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Both halves · 8 nights · From Sorong
Eight nights on THE ORACLE, with the south's lagoons added to the classic strait
Best months
October - April
How long
9 Days / 8 Nights
Start and finish
Sorong to Sorong
Planned by
The Ahoy Club charter team
The idea of the week
Eight nights is the length at which Raja Ampat stops being a highlights reel. THE ORACLE's longer loop runs south from Sorong first, to the wreck at North Batanta and the maze of lagoons at Misool, then back north through Wayil, Piaynemo and the manta hotspot at Kawe before finishing in the Dampier Strait.
The south is quieter than the north and its reefs are, if anything, richer: Boo Window and Magic Mountain at Misool, the jellyfish lake at Balbulol, soft-coral caves at Farondi. The north gives you the viewpoints. Doing both in one trip means one long night passage and no repeated anchorage.
Six guests and ten crew. Fly into Sorong, board from eight in the morning, and the boat sails the same day.
The route
The boat this week was written for
THE ORACLE
35 metres, 3 cabins for 6. Six guests, ten crew. Yoga on the foredeck, a spa therapist, Starlink, and the routes below written by her own team. The most looked-after six people in Indonesia.
What the crew arrange along the way
Both halves of the archipelago
Misool's reefs and lagoons in the south, the viewpoints and manta stations of the north, in one loop with no anchorage repeated.
Guided water every day
Two dive professionals on board, the tender always standing by, intro dives for first-timers and snorkelling at every stop.
Ashore
A waterfall trek, a pearl farm, Arborek village and three viewpoints.
Day by day
Sorong to Mioskon · Board, brief, and the first crossing
The team meet you at the airport or your hotel and bring you to the tender. Lunch on board with the safety briefing, then the first crossing to Mioskon to settle in.
Mantas, a wartime aircraft, and a waterfall in the jungle
Mantas glide under the boat here. Dive a Second World War aircraft wreck that the reef has taken over, or go ashore for a short jungle trek to a waterfall. The afternoon is on deck as the boat sails south.
Misool · Boo Window and Magic Mountain
Misool is the marine reserve the rest of Raja Ampat is measured against. Boo Window is a swim-through in a coral wall; Magic Mountain a seamount where oceanic mantas pass through the schooling fish. Above water, the white beaches of Yillet island and nothing else.
The heart-shaped lagoon, Wedding Cake and Four Kings
A short hike to the viewpoint over Wayil's heart-shaped lagoon, or the karst islands by kayak and speedboat. Wedding Cake and Four Kings are the dives, with a night dive on offer for anyone who wants the nocturnal reef.
A maze of limestone, a jellyfish lake, caves full of soft coral
Balbulol is a labyrinth of limestone and hidden lagoons with a rare stingless-jellyfish lake in the middle of it. Farondi's caves are lined with soft corals and nudibranchs. A day for the tender and the torch as much as the reef.
Keruo Channel, Melissa's Garden and the Star Lagoon
Back in the north. Snorkel or dive Keruo Channel and Melissa's Garden, then the short climb to the Star Lagoon viewpoint for the view on every Raja Ampat poster.
The manta hotspot and a pearl farm
South Kawe is where mantas queue at the cleaning stations. In Aljuy Bay you can visit a working pearl farm, or dive after dark in water so rich with nutrients that the rare things come out.
Dampier Strait · Sardine Reef, Cape Kri, Arborek jetty and the walking shark
Sardine Reef and Cape Kri for the densest fish in the archipelago, turtles and reef sharks. A stop at Arborek jetty to see village life and the reef under the dock. For the last dive, Batu Lima after dark, where the walking shark lives.
Breakfast and the transfer
Breakfast on board, goodbyes, and the transfer to the airport or your hotel by ten.
Make this week yours
This is a sample week, planned by the Ahoy Club charter team from trips we have run before. Every stop moves with the weather, the tide and the group. We reshape it around your yacht and your dates, book the tables and quote the rate.
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