Ilike, Indonesia

Name: North Sulawesi - Halmahera (Bitung - Babang)
Start: 2027-04-03
End: 2027-04-11
Location: Indonesia

8.9 Fabulous

Nitrox available
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Warm Water Showers

from $ 357 / day Check dates

“The diving sites were amazing with healthy reefs and diverse marine lives from Pigmy Seahorse to Manta Ray. ”
yoonjeong C, South Korea

Highlights

Diverse itineraries covering top dive areas
Spacious dive deck with underwater camera area
Indonesian and International cuisine

The beautiful Ilike Indonesia is a traditional phinisi offering year-round trips in the stunning Indonesian archipelago. Itineraries cover dive areas such as Raja Ampat, East Flores, the Forgotten Islands, Alor, Triton Bay, and Komodo National Park and vary from short 5-night trips to longer 13-night trips. Onboard dive facilities include the spacious dive deck at the front of the boat, underwater camera setup and preparation area, 2 dive tenders for pick up and drop off, and nitrox for those certified (extra charge).

Topside, the MSY Ilike liveaboard caters to just 16 guests in 8 cabins. Each cabin has air-conditioning, private en-suite bathrooms, and port holes. Social areas include an indoor seating area and a spacious sundeck with loungers and hammocks - the perfect place to relax in-between dives or unwind with a cocktail at the end of the day whilst enjoying the spectacular Indonesian sunsets. The onboard chef freshly prepares meals - a mix of Indonesian and International cuisine, which will be served in either the salon with an open kitchen or the outdoor seating area protected from the wind.

Let the experienced and professional crew of the MSY Ilike Indonesia help you create a dive holiday to remember in this special part of the world. Book online today.

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30 Nov

10 Days / 9 Nights

$ 4,393

FULL

12 Dec

10 Days / 9 Nights

$ 4,393

FULL

24 Dec

11 Days / 10 Nights

Last space for men only.

$ 4,881

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06 Jan

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,574

Select Cabin available

16 Jan

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,574

FULL

26 Jan

10 Days / 9 Nights

$ 4,595

FULL

07 Feb

10 Days / 9 Nights

$ 4,595

FULL

19 Feb

12 Days / 11 Nights

$ 5,616

Select Cabin available

05 Mar

12 Days / 11 Nights

$ 5,616

FULL

19 Mar

13 Days / 12 Nights

$ 6,126

FULL

03 Apr

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 4,084

FULL

14 Apr

11 Days / 10 Nights

$ 5,105

FULL

Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Extra Dives, Land Excursions, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: National Park Fees (€60-120 / trip), Port Fees (€30 / day).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox (€9 / day), Rental Gear, Snorkel Gear (€4 / day), Laundry / Pressing Services, WiFi internet (€90 / package), Massage.

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

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Warm Water Showers
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
Paid Internet
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Laundry Service
Outdoor Dining
Observation Deck
Local & International Crew
Snorkeling Equipment
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Fine Cuisine
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Full-board Option
Welcome Cocktails
Buffet style
Western Food
Local Food
Set Menu Dinner

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

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

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, and Indonesian.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Length: 40 m

Cruising speed: 8-10 knots

Engines: 2 x 320 PS/6 cylinders / 11051 ccm

Max guests: 16

Number of cabins: 8

Number of bathrooms: 8

Water capacity: 6500 liters

Fuel capacity: 8000 litres

Freshwater maker: 10000 liters per day

Boat navigation and safety

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
Satellite & mobile phones

Ilike Reviews

8.9 Fabulous

Vessel

8.4
Crew

8.8
Food

9.6
Diving

9.1
Value

8.8

10 Exceptional
Owen L
Australia

I got every cent worth of value for my money and I highly recommend this boat for experienced divers and underwater photographers.
The experience was top class. The boat was well maintained and the staff were attentive. The diving met and surpassed expectations. The food was, as always, in abundance, and very good, no matter your dietary requirements. Nothing negative to say.
Recommended for
The variety of space on the boat and the food. The dive guides and safety. The attention to detail in dive briefings and understanding on goals for each dive.
21 Aug, 2025

10 Exceptional
KANGHYUN K
South Korea

Perfect
Good location Good diving
Recommended for
Good diving system
27 Jan, 2023

10 Exceptional
Henry T
Netherlands

A deeply impressive experience of what is without a doubt one of the best dive sites in the world
The cruise director Clement is an extremely experienced dive guide and has a lot of knowledge about marine life. The crew was fantastic with their service, help and additional comforts including massages and delicious food. The selection of dive sites is the best a diver can dream of and the journey along the islands is simply wonderful.
Recommended for
Actual encounter with extraordinary marine life. Experienced dive guides. Service on board.
07 May, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Xavi E
Spain

Great liveaboard with super friendly staff and good knowledge of the dives sites.
Great dive sites, trying to satisfy your expectations in terms of what to see, food and staff are amazing.
Recommended for
Food, Staff, Boat comfort for divers
26 Mar, 2023

10 Exceptional
yoonjeong C
South Korea

Supreme crew members made our Komodo trip safe and special
The diving sites were amazing with healthy reefs and diverse marine lives from Pigmy Seahorse to Manta Ray. The crew members made sure that the current was not too strong (but it's Komodo) and cheerfully greeted divers after each dive.
Recommended for
Beautiful wooden ship, friendly crew members, amazing marine lives
30 Aug, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Marine F
Belgium

Amazing
Crew is amazing and will do everything to make your experience enjoyable. Dive guides are really knowlegeable and experts at spotting what you are trying to see. Boat is big and confortable.
Recommended for
The crew. Dive sites. Experienced dive guides.
06 Jun, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Sanjay N
India

Raja Ampat diving with ilike
Excellent variety of coral reefs Spotting manta, blue ring octopus, night dives
Recommended for
Good dive guides, excellent food, nice boat
18 Apr, 2023

8.8 Fabulous
Ming yeung Kuris Y
Hong Kong

Good arrangement and efficiency
Sea turtle hatching is wonderful; hammer head sharks, Merlin, and a friendly traditional songs performance ending.
Recommended for
Comfortable cabin, nice and friendly crew, Merlin
01 Jul, 2024

10 Exceptional
Maxime A
France

Amazing trip
The crew systematically goes the extra mile to offer a service that is above what other liveaboards offers. The director and dive masters are very knowledgeable about local dive sites and are able to guide us to amazing sites while avoiding the crowd and adapting to the weather. Also special mention to the chef as the food was great the whole week, everything homemade on board.
Recommended for
Amazing service, great food, very experienced director.
17 Feb, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Vesa R
Finland

Well spent 2 weeks
Mantas are always awesome.
Recommended for
Dives, divers, and boat crew
09 Jan, 2023

55 reviews

8.9 Fabulous
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8.8 Fabulous
vincent L
United States

Excellent and unforgettable
On last date with sunset dinner and celebrate safe diving!
Recommended for
Diving guide, crews devoution, safety
18 Apr, 2023

8.0 Very good
LOIC W
France

Chill week !
Very nice week with an excellent crew
Recommended for
Crew was amazing. Nice dives and organization. Relax time.
12 May, 2025

9.2 Superb
Catherine C
Hong Kong

Memorable trip on Ilike
I had an excellent trip on Ilike. Love all the staff who helped out with cleaning our gear after dives and handing them out before each dive. Excellent service. Food was so great that it’s hard not to gain weight. Choices of dive sites were lovely too. We managed to see a whole lot of animals.
Recommended for
Outstanding crew who helped with gear all the times before and after dives. Food was excellent. Everything was so delicious.. Dive site choices/ itinerary was nice. We got to see many different things..
13 Dec, 2024

9.2 Superb
Daniel G
United Kingdom

An amazing week on Ilike!
It was a great trip, the diving conditions were not perfect for Raja Almost, but we still saw a lot, and the cruise director did her best to select dive spots where we would see the most different life. The staff were all super helpful, friendly, and great fun, which really added to the experience. The rental gear was good, and the boat was spacious, comfortable, and clean. The food was fantastic and varied, the sit down three course meal for dinner was a nice bit of luxury! The two land excursions were also fun.
Recommended for
Great diving. The people - cruise director, staff, guests. Comfort - spacious dive deck, areas to relax, nice dinghies.
05 May, 2026

9.2 Superb
Heung L
Hong Kong

well planned itinerary with excellent guides and crews
Excellent divesites with good planning minimized the effort against currents.
Recommended for
Good planning, dive guides and captain, Top notch divesites
10 Feb, 2024

8.4 Very good
Zamir R
Colombia

Great diving trip!
It was awesome.
Recommended for
Service. Food. Diving sites.
26 May, 2025

8.8 Fabulous
Sean C
United States

Indo Diving
Plenty of diving with crew handling everything well. Cabins are basic which is fine as you just need to lay down and sleep. Plenty of food is available throughout the day.
Recommended for
Corals, dive locations and crew
18 Apr, 2023

10 Exceptional
Jonathan L
United States

Five-star service, five-star treatment and five-star diving.
The diving in Misool was world-class, as were our dive guides. The muck diving later on was fantastic and steaming up to and stopping and swimming on the Equator was a unique experience.
Recommended for
The diving, the diving and the diving
24 Feb, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Ashlynn H
United States

Absolutely booking with them again!
It was amazing! There was adequate breaks between dives to ogle photos from the prior dive, eat/drink, take a nap, or just soak in the amazing scenery. Very well organized and communication was amazing, even when it was a developing situation due to someone getting DCS. They took care of us like family. I rented all my gear, except mask and they were all amazingly taken care of and when the mouth piece wearing out they replaced it before I even had a chance to mention it.
Recommended for
Organization and communication. Dive briefs and communication of expectations for the dive. Personalities of the crew: there were always little jokes and cheers and water being advertised as more than just water to hydrate us: “wine before your dive?” Haha.
21 Sep, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Vincent G
France

Nice cruise
Welcome, support, friendliness, kindness of the whole crew.Superb cruise in a great location.
Recommended for
Exceptional friendliness of the crew / flawless organization
18 Oct, 2022

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8.0 Very good
Solveig G
Germany

From small to large, everything can be seen in one dive.
A dream dive with manta rays and Melissa's Garden with the largest intact hard coral field I've seen in a long time.
Recommended for
Pygmy seahorses, manta rays, lots of healthy corals
30 Nov, 2019

Translated from German

9.2 Superb
Gerwin W
Australia

Amazing experience overall.
This was no doubt one of the best diving trips I have done. Yes the dive sites were amazing, but the positive experience would not have happened if not facilitated by the Ilike boat crew. They all worked well as a team; They have a system that worked well, everyone remembered which equipments were whose etc - they were all ready for each dive. A big shout out to Cruise Director Eduard who led the team by example. He was very knowledgable and adjusted the itinerary to maximise our diving experience. Overall, a very memorable experience. Thank you!
Recommended for
Crew, dive sites, experience.
08 Aug, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Mohamed N
Egypt

11 perfect nights from Raja Ampat to Ambon.
11 nights from Raja Ampat to Ambon including Missol and Banda islands, The nature both above and underwater was wonderful. Healthy reefs, massive schools of fishes, guides did good job spotting rare species. Because all the long crossings were done at night, we maximized our diving time and still got to rest. As usual in Indonesia, crew and dive guides do their best to accommodate every request and make everyone happy. Trip was perfectly completed with a visit to Banda Neira and a beach sunset on a sandbank. Fantastic boat and route.
Recommended for
Long but well planned route, expert cruise director.. Spacious boat, lot of storage for gear and cameras.. Real value of money..
14 Sep, 2026

10 Exceptional
Bob F
Australia

Outstanding
Expert dive guides, all staff helped us prepare for dives and convalesce and quickly recharge afterwards
Recommended for
Fantastic staff and facilities, comprehensive & excellent dive selection, superb holiday
04 Sep, 2023

8.0 Very good
John L
United States

The dive guides and ships crew were excellent! Their service and hard work made the trip exceptional. The weak spot was the chef: either chicken or makerel and white rice for nearly every lunch and d
Koon, Misool, Blue magic and Melissa's Garden in Central Raja Ampat... and the crew lead by Jan: a superb cruise manager. Always organized and very punctual.
Recommended for
Excellent service, crew had tanks always ready, very consistent NO2 mix and carried the tanks, cameras, etc to the tenders for each diver 3-4 dives per day. The dive sites were excellent.
11 Nov, 2023

9.2 Superb
Sibylle B
Switzerland

Can't wait to go back on the Ilike!
The 30 mantas at Manta Alley, the frogfish and its little eyes, the splendor of the sites each having something special to discover, the evenings watching the shooting stars on deck, the precise and fun briefings at the same time, the hoohoos of the crew when we came back from diving, the beauty of the Ilike with all sails out, the care with which each member of the crew does their job, starting with the Liveboard director, David, who creates an atmosphere that is both warm and professional. In short, it was 12 days of joy and magnificent dives
Recommended for
The top dives - the crew as efficient as they are adorable - the sweetness of life on the Ilike
13 Sep, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Brendan E
United States

Excellent all-around service, especially on dive planning
The manager made a huge effort to make sure we beat the crowds to the more popular dive sites. Dive briefings were highly detailed
Recommended for
Food, dive planning, cleanliness
12 Feb, 2024

10 Exceptional
Klaus F
Germany

Team organization, service (food, cleanliness, support on deck), dive guides (competence, friendliness), as well as the management of the trip were extremely good.
Black manta rays, wobbegong, turtles, cuttlefish, octopuses, blue-ring octopus, piper ghostfish, nudibranchs, grey reef shark, large schools of barracudas, jacks, tuna, very large schools of fusilieres, snappers, incredible variety of corals!
Recommended for
The trip on the Ilike, the magnificent area, the fantastic dive sites
22 Apr, 2023

8.8 Fabulous
An J
China

Very good boat diving experience.
Excellent service, beautiful underwater world.
Recommended for
1. I liked the layout of the boat, open and comfortable. 2. The diet is very good, but it is recommended not to be limited to Western food, you can provide some Indonesian food. 3. The crew service is just wonderful. Thank you!
22 Feb, 2024

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