Pearl of Papua, Indonesia

from US$ 305 / day
8.7 Fabulous
25 Verified Reviews 25 Verified Reviews
Nitrox available

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M/V Pearl of Papua is a 30m luxury liveaboard scheduling fantastic diving holidays year round in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, home to the highest marine biodiversity on Earth. This variety of marine life makes Raja Ampat the ultimate diving destination. The 12 member crew of Pearl of Papua is highly knowledgeable and intimately familiar with Raja Ampat and strives to provide five star service.

Pearl of Papua offers premium air conditioned cabins and en suite bathrooms, onboard massage and spa, delicious meals and thrilling dive adventures. Guests may relax in the lavish salon and on the spacious decks. A professional chef prepares fresh gourmet meals and snacks sure to please every palette. MV Pearl of Papua provides state of the art dive amenities for hassle free diving including designated gear stations, rinse tank, dedicated camera table, and battery charging stations. The dive staff will work with divers to create the most unforgettable underwater excursions Raja Ampat has to offer.

Book now for the ultimate luxury Pearl of Papua Raja Ampat liveaboard diving holiday.

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Included: VAT, Accommodation, Complimentary toiletries, Transfers/pickups from airport, Tanks, Weights, Belts, Dive master services, All meals, Towels Provided

Excluded: International and domestic air transportation, Hotels and meals ashore before and after the cruise, Travel insurance, Private tours, Laundry, Marine Park Fees (from USD 100 per person), On board telecommunications, On board alcoholic beverages, Nitrox use (USD 5/dive), Rental gear full set USD 275 for 7 night cruise, USD 390 for 10 night cruises, Fuel Surcharge (exclude Raja Ampat/Cendrawasih trips), Crew gratuities (usually $10 per pax per day), marine park fee & clearance ( Raja Ampat $125, Manokwari $150)

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Boat features

Laundry Service
Shaded diving deck
Camera Station
Massage
Daily housekeeping
Audio & video entertainment
Library
Air Conditioned saloon
Aircon Cabins
Sun Deck
Indoor Saloon
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Separate rinse for u/w camera
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
En-Suite bathrooms

Food & Drinks

Western Food
Local Food
Vegetarian Options
Buffet style
Snacks All Day

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
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Sidemount Diving

The crew speaks English and Indonesian.

Gear Rental

There is diving gear available to rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form.
You will need to pay for the rental gear on board of the boat. Show prices.

Boat Specifications

Year built 2010
Length 30 meters
Beam 7.5 meters
Top speed 8 knots
Cruising speed 6 knots
Engines Mitsubishi MEBDC 91A 200HP
Max guests 14
Number of cabins 7
Number of bathrooms 7
Water capacity 10'000 liters
Fuel capacity 6'000 liters
Freshwater maker 2'000 liters per day

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
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Search light
Crew trained in first aid

Pearl of Papua Reviews

8.7 Fabulous
25 Verified Reviews

Vessel
7.4
Crew
8.6
Food
9.6
Diving
9.0
Value
8.9

9.2 Superb
Albert B
Spain

Good quality-price for Raja Ampat

It is a very advisable live-aboard. Raja Ampat must be dived this way due the sheer size of the area. I believe the Pearl of Papua is the right balance between price and quality

Recommended for: Good service, friendly staff, good food

9.2 Superb
Robert A
Philippines

Never a dull moment!

On top of the diving 3-4x a day, the crew also planned out other activities like treks, beach BBQ’s, village excursions and even jumping at the equator!

Recommended for: Experienced chef, friendly staff and cruise director, great dive sites

9.6 Exceptional
Marie C
Australia

Fabulous diving and wonderful crew

Blue ringed octopus on our check out dive! Soft coral heaven at Black Rock; hard coral heaven at Melissa’s Garden; spectacular variety and abundance of reef fish; 3 excellent night dives; hike up to the stunning lookout at Wayag. Cuttlefish, octopus, tiny bobtail squid, pygmy seahorses, shrimps of all types including mantis shrimp, leaf fish, scorpionfish, pipefish, comet fish, big moray eels, some white tip and black tip sharks and a grey reef shark. Unfortunately no oceanic mantas and only brief encounters with 2 reef mantas. Not as much big pelagic life as we expected, but still spectacular schools of barracuda, trevally and reef fish. Contrary to the website, Manta Suite and Seahorse cabins have NO windows, and there is no masseuse onboard. Sundeck could do with more shade and more comfortable chairs, but it was still fine for our small group. Demands of large tips came as an unpleasant surprise on the last day. But overall a wonderful trip with excellent crew - I wish it had been a few days longer!

Recommended for: Great diversity of bizarre and beautiful critters, only 11 passengers, very friendly helpful crew who set up and lift your dive gear

9.2 Superb
Becky Y
Hong Kong

Home away from home!

Pearl of Papua is a very nice and big dive boat. Everywhere was so clean---especially the en-suite bathroom that I shared with my roommate!(There was even an adapter for me with my North American plugs---very considerate!) On hot sticky days and in between dives, we could hide in the salon (dining room) with its AC, reading up on its collection of novels in many languages, learning about what we saw UW in its many marine life catalogs and watching its voluminous collection of current Hollywood DVDs (I did!).There was a camera table with many outlets, There is even a sink to wash our hands and all kind of drinks and all sort of snacks available at all hours! Another thing notable about Pearl of Papua was the fact that they provide 2 tanks of fresh water for us to soak our dive gears in after each dive and…tanks with Dettol (disinfectant) after our last dive on the liveaboard! (Not too many dive boats would do that!) Very nice touch indeed. They even had a permanent huge tank with fresh water just dedicated for the myriad of divers’ cameras to soak in and an air hose for the UW photographers to use (Again, the first time I saw on a dive boat!) Now, the food was divine and every meal was different! Our chef, Cindy (the first woman I saw, working on a liveaboard, anywhere in the world. Bravo!) was a genius who put out 5-star restaurant meals 3X a day for a whole week! I think that all of us had all gained weights, eating non-stop! Cindy was also a very good dancer too at our end of the week BBQ Party on the Bat Island!---That was another memorable feast by itself and the crew had gone over the top making unique sand sculpturing and demonstrating the thrilling Raja Ampat soccer to us! Our mouths were agape <--- definitely THE highlight and a very fitting ending for the trip! This liveaboard had 13 divers who came from all over the world, very diverse and with varied ages and backgrounds. I have been on many liveaboards, but this one is different as we all got along famously---everyone chatted with everyone else, there were no disagreements and we all tried to get along together. By the end of the trip, we seemed to be like a great big multi-cultural family! I‘d like to give our Fearless Bald-headed crew leader (whose name escaped me just now!) credits for doing such a good job to make sure that all our wishes and request were attended to and that the crew, under his tutelage, couldn’t have done more to make sure all the divers happy! You know, the 13 of us are still writing emails to one another, sharing photos and talking about the dive trip! Remarkable trip!

Recommended for: Food, camaraderie, boat

10 Exceptional
Douglas R
United States

Great Staff & Dive Guides

Flexibiliry in dealing with individuals and special conditions. Made 3 land stops to explore or party! The boat is relaxed with a lounging area on the upper deck.

Recommended for: Everything went smoothly! They really baby you and set up all the equipment.

8.4 Very good
Dmitrii E
Russia

Good team, good place for good diving.

I read a lot of stories about this place. And now my dream has done. I think, you should dive there to see the most beautiful soft and hard corals on our planet.

Recommended for: Safety, interesting, beautiful corals

9.6 Exceptional
Dorota L
Poland

Safe and marvelous diving and great staff

diving spots: Melisas Garden, Cape Kri, MAgis Rock hiking on island in Wayag Archipelaguo and marvelous view from the top.

Recommended for: safe diving (all spots were controlled by divemasters before diving of the whole group - guests); staff on board helpful and kind, overall atmosphere

9.2 Superb
Helga B
Italy

Wonderful week

Wonderful dives, great choice of diving sites.

Recommended for: Dives, company, staff

8.4 Very good
Azura A
United States

Good value

Great way to dive in Raja for an affordable price. With this in mind, it is a more budget liveaboard but you go to the places the other more expensive liveaboards go. If seeing Raja is your goal, the pearl is just fine.

Recommended for: Diving, staff, guests

8.4 Very good
Qi Tian T
Singapore

Awesome experience

Diving, spotting dolphins/whales on the boat, BBQ on an island. Really friendly crew, great company.

Recommended for: Crew, diving, food

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Pearl of Papua Reviews

Good quality-price for Raja Ampat

Never a dull moment!

Fabulous diving and wonderful crew

Home away from home!

Great Staff & Dive Guides

Good team, good place for good diving.

Safe and marvelous diving and great staff

Wonderful week

Good value

Awesome experience

Some amazing dives, good service from the crew

The crew and the diving was wonderful!

Tremendous diving ,phenomenal biodiversity great crew and stunning scenery

We had a great experience. Well cared for by the staff, both in and out of the water. Unfortunately we couldn't go south due to bag weather. The chef was great as there was pleanty of good food.

Good diving, nice boat and crew

Excellent trip, professional and friendly staff

Awesome

World's best diving!

Amazing Divetrip

A fabulus week!

Budget liveaboard

had a good time!

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