Gaya Baru Indah, Indonesia

Excellent crew and service

“Amazing trip with professional divemasters and extremely kind and helpful crew. Well planned itinerary. Saw manta rays, wobbegongs…”

Irene G, United States United States
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Highlights

  • Traditional phinisi experience
  • Dive the top sites of Indonesia

The KLM Gaya Baru Indah is a traditional sailing phinisi offering liveaboard diving around Indonesia's 'Bird's Head Seascape', which includes Raja Ampat. She typically only takes 8 guests per cruise, meaning a more personalized and intimate service. There are 4 cabins available; two double cabins and 2 twin cabins, each with air-conditioning, fan, and reading light. There are 3 shared bathrooms on the upper deck with freshwater showers, shampoo, soap and a toilet. There is ample room to relax and enjoy the stunning surroundings aboard the Gaya Baru Indah liveaboard. During the day, awnings are set up to provide shade from the hot tropical sun, and in the evening, they are drawn back to make way for stargazing. Three delicious meals per day plus plenty of snacks are prepared with a mix of Indonesian and western cuisine. The Gaya Indah Baru has 13 crew catering to 8 passengers, meaning someone is always available to help the valued guests enjoy their trip to the maximum.

Itineraries are from 7 up to 12-days long, with night dives being offered throughout the trip. Dive groups are kept small with no more than 4 divers per guide, so ensure everyone gets the most out of every dive. Raja Ampat is quickly becoming known as one of the best places on earth to dive due to the extreme bio-diversity it offers. Raja Ampat offers the chance to see rays, sharks, colorful coral reefs and large schools of tropical fish, and the highlight of the cruise - whale sharks. The Gaya Baru Indah also visits Triton Bay and the Banda Sea, two more iconic dive areas with some of the best diving Indonesia has to offer.  The shaded dive deck has ample space for individual gear storage and rinse tanks, and nitrox is included complimentary for those certified.

The Gaya Baru Indah is a fantastic budget option for a dive liveaboard to Raja Ampat, Triton Bay, the Banda Sea, and beyond. To reserve your space, call us or book online today.


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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Port Fees, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (20 USD per day), National Park Fees (1,000,000 IDR per trip).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer (50 USD per trip), Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course, Rental Gear.

Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.

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Boat features

  • Library
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Seaview Cabins
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
  • Leisure Deck
  • Observation Deck
  • Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day
  • Set Menu Dinner
  • Fine Cuisine

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.


Diving

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Tenders for diving
  • Shaded Diving Area
  • Free Nitrox

The crew speaks English, German, Indonesian, and Korean.


Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.


Drawings & Vessel Layouts

#deckplan floorplan

Boat Specifications

  • Year built 2013
  • Year renovated 2022
  • Length 27m
  • Deck area 23m
  • Beam 5.3m
  • Top speed 8 knots
  • Cruising speed 7 knots
  • Engines 1
  • Max guests 8
  • Number of cabins 4
  • Number of bathrooms 3
  • Tenders 2
  • Water capacity 5000 liter/day
  • Fuel capacity 3500 liter
  • Freshwater maker yes

Boat Navigation and Safety

  • Radar
  • Depth Sounder
  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
  • Emergency Rafts
  • Life Vests
  • Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
  • Oxygen
  • First Aid Kits
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Search light
  • Crew trained in first aid
  • Emergency flares

Gaya Baru Indah Reviews

  • 9.2 Superb
  1. Vessel
    7.8
  2. Crew
    10.0
  3. Food
    10.0
  4. Diving
    9.0
  5. Value
    9.2
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Irene G
  • United States United States
Fantastic diving experience with tons of sea life

Amazing trip with professional divemasters and extremely kind and helpful crew. Well planned itinerary. Saw manta rays, wobbegongs, turtles, countless species of fish and coral.

Recommended for
Sea life, dive instruction, and crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Doris M
  • Canada Canada
Fantastic dive experience in Raja Ampat!

Great diving with a small group!

Recommended for
Dive guides, crew in general, food
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Niklas Christian P
  • Sweden Sweden
Great dive trip with the friendliest and most helpful staff

Diving and snorkeling in Raja Ampat!

Recommended for
The diving, the staff, the food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Annie K
  • Australia Australia
Amazing experience

I had an amazing week aboard the Gaya Baru Indah. The crew were all so lovely and accommodating, the boat was comfortable and had everything we needed and the diving was spectacular!

Recommended for
The Crew, the food and the diving
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Mr. Martin
  • Germany Germany
Professional and well organized diving trip

Underwaterworld (lots of different fish including wobbegang sharks, reef sharks, turtles, manta rays and very beautiful types of corals)

Recommended for
Diving, Food, Crew/Operator
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Manuel R
  • Germany Germany
Authentic tour through Misool, Koon and Banda

A very forthcoming operator with extremely nice staff. Made us feel at home right from the start.

Recommended for
Dive spots: Magic Mountain and Pulau Koon
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Johanna W
  • Germany Germany
Tolle Safari zum erschwinglichen Preis

Wer Luxus haben will, ist hier nicht ganz richtig. Einfache Kabinen, Duschen/Toiletten. In unsere Kabine hat die Aircon nicht funktioniert, was nicht schlimm war, weil nachts der Generator aus ist und die Aircon deshalb nicht betrieben wird. Man hat aber kleine Ventilatoren am Bett, die nicht über den Generator laufen, die vollkommen reichen. Die Crew war unglaublich toll! Genauso wie das Essen, abwechslungsreich und lecker!

Recommended for
Tauchen, Freundlichkeit/ Hilfsbereitschaft der Crew, Mantas
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Noémie O
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Unglaubliche Artenvielfalt

Unzählige intakte Korallen und Fischarten. Marble Ray.

Recommended for
Korallen, Fischschwärme, Artenvielfalt, Atmosphäre auf dem Schiff
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Vincent G
  • France France
Super trip on the Gaya Baru Indah

The boot crew was more than pefect, always plaisont, smilling, helping.. We were only 3 drivers, we had a lot of space on the bot and also underwater. Very nice dives globally. The cook was top, super food and local. So a very nice experience and cruise.

Recommended for
Boot screw top. Super local food. Only 3 drivers, a lot of space in common parts, top.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • ESTEBAN W
  • Spain Spain
Viaje fantástico con gran equipo humano y guias experimentados.

Excelente viaje en un lugar no estropeado por el hombre. Viaje con mucho buceo variado entre gran angular y macro. La comida excelente, con gran acento puesto sobre la cocina indonesa.

Recommended for
La comida excelente, la amabilidad de la tripulación fantástica, el buceo genial.