in the least. Citrus Ridge, Melissa's Garden, Anita's Garden, Mayhem & Blue Magic are at the top of the list for great dives here in Raja Ampat. Indonesia diving has such variety, living coral of all types and good diving conditions for all levels of divers. Everything is still so alive in Indonesia!

Incredible Indonesia... I can't wait to explore more!

Komodo diving has both of the worlds with macro diving with low visibility on the south and extremely clear visibility on north komodo with some big stuff

Very service oriented. Nothing is too much to ask.

Great! Cant wait to go back!

Excellent from the liveaboard POV. Traveling to Raja Ampat takes several days and the internal flights are not reliable, so you need to build in time for cancellations and rescheduling (happened both coming and going).

Excellent. Highly recommend as a top diving location on par with Vanuatu or the Great Barrier Reef.

The best I've ever experienced.

Always good for me to dive indon

I am very happy to dive in Indonesia

Overall, Indonesia is an amazing place to dive. Traveling to Raja Ampat is time consuming but worth it. the secluded nature makes sure than it all the better as dive sites are not crowded at all. I'd recommend going to Raja Ampat, and going with Mari, to all my friends.

Komodo is the best diving I have experienced so far - incredible!

Tengo un gran recuerdo en general

Overall it was a most enjoyable experience and we look forward to coming back! The only challenge is it takes 3 days to get to the morning of the boat departure from the U.S.

Very good. Excellent small stuff, plenty of fishes and corals

I loved diving here and definitely want to return!

Good - after this trip we were in Manado diving at Bunaken - very nice, with lots of turtles

Les meilleures plongées que j ai pu faire, sans aucun doute !

Tolle Tauchplätze, schönes Wetter, Freundliche Leute

Exceeded expectations, which were quite high. I dove without a wetsuit the whole week and saw creatures that I thought were only found by National Geographic photographers!!

We saw more marine life in one dive than we did on our last vacation to another Pacific region.

Overall the diving was excellent. Lots of fish, both large and very small. The coral was extremely healthy.

Great diving in Indonesia overall

my third trip to Indonesia (I also visited Comodo ,Bunaken and Lembeh) I consider Indonesia as the best tropical diving ever. Also one of the best values for your money.

Una de las mejores experecienas de buceo que se pueden tener por la variedad y la cantidad de peces y corales. Lo unico que hechamos un poco de menos es no ver mas cantidad de tiburones en relación a la cantidad de peces de todas las otras especies.

Fantastic! Awesome coral and life everywhere, some of my best diving ever. After Indonesia and Fiji, I might be becoming not just a blue water snob but a South Pacific snob too. :-p One thing I did not like was the dive masters interfered with the life too much.

Indonesia diving is absolutely out of this world. Pearl of Papus was my 3rd liveaboards in Raja Ampat in the space of 6 years. I have also gone on liveaboards at the Komodo islands 2X during that period as well! It is unbeatable! (I would like to check out diving in Sulawesi, Wakatobi, Ambon and perhaps Cendrawasih in the future!)

When it comes to diving destination, I feel that if Indonesia is either the top or if not, it is near the top! There are 17,000 islands, surrounding by the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, with its rich marine life! It’s a diver’s dream coming true. Honestly I have not yet come across anyone who did not enjoy their times diving in Indonesia! I myself have dove in Raja Ampat 6 years ago and I was so impressed with what I saw that I’ve come back for more! 6 years later, it was just as good. I am happy! One more thing---Indonesians are the nicest people and our dive masters and the crew were all hard working and very kind and friendly to us! I will be back (again and again, that‘s for sure!)!

Very nice, but would have appreciated a bit more muck diving.

Very helpful crews and everything were good! Recommended to all!

I look forward to diving in other parts of Indonesia.

I love it :) I have previously been to Tulamben, diving on the USAT Liberty and on Nusa Pendida, Nusa Lembongan, in Candidasa and in Padang Bai. Diving these places have been great experiences but the Komodo National Park easily beats them all :) The USAT Liberty wreck dive is great, and so is Manta point on Pendida - been there twice. Komodo is better.

Loved the Indonesian experience and really enjoyed the level of service they provided.

Travel to an Indonesian dive trip and the diving itself is difficult and may not be for everyone. But the sea life diversity is worth the effort.

Unforgettable. We will do it again ASAP.

We have dived in Indonesia before and generally the corals are the best we have ever seen. The diving with mantas was very special.

So GOOD! Coming back soon for sure!

Indonesia has many nice place for diving. Most site with current so the corals are still in good condition. You can expect to see most kind of sea creatures from Indonesia from big mammals to nudies.

Very good. Best diving in the world

We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and look forward to exploring other dive locations in Indonesia

I would come again. The reefs were very healthy with lots of fish and little bleaching.

We like the dive operation in Indonesia, as normally only four or five people dive with a guide, what makes the diving experience more relaxing and safe. Indonesia is maybe the country with more diversity marine life and you can choose from many different alternatives to dive. We've been there four times and we hope to come back soon!

One of the best diving places on earth.. incredible biodiversity

Great experience. Third time diving in Indonesia, second on live aboard and very good experience. Will repeat...don't know when, but will repeat.

Indonesia is a great place to travel. This is my second trip to the country. If diving is the main aim, the only way to go is a liveaboard to the remote parts. Land based diving tends to suffer from historic blast fishing, pollution etc.

As always, it has been amazing to dive in Indonesia's diverse dive areas.

très beau pays , RAJA est au même niveau que KOMODO BALI , c'est moins riche

I will not hesitate to choose Indonesia for my next trip.

Nothing to complain, I will be back

L'encadrement m'a permit de m'intéresser à la macro

Komodo certainly had more beautiful reefs and plenty of fish, compared to Gili and Nusa. The currents were huge in places and quite tough diving, also surprisingly cold in places. Lovely to see some new creatures, and some different nudis.

It was very good to go with Mermaid II for the Komodo trip.

Some of the best diving I've ever experienced!

Wonderful. Well worth the cost.

very nice. It is a beautiful place not only for diving but also for being in contact with nature.

You should spend your money to see so beautiful underwater world.

I really like Indonesia: this was my second diving experience there after Komodo and I am now considering to go to Raja Ampat

Very much enjoy diving in Indonesia

I want to go back as soon as possible!!!!! I hope that Indonesia will protect this natural jewel for many generations to come.

Indonesia has excellent to amazing diving in different areas.

Super, das war bereits mein 5. Tauch-Urlaub in Indonesien

Diving in Indonesia is great, expecially in Raja Ampat.

Had a great time will be back to do more diving in Indonesia.

Have not dived anywhere else in Indonesia except for Komodo but if it is like Komodo then I'll be back again.

Loved diving Indonesia on board the Kira Kira - the water in September is warm enough to get away with a 3mm short wetsuit (although recommend changing to a long wetsuit for the drift dives/dives where you're likely to "hook on"), and the sea life is phenomenal.

Indonesia I a beautiful country with friendly population. Nature is lovely, the people is friendly but the local food tastes like the slightly boring accountant cousin of the Thai cuisine..

Fantastic. Will have to come back and dive other places in Indonesia.

Great place with an unbelievable diversity of above water and underwater scenery.

Raja ampat reste la meilleure expérience mais les courants et les bancs de poissons de komodo suivent de tout près

I can't believe I have been all over the world diving and have had missed Indonesia. I already recruited my husband and friends and we are all set for another trip to Raja Ampat 2018

Excellent - plenty of marine life diversity but one has to be experience in handling current

The experience diving in Indonesia was stupendous: the weather, the warm water, the friendliness of the people, the stunning natural beauty, the variety of flora and fauna both marine and terrestrial make for an absolutely amazing experience.

Very decent viz, good water conditions, relatively healthy coral. Mantas and rays are always a welcome treat :))

Excellent: from Sulawezy (Lembeh strait), to Raja Ampat and now Komodo. Komodo stands apart for the variety of dives you can make.

We will return. Best value for the money

Absolute magic. It is God's own garden!

We absolutely love Indonesia and have dived all over. There is so much to see. We're already booking our next trip!

Great, we also dived in Bali. Again fantastic reefs and biodiversity. Both crews in Komodo and Bali were fantastic. The dive guides were super friendly and knowledgable. We felt safe and well looked after when diving in Indonesia, especially when diving difficult sites with strong currents including down currents. First time diving in these conditions and felt safe doing so with the crew we dived with.

I really liked Indonesia. My whole family did - they thought the sea, islands, sunsets, and people were all top notch.

Amazing diving, beautiful corals/ marine life and a bit fun with current. Must go if you enjoy diving.

Komodo a d Raj Ampat must for all divers great experience and diving

Good diving. Variety of sites to dive on.

Manokwari is not easy to get to but well worth the trip.

Great value. Some of the best food that I have ever had(Jakarta).

Traveling to such a far away place, and dealing with the long flights, and confusing airports is doable for such a wonderful reward. The transit hotels made the travel much easier. You can get a room for 3-6 hours, or more which can allow you to sleep, and shower during those long layovers. We had the time of our lives overall. :-)

people were really friendly on the islands and the boat. Diving lived up to expectations (which were pretty high). A great week

Wonderful. Corals are the most preverdes and beautiful in the world. Warm water.

The diving in Indo is always a treat! If you haven't gone, you should go!

We have only been diving I Thailand (similan islands) before and the diving in Indonesia overall contains more marine life and biodiversity and the reefs are more healthy

IDONESIA IS THE BEST DIVING DESTINATION.

Definitely want to come back. Was the best dive trip I've taken to date.

Our experience was top-notch! The Mermaid I was extremely comfortable, the staff were friendly and accommodating, and the food, diving and equipment 5 star! I would recommend the Mermaid I to anyone that is a serious diver or photographer! We're ready to go again!

Best diving places for less money.

We dived in both Bali and Raja Ampat on this trip and we really enjoyed it. We'd heard about the marine life in Indonesia and it didn't disappoint. If anything it was better than we hopped for.

they have marvelous dive sites like raja ampat and bali... really "the place" to dive

The dive site was great. Also, liked how dive operators scheduled dives around that of other operators, as mentioned above. Wish other sites did that.

I would highly recommend diving in Indonesia.

Excellent. Have gone on liveaboards in Komodo and Raja Ampat now. The people are warm, the culture friendly, the food good, their waters pristine and their diving just immaculate. What more could one want?

I think It is the best place after Galapagos, obviously, to dive

I have loved diving Indonesia. We are already planning our next trip as there are still so many incredible places and sights to see and see again! Our diving included Bali, Flores, Sulawesi, Komodo, Bunakin and Lembeh. The liveaboard in the Komodo islands and muck diving in Lembeh were highlights.

It was my first time diving in Indonesia and I would definitely like to go back again either in the Southern Raja Ampat where there apparently is more beautiful coral, or Sulawesi where you can see a lot of manta.

I've dived in many places in Indonesia and found the most beautiful dive sites in the world

great diving, either muckdiving or wonderful reefs.

Excellent. Many firsts - manta rays and also because of the diversity of species, saw many "firsts". Safe diving.

never get tired of diving here!

Love Indo for diving. Seems to be the perfect marriage of great coral, awesome macro life as well as the chance to see plenty of varieties of bigger fish too.

I love diving in Indonesia. Corals are amazing. You have a possibility to see a lot of staff from very small like see horses to very bit like mantas, sharks or even whales. See is very warm that gives you a chance to dive without wet suite

Komodo and even Bali was much better.

Amazing - this was my third time diving in Indonesia and doesn't disappoint

Indonesia has some really fantastic diving!

Awesome, after my adventures in komodo, manado and now Banda Sea, I'm still going back for sure.

Love all the coral and fish that Indonesia has to offer. The dive guide was excellent.

The best I've seen in my life.

I love diving in Indonesia, always worth coming over here, some great diving, healthy reefs, loads of everything. It varies whoever you are, read up on the area first? raja worth a visit, definitely

Very nice, good amount of fish and nice reefs

Amazing, we'll happily come back

We saw a lot of new macro stuff we hadn't seen before. We didn't see as much big predator fish as they seen to have been over-fished. There should be more sharks there, and we didn't see any barracuda!

One of the best place to dive.

Awesome, great marine life and a lot of spots to do current dives.

Amazing experience. Would definitely recommend.

Wonderful overall - highly recommender to divers who enjoy exciting dive sites plus the luxury of the liveaboard experience.

I enjoyed the dive trip overall. The cabins were very small so be prepared for that. Bring drift hooks you will need them. Don't forget your camera.

Great! one of the best diving experience ever!

Muy agradable , muy bonito y con mucha vida submarina

One of the most Beautiful dives I did it can be that I reacted for a site we did not visit, I donot rember all the names, but believe every dive was a great expirience

Excellent. Having dived around most parts of the world, I have to rank Indonesia as #1 or #2, and Raja Ampat as the best in Indonesia.

Magic! Indonesia has some of the best diving in the world, I will be Back to do more trips as there are so many places to dive in Indonesia.

A good variety of dive sites, a few areas had been destroyed by dynamite fishing and areas near ports or inhabited islands has quite a lot of rubbish but most dives had an abundance of coral and fish. Saw many weird and wonderful creatures not seen on my previous dive destinations.

Indonesia is never a disappointment this was my 5th trip in the last 4 years. Sunshine is the 4th boat I've tried and is by far the best liveaboard - Already booked a space for 2018. I would have booked sooner but they are fully booked for the Sangie tour!

the best trip in my life. Everything was wonderful. As a South American, this was my first trip to Asia and I think Asia has more to offer to the tourist than Europe in terms of price and hospitality. I have visited Europe all along so far but I have decided never to return to Europe and start visiting Asia from now on.

Excellent, can't wait to come back again.

Very good, but Komodo is the best

All really good. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Had everything you could want except for nice sharks, which have been fished out of the region. But everything else was the best I've ever seen

Difficult to get to Raja Ampat, but worth the effort

As with other areas in Indonesia the diversity is always excellent.

Just like the Komodo trip the diving in Indonesia is amazing from the clear visibility to comfortable water temperatures, I found that all dives were very comfortable and enjoyable.

Travel from the USA is long and arduous, Indonesia doesn't readily accept credit cards, and even booking plane tickets was a chore. Once you are there, everything is wonderful; the people are gracious, the country is beautiful and the diving is world class.

Excellent except the hotel WiFi at Swiss Bell Hotel is terrible so, I had trouble sending some work before we departed for the dive trip.

I dove in several places in Indonesia, and I have to say that some of the reefs I encountered are the most pristine I have ever seen. The fish populations seem to have taken a hard hit from fishing, but the corals are amazing.

Not very much big stuff but lots of macro critters.

Flying with Guarada Airlines was a pain as no allowance for dive gear anymore so charged extra so beware. Indonesia lovely, people friendly and hopefully education re cleaning and disposing of litter, garbage etc will start to take root as a shame this beautiful country is being allowed to become awash with rubbish. I do understand removal of rubbish from the islands is challenging but it would be worth it in the long run.

Great diving, great people, great food!

I will never forget it! Love this diving trip!

I like diving in Indonesia

Stunning, and clearly not yet totally "on the map" (though it may be more so nearer Bali, saw many dive shops there). Please may it remain like that forever! I is not easy to access for many of us in the world, so I hope it will remain unspoilt. The local people are now being taught the value of their beautiful reefs. I do hope that tourists don't come in and spoil them.

Full of diversity, every where something new to see

From cool muck dives with sea horses near Ambon to the magically colorful and bio-diverse wall, slope and open sea reef sites around in Raja Ampat I rate it top marks. Even had a few large creature encounters at some of the dive sites that are quite rare- 1 whale shark and some hammer heads. I for sure cannot wait until my next Indonesian dive adventure.

Did only diving in Raja Ampat

Great experience. Like the Indonesian tend to say "The offspring of all fishes starts here"

Great diving. Still awesome ecosystem

Mermaid 2 was perfect. Diving with other companies left lots of room for improvement. Poor briefings, higher safety risks, rushed & crowded sites. All underwater environments were beautiful.

I love diving in Indonesia. The reefs are well preserved and there is a huge variety of fish and other sea creatures.

I am happy to dive in Indonesia. Especially Indonesian people are very kind and friendly for me. I

This is the great beginning for me for my next diving experience in my spectacular country.

Wonderful! Will come back for Raja Ampat!

I saw so much I'd like to go back and do it again.

Excellent, indonesia is our preferred dive location .....

I only dove in Raja, so see above.

Gili ok Raja ampat awesome

Diving in Indonesia was great. I was diving with a good, safe and well managed liveaboard company which makes a lot of difference.

Altogether the best part of the world for diving in our experience