White Manta, Indonesia

Name: Raja Ampat - Misool (Sorong - Sorong)
Start: 2026-12-19
End: 2026-12-27
Location: Indonesia

9.4 Superb

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

from $ 399 / day Check dates

“The best liveaboard I’ve been on. ”
Yevgeniya M, Greece

Highlights

Photographer-friendly facilities for capturing underwater beauty
Small dive groups and personalized service

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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04 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,900

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13 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,900

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22 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,900

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01 Oct

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 4,500

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11 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,900

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20 Oct

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$ 3,900

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29 Oct

12 Days / 11 Nights

$ 6,300

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11 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 4,000

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20 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 4,000

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29 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 4,000

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08 Dec

10 Days / 9 Nights

$ 5,000

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19 Dec

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 4,650

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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 / trip), National Park Fees ($200-320 / trip).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox ($20 / day), Nitrox Course ($220), Private Dive Guide ($150 / day), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($220-400), Snorkel Gear, Laundry / Pressing Services ($10 / item), WiFi internet ($35-50 / trip), Massage ($40 / activity).

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Massage
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Seaview Cabins
Paid Internet
Camera room
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping

Food & Drinks

Beer available
Wine Available
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, French, 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: 46 meters

Beam: 10 meters

Cruising speed: 10 knots

Engines: 2 x 450 hp Cummins

Max guests: 20

Number of cabins: 14

Number of bathrooms: 14

Tenders: Yes

Water capacity: 30000 liters

Fuel capacity: 45000 liters

Freshwater maker: 20 ton daily

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
Satellite & mobile phones
Crew trained in first aid

White Manta Reviews

9.4 Superb

Vessel

9.4
Crew

9.2
Food

9.9
Diving

9.4
Value

8.9

9.6 Exceptional
Jennifer S
Switzerland

Wonderful Experience on White Manta
I had a great experience on the White Manta liveaboard. Everything was very well organized from start to finish, and the whole trip ran smoothly. The crew was friendly, professional, and always helpful, making everyone feel welcome throughout the trip. The dive guides were knowledgeable and did a great job finding amazing marine life. The boat was clean and comfortable, the cabins were well maintained, and there was plenty of space to relax between dives. The food was excellent with lots of variety, and there were always snacks and drinks available. Overall, everything was good, and I really enjoyed my time on board. I’d definitely recommend White Manta.
Recommended for
Comfortable cabins. Great guiding. Good food.
19 Jul, 2026

9.2 Superb
Florian K
Austria

Remote dive excursion with no other divers
Super time on Board, nice staff and plenty of space to relax in between the dives. This trip is for people who like remote sites with no other boat's. Good spots with healthy reefs, full of fish and reef sharks.
Recommended for
Staff on board. Space on board. Food and Diving.
03 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
Victoria K
Switzerland

Excellent
Crew gives you feeling of family! So much care and attention to you, the program intense, flexible and smart! It was my best experience of safari diving trips and sure not the last with White Manta!
Recommended for
Amazing Crew, great spots, great management
23 Nov, 2022

8.8 Fabulous
Juan Carlos S
Spain

Excellent organization and boat but I would recommend another route
Impressive amount of fish!
Recommended for
Boat, crew and organization
17 Feb, 2024

Translated from Spanish

10 Exceptional
Ning K
Taiwan

Spectacular liveaboard
Everything is perfect. All the staffs are so friendly and willing to help. Food is also great. I really like my dive guide Nathan who is so professional. Room is clean and the staff clean up several times a day. I wish the trip on white manta never ends!
Recommended for
Diving. Staff. Food.
28 Oct, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Stefanie G
Switzerland

Just great and suuuper organized!! I'll be back!
It was my first live delegation and I'll definitely do it again.The whole crew took great care of it. It was VERY clean and also the food was good.In terms of value for money, I only give 3 stars because I paid a lot because I wanted to use one cabin individually. That could possibly be Even better, especially when the boat is not full.And Raja Ampath is really the king's territory! I recommend everyone to go on safari there, you see the most.
Recommended for
Diving. Comfort and service. Fun with everyone.
25 Jul, 2026

Translated from German

9.2 Superb
Mark R
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..
05 Jun, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Sandra R
Germany

Great ship, great crew, Ricky is a great dive guide
The cabin was amazing, super clean, great food and wonderful dives
Recommended for
Bambushai, Nudis, Squids
03 May, 2024

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
werner G
Germany

Great liveaboard
All in all a very good liveaboard. Great service team, great food
Recommended for
Walshark, Great channel, Schildkröten
26 Jul, 2023

Translated from German

8.8 Fabulous
Sandra L
Australia

Great liveaboard
Totally enjoyed diving with the White Manta crew. Dive masters very good and we were a small group of 3 with our own dive master. They timed the dives well so it did t feel crowded underwater. Managed to visit the best sites at raja ampat . I was so impressed I booked another trip with them fir next year !
Recommended for
Good dive masters. Boat was well maintained. Cabins with lots of space.
11 Jan, 2025

65 reviews

9.4 Superb
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10 Exceptional
Jens Peter W
United States

The trip of a lifetime
Everything was PERFECT. The staff waited on us in every way, cleaning constantly, maintaining our rooms, complete with evening turn down service and helping everyone with scuba gear. No need to lift a finger for anything. The food was exquisite, a mixture of local delicacies, combined with comfortable and familiar selections, always fresh and healthy, plated four course dinners. The diving was outstanding! The guides were next level! Able to spot the invisible and find us the most impressive large creatures. We had a really fun group of other divers along for the trip and made friendships that will last a lifetime.
Recommended for
Staff Service. Food quality. Dive experience.
19 Aug, 2024

10 Exceptional
Anna D
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.
30 Apr, 2026

9.2 Superb
Yuanshuo L
China

One of the best liveaboards we've been on
Very good experience overall. Big boat with nice room. Guides knows the dive sites well.
Recommended for
Dives. Staff. Boat.
09 Jun, 2025

8.0 Very good
Katherine Y
Hong Kong

Triton Bay
Good value
Recommended for
Food. Cleanliness. Space of cabin.
29 Mar, 2025

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!
18 Jun, 2024

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
28 Jun, 2024

10 Exceptional
Joongyu K
South Korea

Marvellous dive trip!
Cape Kri, 30m depth, sweetlips schooling was great!!
Recommended for
Shihp, Crew, Dive site
30 Mar, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Richard B
United States

White Manta
Another great trip on the White Manta. What a wonderful crew, one and all. My thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this a special trip.
Recommended for
The crew. The room comfort. The food.
21 Nov, 2025

10 Exceptional
Oh Young Y
South Korea

Top-Tier Service Made Diving So Easy
First time in Raja Ampat, second liveaboard trip. I was genuinely surprised by how much easier great service can make diving. I managed to do all 18 dives in the end, which I hadn't expected at all. eg. The staff move all your dive gears (BCD and fins) down to the dive dinghy according to your dive group, so you just need to hop on the dinghy with your mask and computer. The same goes for when you get back: you just hop off the boat and the staff unload your gear, take your wetsuit and boots as well, and give them a quick wash while you enjoy after dive snack/tea and a warm dry towel. The service was extremely helpful when the sea was a bit choppy and felt like such an indulgence. The operations run very smoothly and are very safety focused. The fire drill on the first day was taken very seriously and involved the entire staff. The rooms are spacious with plenty of storage, plus a good sized bathroom and shower. There is housekeeping twice a day, and even a laundry service at a very affordable rate. The food was amazing too - a mixture of local and European cuisine, with buffets for daytime meals and brilliant 3 course dinners in the evening, where you can choose between 2 options daily. Finally massive kudos to Yos, our dive guide. He is super knowledgeable about the local underwater geography, knows how to maximize bottom time without sacrificing the fun, and is a master at spotting marine life, including tiny pygmy seahorses even in strong currents. He even offered to quickly nip down to 30m on the last dive when we saw a huge school of sweetlips so he could take great videos of them while we waited at 15m due to our flight the next morning. Thanks again to the team for the great memories in such a comfortable environment. We'll definitely go back to Raja Ampat, so see you again!
Recommended for
Seamless top tier dive care. On board comfort. Exceptional dive guides.
09 Aug, 2026

8.8 Fabulous
Walter F
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.
06 Apr, 2025

10 Exceptional
Yevgeniya M
United Kingdom

Great second trip on white manta
This was my second trip on the White Manta. Everything was great, really enjoyed the diving and food, the trip was very well organised. Thanks for Gustavo for finding the macro critters and to Lea for great chats between the dives.
Recommended for
Dive sites. Dive guides. Food.
24 Mar, 2026

8.8 Fabulous
Jeffrey C
United States

Trip of a Lifetime! (So far...)
First livaboard, first visit to the East. Needless to say, I reset my algorithm and I have no one but myself and this wonderful crew and boat to blame for it. I live in what is usually referred to as a great diving destination (Belize CA). I saw two solitary barracuda onfirst dive back. After being reef hooked onto the earth, floating like a balloon, and watching perhaps 100;s of thousands of barracudas floating in the current from about 3 meters over my head down into the abyss as far as I could see? Needless to say, my excitement was much lessened.
Recommended for
commitment to safety. guide in the water testing current. air conditioning. cleanliness and helpfulness from crew.
12 Jun, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Linda M
United States

Misool to Trition Bay Trip- Just say yes!!
Loved this trip from Misoolto Trition Bay! Oceanic Mantas, Whale Sharks, Bumphead Parrotfish, Huge schools of surgeon fish, fusseiliers and anthias. Mind blowing healthy diversity of coral. Highly recommend this itinerary. Downside was the Russian couple on the trip that was trashing the coral and trying to touch everything including the manta and whale sharks.
Recommended for
Our dive guide Yos was one of the best zive had in my 1,800 logged dives.. The amount of healthy coral and marine life in Triton Bay was mind blowing!. The cabin and beds were super comfortable and the galley boys were fun and friendly, food was good..
16 Feb, 2026

9.2 Superb
Choi Kwan S
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.
12 Jun, 2026

10 Exceptional
Paula Talita R
United States

Loved every minute of it! I'll be back!
I can't say enough good things about this liveaboard! I had the absolute best experience from beginning to end. The boat is beautiful, comfortable, and well taken care of. The crew was so lovely, they always had a genuine smile on their faces and were always happy to help with anything. The food was seriously amazing, and the dive sites were so beautiful and allowed us to have the most amazing wildlife encounters and enjoy breathtaking views!! The whole thing worked like a very well oiled machine, and I really enjoyed every minute of it!!
Recommended for
Everything works very well and smoothly. The crew is amazing and so helpful and friendly. The food and dive sites were both top notch!.
18 Jun, 2024

10 Exceptional
SUSAN C
United Kingdom

Amazing experience in the stunning Raja Ampat
One of the best dive boats we have experienced in a fabulous location both above and below the water
Recommended for
Rooms were amazing spacious and well kitted out. Crew taking care of us and our kit after each dive. Location and scenery.
26 Jul, 2026

10 Exceptional
Daniel T
Australia

If there was 10 stars id give 10
Swimming with barracuda and sharks hooked on in a current. And the crew who constantly had banter with me . Room was super chill amd comphy. LOVED IT. Dan , UK/OZ
Recommended for
Dive location, crew, food
15 Jun, 2024

10 Exceptional
Jasmine F
United States

Best service, spacious cabins, epic dives
Yes, the diving is great but this boat really sets itself apart with its excellent service, delicious and plentiful food, and clean and comfy accommodations. The rooms are big, including the shower and bathroom. The beds are comfy. There’s plenty of space to lounge and socialize or just be solo. The crew is just impeccable. They help you with everything!!! All you have to do is jump in the water. We will surely miss them all. I recommend this boat 110%, without hesitation! You will love it!
Recommended for
Food and Service, Spacious Cabins, Diving
28 Feb, 2024

8.0 Very good
DOUGLAS W
Canada

Excellence is their way!
Manta cleaning station A really positive attitude and energy of the whole team
Recommended for
60 minute dives. Friendly crew. Spacious cabins
11 May, 2024

10 Exceptional
Emily W
United States

Amazing diving with amazing people
We thoroughly enjoyed our liveaboard experience on White Manta with Nacho and crew. It was hands down the best liveaboard we’ve been on. The food was delicious and full of variety, and the crew was so attentive. Of course Raja Ampat has some of the best diving in the world, so overall we would definitely come back!
Recommended for
Delicious food, spacious and clean rooms, and attentive crew
30 Dec, 2023