Mari Liveaboard, Indonesia
8.8 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- Naturalist Guide
“We saw lots of Wobbegon and reef sharks and spent 2 dives at the manta cleaning station with friendly mantas. ”
Highlights
The beautiful Mari liveaboard is a traditional Indonesian phinisi offering year-round diving trips in Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea, and Komodo National Park. Constructed entirely of ironwood and teak, the 30m Mari was refurbished in 2016 to offer modern furnishings and ample onboard space. She caters to a maximum of 14 guests in 7 cabins, ensuring a more personal experience and plenty of room to relax. There are 3 Deluxe and 4 Superior cabins, each offering individually controlled AC, storage space, and private bathrooms. All cabins are on the main deck, so they are bright and well-ventilated. Common areas include the open-air lounge, bar, and 2 sun decks with loungers. The recent addition of a highly-trained chef onboard means that a wide variety of fresh, healthy, and delicious cuisine will satisfy hungry divers. The al-fresco dining table is the perfect place to enjoy a hearty meal surrounded by stunning Indonesian scenery.
The Mari explores the best of Indonesia's dive sites to offer exciting year-round adventures. Divers can explore Komodo National Park on 4, 5, and 10-night trips from July to October. Divers can expect thrilling diving in the national park at world-famous dive sites such as Manta Alley, Castle Rock, and Crystal Rock, diving with manta rays, sharks, and huge schools of fish. In October, the boat moves to Raja Ampat via Flores & the Maluku until April. Explore one of the most diverse marine environments in the world, with the chance to see everything from pygmy sea-horses to whales. The spacious dive deck with gear storage and individual rinse tanks, large dive tender for getting to and from the dive sites, and the recent addition of nitrox availability ensure a comfortable dive liveaboard.
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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (75-250 EUR per trip), National Park Fees (140-200 EUR per trip), Park and Port Fees (140-200 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities (20 EUR per day), Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox (5 EUR per tank), Rental Gear.
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Mari Reviews
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Vessel 8.2
- Crew 8.7
- Food 9.4
- Diving 8.9
- Value 8.7
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- 10 Exceptional
- Verena P
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Germany
Super nice dive trip!
Manta Rays, reef sharks, turtles and sooo many fishes!! Land excursions to beautiful view points. Yummy breakfast after the morning dive and always changing varieties of lunch and dinner even for veg. Nice places on the boat to hang out, especially the sun deck. Cabins very clean and comfortable with air con for hit times in the day and hot shower, very nice after a long exhausting dive! Whole schedule in time, Airport transfer no Problem!
- Recommended for
- Best dive sites, nice crew & boat, good food
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Thilo Z
- Germany
I lot of different animals
40 minutes Manta show under the wather. The food on the ship was very nice. The Dive Master used GPS to find the best diving places. About one Dive Master for four divers.
- Recommended for
- Mantas in near distance, a sea Snake (subfamily Hydrophiinae) and many Wobbegong Sharks
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- 10 Exceptional
- Norbert L
- Germany
A highlight in our lives
Diving and shore excursions were great
- Recommended for
- Guides and Dive spots. Crew. Cook and Captain.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Christian S
- Germany
Perfect liveaboard in Raja Ampat at great value for money
The service and flexibility of the guides and crew were very good. This made the safari on the Mari a great experience. The boat has solid equipment with air conditioning as well as hot showers in every room.There was only Indonesian cuisine for food, but that was okay because there was something for everyone. We would love to come back again!
- Recommended for
- Raja Ampat with its dive sites is breathtaking, Ungke and rest of the guides/crew, flexibility
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- 9.2 Superb
- Andrzej K
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Poland
Great Time!
That was great expierience! The boat is very well prepered, we had accomodation in delux cabin with ac and private shower and toiletes. Food was quite good but I expected indonesian rather, than western. All the staff was very helpfull. And ofcourse Raja Ampat is the best!!!
- Recommended for
- Hospitable staff, very good acomodation, best divemasters!
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- 10 Exceptional
- Anna B
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United States
The Mari is a beautiful ship with skilled crew, fabulous dive masters, and wonderful food.
Each consecutive dive seemed to push the limits of the words FABULOUS, AMAZING, AND MAGNIFICENT. The huge diversity and vast amount of flora and fauna seen on this trip demonstrates the other-worldliness of reef life in Raja Amput. The diving is some of the best in the world and to have warm water, pleasant living conditions, and great food seemed like the tasty icing on a scrumptious cake.
- Recommended for
- Our dive masters highlighted the stunning coral gardens, searched and found the tiniest of micro organisms like pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs, and set us up to see the oceanic and reef mantas, woebegone sharks, and scads of reef sharks. The crew coordinated our dives so we never had our experiences negatively impacted by other divers. Our food and lodging was top shelf.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Alexandra R
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United Kingdom
Fantastic crew,boat and diving experience
Feeling like you were in an aquarium most the dives. I saw many little critters for the first time. All round great liveaboard trip.
- Recommended for
- Crew, diving, food
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Monica S
- United States
We absolutely loved it!
We just got back from a Misool trip and loved every minute of it! 🤩 The dive sites were spectacular and the cruise director Ungke chose the best sites for us. We also had special requests and he was able to accommodate them all. All the dive guides were wonderful as well, from spotting the tiniest seahorses underwater to helping us above water (especially when jumping off the boat deck into some nice current). Literally everyone on board was friendly and always helpful with whatever we needed - the Mari crew was top notch!! The boat layout itself is very clean and spacious, with lots of space in the cabins and dive deck for all our dive and camera gear. We also appreciated boarding early when we arrived in Sorong, we had our welcome drinks not even 2 ours after the flight landed. 😋 We are already planning our next trip on the Mari!
- Recommended for
- Spectacular diving in Misool. Friendly dive staff and crew. Comfortable boat layout and diving/camera areas.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Malgorzata I
- Germany
Thank you for the wonderful experience!
Wonderful very varied dives, most friendly and attentive crew and the food…. great variety of the local dishes. What an experience! I would repeat the trip just because of that “culinary experience”!
- Recommended for
- Wonderful Crew. Amazing Food. Service.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Izabela K
- Poland
wonderful holiday on a great boat with unforgettable dives
I highly recommend diving with the Mari team. They provide unforgettable holidays, wonderful experiences and a great atmosphere. The crew tries to take care of every client, they try to fulfill all wishes - even the really impossible ones. The service is great, the food is insanely delicious, the dives are priceless! What you can meet and see underwater exceeds all expectations. You can really feel exceptional and wonderful. 🤩 I will definitely come back on a cruise with Mari. I am already planning the next routes, because the boat sails not only on Raja. With this team you can travel the world!! I highly recommend, no one will definitely feel disappointed or let down! I wish everyone such people on their path of life ☺️😁
- Recommended for
- service. Food. Atmosphere.
