White Manta, Indonesia
9.3 Superb - Nitrox available
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Aircon Cabins
“The best liveaboard I’ve been on. ”
Highlights
Exploring some of the most diverse areas in the Indonesian archipelago, the New White Manta liveaboard offers fantastic dive itineraries in Ambon, the Banda Sea, Raja Ampat, and Lembeh, and exploration cruises in the Manado region. One of the largest purpose-built dive vessels in the area at an impressive 46m length, the White Manta yacht caters to 20 guests in 14 beautifully furnished cabins. Each stateroom averages 20sqm and comprises twin, double, or triple sharing bedding options. En-suite bathrooms, luxury amenities, and tasteful furnishings make the perfect home-from-home. A fresh variety of delicious cuisine is expertly prepared on board. With no less than 5 meals daily, hungry divers will be satisfied with an extensive range of tasty treats. The large partially covered sundeck with loungers and outdoor terrace make for the perfect place to unwind and relax during your stay.
Built by divers, for divers, the New White Manta is a photographer's dreamboat. Equipped with camera-friendly facilities, there is a wide outdoor work table on the dive deck, an indoor dry camera room, and blow-dry stations. Small dive groups of 4:1 ensure that photographers never miss the action. The spacious dive deck has ample room for kitting up and individual gear storage areas to make diving hassle-free. Four 60hp tenders make getting to and from the dive sites easy. The highly-trained crew and dive guides are committed to your comfort and enjoyment during your Indonesian dive liveaboard trip.
To reserve your space aboard the New White Manta, book online today.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Complimentary Toiletries.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (250-400 USD / trip), National Park Fees (200-320 USD / trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox (20 USD / day), Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide (150 USD / day), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (220-400 USD), Snorkel Gear, Laundry / Pressing Services (10 USD / item), WiFi internet (35-50 USD / trip), Massage (40 USD / activity).
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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White Manta Reviews
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- 9.3 Superb
- Vessel 9.4
- Crew 9.1
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.4
- Value 8.9
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- 10 Exceptional
- Anna D
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United States
Great dive guides, food and space onboard!
Great boat for a large group of divers. Plenty of room to spread out. Dive guide was great! Food was really good!
- Recommended for
- Space on the boat/cabin size. Food. Dive guide's.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Choi Kwan S
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Hong Kong
A journey I will cherish forever
The crew is friendly and polite. The dive masters are professional, they will usually do a checkout dive to assess the current conditions and scout for marine life. The room service is excellent and they make the bed neatly every day
- Recommended for
- To share my days with the sea. Dolphins out of the blue. Safe and enjoyable diving.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Mark R
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United Kingdom
Some epic dives with great food!
This is a big, modern boat with large rooms and good sized en suites. As you’d expect the diving is well organised with kit loaded onto tenders - so super easy. The food is good and there was plenty of it - I gained 2kg! All the staff were helpful and super friendly. Given the cost you might expect free wifi, 15l tanks, nitrox etc but you’re charged for everything. As a solo traveller I was surprised I wasn’t allowed to use one of the free rooms. I was told I’d have to pay a single person supplement if I wanted my own room.
- Recommended for
- Interesting, varied trip.. Some great dives.. Great food..
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Emily P
- United States
Exception service with a very dedicated team.
If you are a diver looking for an operator with a high repeat customer following, then you seriously need to experience diving with White Manta liveaboard. On our trip to Triton Bay, at least 7 of our fellow divers were repeaters. We will also join the repeater club and are already planning our next trip on the Blue Manta later this year. The level of dive service, safety and organization compared to other operators we have experienced makes the White Manta really stand out above the rest.
- Recommended for
- The organization of the diving was 100% well thought out as compared to other liveaboards.. Service from dive guides, dive crew and boat captains - service was 110%.. Dive briefing was extremely detailed..
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- HORACE B
- United Kingdom
We would recommend the White Manta
We really enjoyed our time on the White Manta. The crew and the captain were great. The service was brilliant. The dive masters were really knowledgeable, and were able to spot sea life we sometimes missed. Great trip.
- Recommended for
- The crew. The captain. The dives.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Pan C
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China
Great experience with white manta
enjoyed 10days in Raja ampat with white manta, a nice, clean steel boat guarantee a fast and stable sailing. Food a great, even better than the ones i have in the resort of Manado. Great staff, highly recommend
- Recommended for
- Food, staff, camera room
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Yolanda T
- United Kingdom
Will definitely come back again!
Saw so much pelagics and the crew is amazing!
- Recommended for
- Dives were amazing. Crew are so helpful. Food is delicious.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Katelyn M
- United States
Your most epic dive adventure awaits...
Seeing all of the charismatic megafauna- Thresher sharks, Whale sharks, Turtles, schooling barracuda, Manta rays- the list goes on. A highlight for me was going to Sangalakki and being a part of the baby turtle release. This was very special! The crew were amazing. The service and food was top notch. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
- Recommended for
- The service, the diving, the joy!
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Eli R
- United States
Most comfortable liveaboard you will ever experience with great diving in a unqiue transition exploratory trip!
White Manta is such a spacious liveaboard. The rooms are full size hotel rooms full air conditioned with full size bathrooms unheard of on a boat. Ample room to accommodate up to 28 divers on the dive deck while prepping gear to start a dive. The boat even has its own dedicated camera room for people who focus on photography. Proper trip and diving coordination, from spacing out dive teams, limiting 4 people per guide, great guides that can care for any level of diver, crew carrying your gear to the launch boats, island visits and constant coordination on what is planned to go on. This boat won over a future repeat customer here! I haven't even started on the diving. Transition trip from Lembeh to Sangalaki. Diving highlights were turtles a plenty, many frog fish, up close mantas, mucho macro, hammerhead, channel diving, and whale sharks.
- Recommended for
- room size, concierge dive service carrying all the gear, spacious boat
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Walter F
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Australia
Great trip on the White Manta.
This was a great trip. Nacho manages the boat in a friendly and professional manner, he and his team worked extra hard to make everyone comfortable while experiencing the best diving at Raja Ampat. The room for photography was terrific, we could live our equipment there, in our dedicated desks, ready for the next dive. I had a top floor cabin and it was super comfortable, roomy and with internal and external access. The food was fine, varied and plenty, as one would expect of good liveaboards. The White Manta is a good vessel, we had a rough overnight crossing and it coped with it very well. While it is not a new boat and certain areas may do with a refresh, everything worked well and we were very comfortable. Indeed, I preferred it to the much newer one I used in Philipines, it was more relaxed and enjoyable. We were also lucky to have a nice bunch of people on board, while this is a matter of luck, perhaps it attracts the right (to me) kind of customers. The crew was terrific, I am especially gratefull to Nacho, Ricky Our DM, and the cheerful guy who serviced our room, they offered an excellent service. Last and important point, each DM was in charge of four divers, wich compares well against other liveaboards where you could have six divers per DM. No fuss or BS, just good quality service and diving. I will be happy to return.
- Recommended for
- The facilities for video/photography. The excellent management by Nacho. The service offered by every person on board.
