HALMAHERA – MOLUQUES

The itinerary presented is a 12 days Travel Experience from Sorong to Ternate and includes Misool in the south of Raja Ampat.

We also propose the following related itineraries, do not hesitate to ask us.
– Halmahera  – Raja Ampat (Ternate à Sorong)
– West of Halmahera (Ternate à Ternate)
– Combinaison of West and East Halmahera (Ternate à Ternate)

Arrival at Sorong airport (early morning). Transfer to the boat and breakfast on board. Introducing the crew and general briefing on the life of the boat and the safety rules. Navigation (1h) to the island of Matan for a check dive. Then departure for Misool with an expected early morning arrival.

Dive, snorkel and explore the unique features and landscapes of Farondi and Balbulol. We are planning to do 3 dives or snorkelling sessions and other discovery activities. The snorkel and diving sites include Three Sisters with its colourful soft corals and gigantic gorgonians, Farondi Arche and Cave, a unique and popular dive site in the Misool area and Balbulol Corner, a shallow dive with beautiful caves, a heaven for nudibranch lovers.

Departure in the night for Fiabacet area.

We will explore Puri Pinnacle, Fiabacet Ridge and Whale rock, where marine live is at its best:

Puri Pinnacle A place known for its schools of anchovies, which attract jacks, bonitos and sometimes squadrons of Mobulas.

Fiabacet Ridge is an-other underwater ridge connects the two rocks of Tank Rock and Nudi Rock.

Whale Rock: offering a wide variety of pygmy seahorses: Barbiganti and Denise in particular.

Night at the anchorage of Yiliet Kecil. Home to one of the rangers in the Misool area, with its pretty little white sand beach is also a nursery for baby black-tipped sharks. A short walk is planned at the end of the day.

We will continue the discovery of amazing dive and snorkeling sites.

Boo Windows is a reference site.

Magic Mountain is a veritable cleaning station for the surrounding wildlife, Magic Mountain brings together everything you can hope to see when you come to Raja Ampat including manta rays.

Buoys are available for boats to spend the night in the area. The Wayil lagoon deserves a little dinghy ride at the end of the day.

We propose another 3 superb snorkelling and diving sites at the westernmost position of Misool, before sailing to the Pisang islands.

Four Kings are four pinnacles with unique topography. One of Misool’s flagship sites.

Kaleidoscope is an underwater ridge at the northwest tip of Pele. Black coral bushes and multicolored gorgonian fields.

Pele’s playground is the most western point of the Waaf Island Group. It often attracts schools of anchovies and their predators.

Night sailing to the Pisang Islands.

We will stop in this lovely environment and propose activities around the islands including diving, snorkelling and beach discovery.

Grey Surprise is a Rock west of the Pisang Islands where many grey sharks can be seen.

Batuanyer Wall is located at the west of Pisang Island and consists of small rocks connected by a particularly rich coral system. The

Batuanyer Dankar is a very colorful and shallow canyon. Perfect for a third dive.

Night sailing to PIGARAJA Island.

This small island close to the southern coast of Bacan Island is adjacent to the village of Pigaraja, flanked by coconut plantations. We’ll do three dives there including on a wreck of a small transport boat from Copra.

Late night sailing to the Strait of Patintie.

The Patintie Strait is spectacular for snorkeling and scuba diving. Located between the island of Bacan and Halmahera, it is subject to strong currents that bring back to the corals all the necessary food, and also ensures a good renewal of biomass. The area is still unknown but will certainly become a diving mecca in Indonesia. Two beautiful days are planned there.

Proco Chanel is a promising site in the area. This submerged underwater ridge lies between Nanas and Saleh Kecil.

Selat Kecil, in the small channel between Saleh Kecil and Saleh Besar has beautiful coral on a slope of white sand.

Tanjung Saleh Kecil is the perfect place for a third, more relaxing dive or snorkeling.

Jakare will be anchored for the night in a bay of Saleh Besar. A place with untouched mangroves, perfect for birdwatching.

Snorkeling / diving in the strait continues with other beautiful sites.

Tobias point is a rock located north of Saleh besar. An underwater ridge stretches on its east side and offers us a very rich marine life.

The Tower. Point facing Saleh Besar, but on the coast of Halmahera.

Batu Jabu is another rock in the middle of the channel separating Halmahera from Saleh Besar, full of sealife.

Departure in the night for the islands of the southern goraichi archipelago.

The Goraichi Islands have a lot to offer with superb dive sites. The first day will be dedicated to the south side and its best dive sites.

Batu Naga or the “Dragon Rock” owes its name to the multiple crevices, canyons and overhangs and its topography in general.

Batu Orange is a point with many sharks in deep area, and beautiful tables of Acropora in shallow area.

Last dive will be on Manta bay, a shallow reef cleaning station and food source for Manta rays.

Anchoring for the night in one of the quite bay of the archipelago.

The northern Goraichi Islands is a group of islands comprising Siko, Gafi, Laigoma and Tomakomafatu. With beautiful sceneries, healthy coral reefs and pristine beaches, it is a small paradise for divers as well as for non-divers.

We will sail back to Ternate during the night.

Breakfast and transfer to the airport or hotel of your choice.