Pearl of Papua, Indonesia

Name: Misool (Sorong - Sorong)
Start: 2026-10-18
End: 2026-10-26
Location: Indonesia

8.7 Fabulous

Nitrox available
Free Internet
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

from $ 341 / day Check dates

“Everybody onboard were always taking care of us, they were the best and if we needed anything they always came through. ”
Jeff M, United States

Highlights

Custom-designed for diving expeditions
Dedicated camera table and charging station
Professional chef prepares fresh gourmet meals
Nitrox available on board

M/V Pearl of Papua is a 30m liveaboard scheduling fantastic value 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. The MV Pearl of Papua was custom designed for diving expeditions, with rinse tanks, a dedicated camera table, charging stations, and kitting-up stations for each diver available. There are also 3 tenders to make getting to and from the dive sites as comfortable as possible. The dive staff will work with divers to create the most unforgettable underwater excursions Raja Ampat offers.

Topside, the Pearl of Papua liveaboard Indonesia offers premium air-conditioned cabins and en-suite bathrooms. Two Master cabins with double and two single beds are located on the upper deck; there is a Suite is on the lower deck, along with 4 standard cabins. Spacious decks throughout the boat provide ample space to laze privately or mingle with the rest of the group. A professional chef prepares fresh gourmet meals and snacks throughout the day to please every palette.

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

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25 Jun

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,730

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05 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,730

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15 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,730

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25 Jul

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$ 2,730

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04 Aug

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$ 2,730

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14 Aug

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24 Aug

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03 Sep

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 3,120

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14 Sep

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$ 2,730

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24 Sep

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$ 3,120

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04 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,730

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18 Oct

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 3,120

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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, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.

Required Extras: Park, Port and Fuel Fees (400-500 USD per trip).

Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox (5 USD per activity), Private Dive Guide (50 USD per day), Rental Gear, Snorkel Gear (80-110 USD per trip).

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Boat features

Free Internet
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Audio & video entertainment
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping

Food & Drinks

Vegetarian Options
Free Soft Drinks
Beer available
Full-board Option
Beach BBQ
Welcome Cocktails
Half-board Option
Snacks All Day
Buffet style
Western Food
Local Food

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.

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

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

Vessel

7.6
Crew

8.9
Food

9.5
Diving

8.9
Value

8.6

10 Exceptional
Philip M
Sweden

10/10 I could not wish for anything more
Amazing professional crew under great leadership, enables us guests to only focus on having a good time, and a lot of great scuba diving. Everything is well planned and executed. I consider the whole trip as a highlight, to be a bit more specific some favourite sites include Blue Magic, Mayhem and Melissas Garden.
Recommended for
Super professional, safe and seamless experience. Friendly and easy going atmosphere. Great itinerary, great diving.
05 Apr, 2026

10 Exceptional
Jeanne P
France

Superb end-of-season cruise!
We were 3 a couple and a girlfriend and our cruise was fabulous. You are picked up from the hotel, you are taken from the dock to the boat in a dinghy. Everything is simple. Once there, the welcome is warm and everyone takes care of you. The dive deck is spacious and once the checks are done, you will find your tank directly on one of the tenders. The briefing room, which is also the dining room, is decorated with simplicity and comfort. You feel very good there. On the upper deck, a large wooden table (which can be used as a dining table if the weather permits) and two well-padded sitting areas allow you to enjoy the view. At the very top is the sundeck and its 6 deckchairs also perfect for relaxation.The dives are obviously very beautiful and the guides flushed out all the little wonders we want to find in Raja. Pipefish dragon, blue ringed octopus, seahorse pygma, wobbegong shark, cuttlefish and nudibranchs in numbers.The most positive point for us will remain the team: 100% Indonesian, with the owner Yayu who dives with you and tells you stories at dinner. We dived well, ate well, slept well, talked well and laughed a lot. If I had to do it again, I would immediately sign up for the same cruise "fo shur!!"Thank you again for these unforgettable moments!Ps: the room on the upper deck is definitely worth the extra euros invested. Waking up with a view of the islands and the sea is really worth it.
Recommended for
The sea view room. Delicious food. The super nice owner.
29 May, 2026

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10 Exceptional
Anonymous
Switzerland

World's best diving!
A trip that I will always keep in my mind with the most wonderful dives I have ever done!
Recommended for
Great dive sites, amazing corals, excellent service on the liveaboard Pearl of Papua!
14 Dec, 2015

9.6 Exceptional
Krista B
United States

Great Raja experience!
Yayu and her team provided a consistent dive experience across the 8 days touring around Raja Ampat. They did their best to get us good time slots at all of the major sites to make the challenging currents manageable and keep us well fueled with plenty of tasty food.
Recommended for
Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Organized and safe. Delicious, varied food.
06 Nov, 2025

9.2 Superb
Detlef V
Germany

Worth the Money!
Not the bewegst ship of course and some potential to maintain but we were happy about a really nice, outstanding Trip with a very devoted Crew and professional leader! Upstair cabins are nice and Food was Wonderful 🥰
Recommended for
The crew. Professional mgmt.. The Food!!.
06 Jan, 2026

8.0 Very good
Philip T
Hong Kong

I recommend
A very friendly, well-run boat. It may not have the high-end polish of some newer boats, but it is clean, cool, and spacious. Tip: BYOB as the bar prices for beer, wine and gin,are high.
Recommended for
Attentive and guest focused cruise director and crew. All the staff were more than keen to help. Striving to beat bad weather and find the big stuff.
06 Jan, 2026

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
10 Aug, 2017

9.2 Superb
Jaakko A
Finland

Great service and staff with a week of top tier diving
Food was excellent, crew very friendly and helpful, diving was calm and relaxing. Everything went well, althoug we didn't get to see so many mantas as I hoped.
Recommended for
Dives, food and company
14 Jan, 2020

9.2 Superb
carolyn P
United States

The crew and the diving was wonderful!
Lovedthedivingand all the Awesome folks
Recommended for
Friendly crew, Outstanding dive guides, Amazong food and plenty of ut
20 Apr, 2017

9.2 Superb
yanpeng Z
China

the trip is good value for money
each dive is planed well and every day is relaxing and pleasant
Recommended for
the entired trip is in good order. all crews are friendly and professional. food is delicious.
23 Dec, 2025

68 reviews

8.7 Fabulous
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8.8 Fabulous
Juan Vicente R
Spain

A trip to repeat
There were many memorable moments.Underwater we loved seeing electric clams and walking sharks.On the ship, the treatment of the crew.One of the guides is somewhat inexperienced, but that will be fixed over time. For now, it would be advisable for the guides to take turns with the clients. That is, you don't always dive with the same guide.As for the booking process with Liveaboard we have to say that it is the best agency to book our liveaboard diving trips. They are very professional.
Recommended for
Marine life, crew and tranquility
05 Jun, 2018

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8.0 Very good
mauro P
Italy

more than expected
An experience made extraordinary by the excellent organization of both the dives and the time on board.
Recommended for
destination. crew frendliness. small group.
13 Mar, 2026

8.8 Fabulous
Caren L
United States

Best diving on the planet
I knew that Raja Ampat was famous for soft and hard coral, although I have never seen anything like that in my 30 years of diving. Also the quantity of life under water. The food was amazing and the crew very nice and helpful. It was a great trip
Recommended for
Diving , food , crew
03 Apr, 2019

10 Exceptional
Xavier I
France

Great dives away from it all
The dives, the visits to the panoramic sites, the picnic.
Recommended for
Oceanic manta ray, pygmy hypocamp. User-friendliness. Food.
28 Oct, 2024

10 Exceptional
Jeff M
United States

Love you all! Thank you for what you do!
The diving was first and foremost the best. Everybody onboard were always taking care of us, they were the best and if we needed anything they always came through. The cook was fantastic! Food was always something to look forward too. We’ll be back on “Pearl of Papua”!
Recommended for
Ronal our divemaster. Rahma!. The crew plus Captain who was always taking care of us!.
19 Nov, 2024

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
10 May, 2017

8.4 Very good
Jean-Marie P
France

Exceptional
On an average, very relax trip Nice clients Nice crée. Very good spots
Recommended for
Vert Nice staff. Expérience of the dive master. Big help of thé crew While divine.
21 Nov, 2024

9.2 Superb
Kenneth K
Austria

Found the joy of diving because of my experience with Pearl of Papau
My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Pearl of Papau. The dive guides are remarkable at spotting the small reef fishes the size of a rice grain and there isn’t a moment I felt unsafe with my dive guide diving with me. Yayu the cruise director will look after you like a guardian. She made sure we were comfortable and everyday she will review the weather and alternate our plans to take advantage of the current to see the sea creatures.
Recommended for
The crew. The beauty of Raja Ampat. Hanging out with other divers
17 Feb, 2024

9.2 Superb
Becky Y
Canada

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
04 Mar, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Amy G
United States

Wonderful liveaboard with VIP service!!
10/10 liveaboard!!! The crew set up and broke down our gear and all we had to do was double check gear and walk to tender boat. We never had to lift or carry tanks. VIP service! Crew likes their job and it shows. Boat owner, Yayu, was with us on trip and was so friendly and fun to get to know. Arif, the cruise director was excellent and also very fun. We did misool area of raja which has incredible corals, both soft and hard. If you want to see more sharks and overall marine life, try central and north raja. Weather was rainy in morning and evening in early December. Weather was better in February. Me and everyone on board are already planning our next liveaboard on pearl of papua. Awesome experience!!!!!
Recommended for
Crew worked so hard. Incredible diving. Great food.
13 Dec, 2024

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.
14 Feb, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Christiane F
Germany

Raja Ampat is a must go!!!
Diversity of diving, the friendly and helpful crew! We had a great time!
Recommended for
diving, bamboo sharks, colourful underwater world
28 Sep, 2020

8.0 Very good
Thomas C
United States

Excellent value, great dive operation and healthy reef sites
My family of 4 did the 8D/7N Northern Raja Ampat cruise in June 2024 on the Pearl of Papua (POP). June is not peak Raja Ampat diving so most of the Raja Ampat liveaboards boats were in Komodo. Consequently we only saw a few other dive skiffs which were operated from local island resorts. The Pearl of Papua is a great mid level dive boat, attentive crew, efficient dive operations. Food is plentiful, tasty and varied. Lots of covered space on two levels of fore deck. Dive operation is well run, indvidual baskets for your gear and all your gear put on the 2 dive skiffs so you just have to grab your wetsuit and mask and get on the skiff. Dives at 7:00, 11:00, 15:00 with a multiple night dive options. 2 rinse showers and camera/gear rinse tanks on fantail. Hot water showers in en-suite bathrooms, A/C in all rooms, Highly recommend the Sea View cabins. For ~$200 more than the cheapest bunkbed cabin, you get a much larger room with a full 180 degree glass view. Quite spectacular, the best cabins we've ever had. POP requests that you do battery charging in the main salon so bring 2 AC charge adapters (European style) one to use while in your room and one for the charging station. Diving was very good but mostly overcast skies so not the best visibility. Varied dive sites, some high current dives, saw all the hoped for critters (mantas, woebegone & epaultette sharks, reef sharks, turtles, bumpheads, cuttlefish, etc). Healthy reefs with lush corals and clouds of fish, very high bio-diversity. The Pearl of Papua visited the famous sites in northern Raja Ampat, had good food and efficient diving operations; overall an excellent value.
Recommended for
Excellent value, great dive operation and healthy reef sites
08 Jul, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
NOLWENN C
France

Superb cruise!
All the dives are beautiful, I also enjoyed the 2 viewpoint visits very much, great time during the cruise
Recommended for
The dive guides are top notch and very professional, each dive is exceptional, the whole team is very attentive
16 May, 2024

8.0 Very good
Anonymous
Italy

Merita
La visita a Pyainemo e Pindito per ammirare dall'alto le bellezze di Raja Ampat. Le immersioni sono state tutte molto belle
Recommended for
Il personale di bordo, le attenzioni e le immersioni
11 Jan, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Nicholas S
Australia

Awesome
Great dive service. Great fun and great staff.
Recommended for
The wonderful service and staff friendliness. Diving was world class
03 Sep, 2019

10 Exceptional
Ella E
United Kingdom

A week we will never forget!
The most amazing week spent in Northern and Central Raja Ampat. The boat owner, Yayu, was the perfect host and she made sure that we were all looked after so well by her excellent crew. The food was amazing - all prepared fresh and lots of choice. The boat and all the dive equipment was in great condition. Our room had aircon, an en-suite and a beautiful view of the ocean (we stayed in the Sea View Cabin) and we were surprised to find that there was housekeeping every morning. The diving itinerary was carefully planned so that we were the only divers at almost all of the dive sites. The conditions were also taken into account to avoid us doing dives where the currents were too strong to properly enjoy it. Overall, I couldn’t recommend Pearl of Papua and Raja Ampat enough.
Recommended for
Amazing dive sites. Food and service. People.
16 Oct, 2025

8.8 Fabulous
Shaun K
United States

Excellent trip, professional and friendly staff
Everything about this trip was outstanding, my travel companion and me will be back again.
Recommended for
The food, excellent cook. The diving, very pristine coral. The staff, friendly and caring.
21 May, 2016

9.2 Superb
Alexander H
Germany

Amazing Divetrip
Amazing natur and a good people
Recommended for
Blue Magic in Misol, islands, diving in a fishsoup
05 Dec, 2015

9.6 Exceptional
Joshua T
United States

Beautiful week of diving in raja ampat
The trip was wonderful. Despite spending two days of flying to get there they made pick up very easy and got us situated right away. They also set up all our gear every dive which made it super easy to get ready and stress free. The food and cabin crew were excellent and the diving was awesome. Highly recommend
Recommended for
Number of dives. Good food. How easy they made the diving.
01 Nov, 2025