Trip Reports
Maumere to Ambon 800 Nautical Miles of Navigation, Endless Possibilities
This week, the Mermaid II welcomed a group of familiar faces coming all the way from Poland and set sail for an epic crossing from Maumere to Alor through the vast Banda Sea before concluding in Ambon. 12 days of incredible biodiversity through Indonesia’s most remote areas, characterized by a series of volcanic sceneries, dramatic […]
Award-Winning Liveaboard Diving in Indonesia
Mermaid Liveaboards Honoured in the PADI Readers’ Choice Awards Choosing a liveaboard is a big decision, especially if it’s your first dive trip to Indonesia. That’s why we’re proud that our guests keep recognizing Mermaid Liveaboards in the Readers’ Choice Awards. The votes come from real experiences on board. Once again, we are proud to […]
Mermaid I April 29 – May 6, 2019
Beginning our trip in the remote area of Ambon, we spent the day discovering an endless collection of Macro critters, in and around the jetty and harbor area. Rhynopious, Sea Horses and Blue ring Octopus are just some of the incredible creatures that we found amongst the dark sand and rubble. From the miniature to […]
Mermaid I Biodiversity Special 21 April – 6 May, 2019
It’s pretty fascinating how much diversity can be discovered in one single trip, but when it comes to a big expedition between 5 different seas… The amount of life we came across the past 16 days of diving simply blew our minds! A 1200 nautical mile journey from Raja Ampat to Maumere! Incredible dives in […]
Mermaid II March 28 – April 5, 2019
Wow what a trip! This has without a doubt been the best trip of the year so far, everything from fantastic conditions to amazing visibility 30m+ to bright and sunny days everyday. Just fantastic! After the crossing down to Misool, we started with Warna Berwarna and Karang Bayangan. Once we got there we noticed one […]
Mermaid I March 17-28, 2019
A Magnificent journey from Raja Ampat to Ambon through Koon and the Banda Islands. 800 Nautical miles of pure biodiversity and a full blast of rare encounters! When you start a trip with a Flamboyant Cuttlefish right off the first night dive…Well you know you are going to have a wicked trip! Flat seas, good […]
Mermaid II March 19 – 27, 2019
Yet another amazing trip was done by Mermaid II. Raja Ampat showed its true colors, we had everything from fantastic reef dives with the soft corals and pygmy seahorse overload in the south of Misool and then up to the amazing hard corals of the north. Strong currents in the right places and no currents […]
Mermaid I March 07-16, 2019
The Essence of Raja Ampat After another epic Whale watching trip, getting the scuba gear back on felt good! It’s unbelievable how time goes fast when you are having such a good season. It’s getting close to the end of my 3rd full season in Raja Ampat and this place still blows my mind! Simply […]
Mermaid I Traversing the Unexplored (Part 2 of 2) Lembeh | Halmahera | Raja Ampat February 2019
10 dives in Lembeh searching for the bizarre critters and I lost count of how many different frogfish I came across the mucky strait this time! Although it wasn’t till the last night dive that things have happened for real… 2 Hairy frogfish out hunting! A large fluffy thing cruising together with a younger one. […]
Mermaid II 27 Jan – 4 Feb 2019 – Misool is The Hotspot
The supermoon cycle was over by now. The power of currents diminished by the day but still we had great visibility on most sites. This time we started our trip in the central area of Raja Ampat and we were going to finish in Misool in the south of the Raja Ampat Marine Reserve. The […]