Trip Reports
Back in Komodo – A Homecoming
After quite some time being away exploring Raja Ampat, Halmahera, Lembeh, the Togean islands, Alor and the Banda Sea. The Mermaid II found herself on a homecoming journey, sailing from Maumere through Komodo and beyond before returning to her home port of Benoa in Bali for more adventures to come! The trip began with a […]
Biodiversity Super Special 16 Days Cruise Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Alor-Maumere
It’s that time of year again where the Mermaid II embarks on her famous seasonal crossing from Raja Ampat into Maumere. An incredible 16 days voyage of biodiversity, traversing over 1000 nautical miles across 5 different seas, passing through some remote and extraordinary destinations along the way. Starting this super special trip on a high […]
Take a Moment
In Komodo, it’s easy to get caught up in the hunt for your most desired critters. The reefs are teeming with life from large pelagics like reef mantas to the tiniest of tiny creatures like pygmy seahorses, and everyone who comes to dive Komodo typically has a bucket list of things to see. While there […]
Unforgettable Diving Experience!
Mermaid II’s most recent trip through Komodo, and second of the season, was absolutely outstanding. Our first day of the trip in Moyo Island and the extinct volcano Satonda yielded great schools of longfin bannerfish, fusileers, as well as black tip and white tip reef sharks. Drifting over the rich volcanic black sand on our […]
BACK IN KOMODO!
After nearly eight months in Raja Ampat, Ambon, Lembeh Strait and the Banda Sea, Mermaid 1 is now back in Komodo for even more adventures! Wonderful conditions throughout this trip made it a particularly enjoyable one. Add great sightings, both underwater and topside, and you’ll end up with a remarkable 10 days! Starting in the […]
Mermaid II’s Epic Crossing
The crossing is undoubtedly the most amazing diving trip you could ever do in Asia, and some might argue the world. Where else can you spend sixteen days on a beautiful boat, Mermaid II, diving the most remote and pristine reefs, walls, and pinnacles available available in what the scientists have proven to be the […]
Season Come and Season Go
It’s that time of year again, where the final trip for the Raja Ampat season is finished and we must make The Crossing through the Banda Sea and into Komodo. Before I get ahead of myself though I’d just like to reflect back to my five most favorite moments or encounters of this past Raja […]
Misool’s Unimaginable Beauty
Misool is Raja Ampat’s southern set of islands, and some might say the areas most famous and sought after. The area is characterized by karst islands which extend for hundreds of kilometers in all directions. The reefscape beneath the surface is infamous for it’s dazzling arrays of soft coral colonies and layers upon layers of […]
RHINOPIAS!!
This trip from Ambon to Raja Ampat started off very well indeed with finding Ghost Pipefish, Seahorses, Zebra Crabs and Coleman Shrimps plus two super rare Rhinopias (a.k.a. Weedy Scorpionfish). And that’s just at the check-dive!! (Suggestions were made accordingly to just do check-dives for the rest of the trip J). We also played with […]
Breathtaking Experience In Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Ambon
A wonderful 12-day trip taking us from Raja Ampat through the Banda Sea and the Spice Islands to Ambon. The variety of diving and topside scenery we had must be hard to beat! Starting off with some very active dives in the Dampier Strait, with massive schools of Jackfish, Snappers and Barracudas, Grey Reef Sharks […]