Raja Manta operates in the Raja Ampat and Komodo areas of Indonesia catering to 22 divers.

Previously know as White Manta, Raja Manta launched in April 2011 was refitted completly in May 2016 to become Raja Manta. She is a 37m long steel motor yacht, IMO certified, very stable, strong, and her twin 700hp Cummins engines makes her an ideal long range diving vessel. Raja Manta is a premier liveaboard boat designed by divers for divers. She boasts an enormous dive deckand spacious diving platform. Guests can dine and relax in style in the large outdoor dining area whilst enjoying panoramic views of tropical islands in the glistening turquoise sea. The large indoor saloon has a comprehensive digital multi media centre, soundsystem and widescreen plasma TV for your entertainment. An expansive sun deckspans the length of the boat and incorporates loungers for those sun-worshippers. Alternatively, enjoy a soothing massage from the on-board masseuse. The dining concept is one which allows you to enjoy panoramic views and beautiful weather whilst spoiling yourself on the sumptuous cuisine. They serve three plentiful meals a day prepared by the fantastic chef. A thoughtful blend of Western, and Asian cuisine awaits guests after every dive. Light breakfast and afternoon snacks complete the ensemble and a delightful array offresh tropical fruits accompanies every meal.

Further snacks, tea and coffee,hot chocolate and drinking water are available all day. The large refrigeratoris amply stocked with chilled drinks which can be purchased at reasonableprices. Any special dietary requests can be catered for with prior notice. The equally spacious saloon offers guests an indoor dining alternative. The air-conditioned saloon is a perfect place to chill out and watch a movie, read abook or magazine, or sit with your notebook computer and edit treasured moments of the dives. A dedicated charging area is available those with laptops,cameras, torches or DPV’s. The sundeck tops off the space at your disposal.

It’s a perfect place to catch a tan, enjoy a relaxing massage, or take a shortnap.

This vantage point is the perfect place to take in the serene beauty of the Indonesian Islands, star gaze the night sky, or take a plunge into the crystal clear water below.

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Raja Manta - prices and what's included

Prices are per person in USD based on 2 persons sharing a cabin.
Exact pricing is available on the schedule here as prices vary dependant on the length of the trip and the time of year and sometimes special offers are available.

The trip price includes :

Air tanks,
use of weightsbelt,
all meals onboard,
2-way land transfer to the boat,
dive guide,
all nights on-board in a twin or double share cabin,
tea,coffee, fruit, snack

The trip prices excludes :

Airfare,
equipment
rental,
dive computer ,
dive insurance,
Marine park fees ,
Nitrox ,
15 litre tank . Dive equipment rental charges,
Massage,
Alcohol

Terms and conditions:

Individual bookings:
Booking deposit:
30% of booking is required within 7 days of booking - non refundable
70 % is due to 90 days prior to departure - non refundable.
Balance due 90 days before your trip departure date - non-refundable.
Individual booking made less than 90 days before the departured ate are payable in full at the time of booking.
Cancellation at any stage involves forfeit of monies already payed.

Group charter:

Full Charter; 20 pax paying (full) plus 2 FOC (22 in total) / 16 pax in 8x En-suite cabins plus 4 pax paying in 2x Non-ensuite cabin plus 2 pax FOC in 1x Non-ensuite cabin
Half Charter; 10 pax paying (full) plus 1 FOC (11 in total) / 8 pax in 4x En-suite cabins plus 2 pax paying in 1x Non-ensuite cabin plus 1 pax FOC in 1x Non-ensuite cabin
Note; KM Raja Manta FOC based on Non-Ensuite accommodation

Booking deposit:
30% - within 7 days of booking - non-refundable
Second deposit:
20% 180 days prior to departure - non-refundable
Balance due
50% balance 90 days before departure - non-refundable

Full set (Bcd, Reg, Wetsuit, fins, mask, snorkel not including computer) $50 per day
BCD $12 per day
Regulator $12 per day
Wetsuit $8 per day
Mask $5 per day
Fins $5 per day
Dive computer $12 per day
15L tank $12 per day

Raja Manta - cabins

Raja Manta caters to 22 divers.

The cabins are configured like this;

C1, C2, C3, & C4, Deluxe En-suite (double) cabins, Upper & Main deck
Note; cabins C1 & C2 beds CAN be separated and used as twin share if need be.

C5, C6, C7, & C8, Deluxe En-suite (twin share) cabins, Main deck
Note; cabins C5, C7 & C8 (actually 3 beds within) Possible to accommodate 3 persons if requested, subject to availability.

C9, C10, & C11, Non-ensuite (twin share with wash basin) cabins, lower deck

C12, will be converted to an addition Store Room (prior to 1st trip; Aug-2016)

C13 & C14, Non-ensuite (quad share with wash basin) cabins, lower deck (CREW ONLY)

Note; Non-ensuite cabins.

6 guests will have sole use of 2x shared bathrooms, Lower deck (hot shower & toilet with each).

  • Cabin 2

  • Cabin 3

  • Cabin 4

  • Cabin 5

  • Cabin 6

  • Cabin 7

  • Cabin 8

  • Cabin 9 and cabin 10

  • Cabin 9 and cabin 10

  • Cabin 11

Raja Manta - itineraries

Due to the many and varied itinraries we have provided links to the PDF forms for each trip…

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How to get to Raja Ampat

Sorong is the harbour town in West Papua and the normal departure point to dive Raja Ampat.
If you are unsure of how to get to Sorong to start your trip it will depend on where your international flight into Indonesia is landing.
We recommend flying to Jakarta or Bali to make your entry point into Indonesia and each has it’s pros and cons as explained below.

From Jakarta to Sorong with Garuda air is an over night flight arriving in the morning perfect for a pick up by your liveaboard crew at the airport.
The downside of this is that you may be awake most of the night before your board the liveaboard depending on if you sleep on flights but most boats cruise only on the first day so you can catch up on your sleep during the day.
Garuda currenlty also offers a 23K sports bag allowance which includes diving equipment on top of the usual 20 Kilos and bearing in mind it is Indonesia’s most reliable airline this is the one we recommend as you can also purchase the tickets yourself
(most other Indonesian airlines won’t let you purchase tickets without an Indonesia creit card).

Garuda JAKARTA - SORONG GA682 etd 00.30am eta 06.35am direct.

Flights from Bali to Sorong are not quite so simple and cannot be done in one day, you will need to fly from DPS (Bali) to UPG (Makassar) the day before your liveaboard and stay over night in Makassar in a hotel or guesthouse and then continue on with the UPG (Makassar) to SOQ (Sorong) flight the following morning, arriving the day of your liveaboard departure.
This ends up being perfect timing to be picked up on your arrival in Sorong at the airport to then be taken to the boat.
This takes longer but you might arrive more refreshed than the Jakarta rooute and of course you could always factor in a stay in Bali before or after your trip, this flight is also by Garuda airlines.
DENPASAR - MAKASSAR Garuda Indonesia GA620 etd 1720 eta 1855
MAKASSAR - SORONG Garuda Indonesia GA698 etd 0330 eta 0645

Recently Garuda, our recommended airline, has made it possible to purchase their tickets online and we recommend you take this approach as it is often cheaper than the set price we have to charge using other airlines and Indonesian flight agents.
Other airlines are cheaper but are not so trustworthy or have such good luggage allowances.
Again, we highly recommend TRIP and BAGGAGE insurance as well as diving insurance just in case something were to go wrong with your flights or luggage.

It is also possible to come throught Kuala Lumpur (KUL) in Malaysia to Denpasar (DPS) in Bali or Jakarta (JKT) with Malaysian Airlines and then join one of the above 2 options above to get to Sorong, here are the flights from KUL to Jakarta and Bali

by Malaysia Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH715 etd 0900 eta 1205
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH851 etd 1225 eta 1530
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH853 etd 1500 eta 1830

KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH713 etd 0720 eta 0830
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH711 etd 0855 eta 1015
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH717 etd 1000 eta 1120
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH721 etd 1345 eta 1505
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH723 etd 1610 eta 1735
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH725 etd 1750 eta 1905
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH727 etd 2150 eta 2305

Premier liveaboard diving and its local flight agent can purchase the tickets on your behalf, however, in doing so, Premier liveaboard diving is only acting as an agent for the airline and is not responsible for, and can accept no responsibility for, cancellations, delays, schedule changes, or problems caused by the air carrier.
We highly recommend trip interruption and cancellation insurance.

Raja Manta - specs

White Manta IMO certified.

She takes 24 divers max, 16 guest in 8 ensuite cabin and 8 guest in 4 standard cabin.

  • Length 37m
  • Bean 7.5m
  • Steel hull
  • LaunchMarch 2011
  • Main engine - Cummins 2 x 700hp total 1400 Hp Genset Cimmins 2 x100 Kva
  • 1 x 30 Kva spare genset
  • Water maker - 2 unit 4000 lit per day
  • Fresh water tank - 20,000 lit
  • Diesel tank - 15,000 lit
  • Range - 1500 nm
  • Cruising - 9-10 kno
  • Compressor - 2 unit 450 lit LW compressor , air cooler,1 x L Wmembrane nitrox compressor.

We provide clean air and nitrox refill. With very big P6 filter and aircool system, you will ensure the best pure air you ever get

Saloon

  • 500 sq feet with dinning table and sofa set. 42 inch plasma TV with 500 movies instore.
  • Out door dinning- 600 sq feet
  • Table with power point and drawer for yThe log books.
  • Sundeck- 1000 sq feet
  • With deck chair and floor mattress for massage.
  • Dive Deck / dive platform
  • 650 sq feet with camera table and amber fresh water wash tank.
  • Boat Crew - 14
  • Dive Crew - 5 (1 cruise leader n 4 instructor)

Services omboard

  • Daily cabin cleaning twice
  • Provide cabin towel and warm towel on dive deck Fruit and hot drink after diving Massage services Nespresso coffee
  • 5 meals per day
  • Free flow hot beverage
  • Snacks , toast bread
  • Big Chased boat / safety
  • 2 x 5.8m rubber dingy with 40 Hp OBM
  • Standard Navigational syatem
  • Furuno GPS, sounder. Plotter, Radar, SSB radio, SAR, EPIRP, Sate Phone, Purple Finder, VHS Radio
  • 3 x 20 men life raft

Raja Manta - diving

Raja Ampat diving

All our boats run fantastic Raja Ampat liveaboards of varying length visiting all the best places each with their own unique itinerary and features.
They are all different prices dependant on the length of the trip and standard of the liveaboard.
All our boats are liveaboards for people enthusiastic or serious about their diving but also welcome snorkellers and non-divers who will have their own separate itinerary." author: "Raja Ampat liveaboard

Raja Ampat (or the Four Kings) is an archipelago consisting of the islands of Misoool, Salawati, Batanta, and Wiageo which are surrounded by over 1,500 small islands and cays. Formerly known as Irian Jaya, this area is now part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia and is located on the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula, on the island of New Guinea.

Put simply, Raja Ampat could quite possibly be the best diving in the world. It certainly is the world’s most bio diverse marine region with more recorded fish, coral and mollusc species than anywhere else on Earth. The variety of marine life can be staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs. In Mansuar, you may encounter large groups of manta rays and turtles. From the boat and often close to shore you may get the chance to don your snorkelling gear for some unforgettable interaction with resident pods of dolphins or even some passing whales. Other highlights include the innumerable war wrecks, both ships and planes (with new wrecks being discovered constantly).

The reefs of Raja Ampat are just as varied as the marine life. There are vertical walls, reef flats, slopes, sea mounts, mucky mangroves, lagoons and pinnacles. The reefs are in pristine condition with miles of perfect hard corals and many varied colourful species of soft corals. The diving is predominantly drift dives due to the moderate prevalent currents in the area which provide nutrients for the myriad fish and coral. Currents are average to moderate and vary from none to very strong. Visibility is normally very good but can vary and is normally at its best earlier in the day so your pre-breakfast dives are not to be slept through!

This is truly “Frontier Diving”. Topside the beautiful islands stretch as far as you can see and are largely uninhabited. At night the lights of local fishing boats twinkle in the dark along the few inhabited shorelines while in more remote areas you may only see a distant spec of light over the entire horizon.

Not many liveaboards dive the Raja Ampat area, making this adventure even more unique and special.

Raja Ampat has a high season from October to May and weirdly enough it is during their rainy season due to the winds in the dry season making parts of the park inaccessable. The rainy season should not be mis-construed though. It is generally mostly a shower in the late afternoon and evening and most of the time the days are nice, wind is minimal and the skys are generally clear or slightly over cast. The seas are calmer at this time of the year as the oppposite season has winds that kick up waves and make it very difficult to dive the more exposed sites in the Southern part of Raja Ampat. The water temperature stays around the 27-30 degrees celcius mark all year round.

Recently due to the popularity of Raja Ampat a lot of boats have been running trips in the so called low season but this is also the dry season and so promotes nicer weather and better visibility but the trade of is that only the northern more sheltered part of the park is accessable but as the area is so vast and there are so many quality dive sites the reports from these northern trips have been glowing so far.

How to get to Raja Ampat

Sorong is the harbour town in West Papua and the normal departure point to dive Raja Ampat.
If you are unsure of how to get to Sorong to start your trip it will depend on where your international flight into Indonesia is landing.
We recommend flying to Jakarta or Bali to make your entry point into Indonesia and each has it’s pros and cons as explained below.

From Jakarta to Sorong with Garuda air is an over night flight arriving in the morning perfect for a pick up by your liveaboard crew at the airport.
The downside of this is that you may be awake most of the night before your board the liveaboard depending on if you sleep on flights but most boats cruise only on the first day so you can catch up on your sleep during the day.
Garuda currenlty also offers a 23K sports bag allowance which includes diving equipment on top of the usual 20 Kilos and bearing in mind it is Indonesia’s most reliable airline this is the one we recommend as you can also purchase the tickets yourself
(most other Indonesian airlines won’t let you purchase tickets without an Indonesia creit card).

Garuda JAKARTA - SORONG GA682 etd 00.30am eta 06.35am direct.

Flights from Bali to Sorong are not quite so simple and cannot be done in one day, you will need to fly from DPS (Bali) to UPG (Makassar) the day before your liveaboard and stay over night in Makassar in a hotel or guesthouse and then continue on with the UPG (Makassar) to SOQ (Sorong) flight the following morning, arriving the day of your liveaboard departure.
This ends up being perfect timing to be picked up on your arrival in Sorong at the airport to then be taken to the boat.
This takes longer but you might arrive more refreshed than the Jakarta rooute and of course you could always factor in a stay in Bali before or after your trip, this flight is also by Garuda airlines.
DENPASAR - MAKASSAR Garuda Indonesia GA620 etd 1720 eta 1855
MAKASSAR - SORONG Garuda Indonesia GA698 etd 0330 eta 0645

Recently Garuda, our recommended airline, has made it possible to purchase their tickets online and we recommend you take this approach as it is often cheaper than the set price we have to charge using other airlines and Indonesian flight agents.
Other airlines are cheaper but are not so trustworthy or have such good luggage allowances.
Again, we highly recommend TRIP and BAGGAGE insurance as well as diving insurance just in case something were to go wrong with your flights or luggage.

It is also possible to come throught Kuala Lumpur (KUL) in Malaysia to Denpasar (DPS) in Bali or Jakarta (JKT) with Malaysian Airlines and then join one of the above 2 options above to get to Sorong, here are the flights from KUL to Jakarta and Bali

by Malaysia Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH715 etd 0900 eta 1205
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH851 etd 1225 eta 1530
KUALA LUMPUR - DENPASAR MH853 etd 1500 eta 1830

KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH713 etd 0720 eta 0830
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH711 etd 0855 eta 1015
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH717 etd 1000 eta 1120
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH721 etd 1345 eta 1505
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH723 etd 1610 eta 1735
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH725 etd 1750 eta 1905
KUALA LUMPUR - JAKARTA MH727 etd 2150 eta 2305

Premier liveaboard diving and its local flight agent can purchase the tickets on your behalf, however, in doing so, Premier liveaboard diving is only acting as an agent for the airline and is not responsible for, and can accept no responsibility for, cancellations, delays, schedule changes, or problems caused by the air carrier.
We highly recommend trip interruption and cancellation insurance.

Raja Manta - schedule