News & Events
03 Jan 2019
Raja Ampat and its unlimited biodiversity!
Starting a trip back-rolling into a dark cloud of Anchovies. Giant jacks and Rainbow runners blasting down the swarm from every direction! This is that mad time of the season th...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
03 Jan 2019
Surrounded by fish!
Yes, we did see (quite a few!) majestic Manta Rays on this trip (more about that later), but the highlight dives were the ones we did in Misool (south Raja Ampat) totally surrou...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
03 Jan 2019
Mermaid II, December 13 – 21, 2018
This time of the year Raja Ampat, and especially Misool in the south, is absolutely full of littl...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
22 May 2017
Raja Ampat
Last trip of the season in Raja Ampat.
Mermaid1 travels again on a wicked cruise around Ra...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
18 May 2017
A New Name to the List
The list of marine species documented for the Bird’s Head Seascape, which includes coral, reef...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
14 Mar 2017
CHANGOO, an adventurous dive site located East of Kawe island, North of Raja Ampat.
A combination of swimtroughs, sharks, and large schools of fish. When the current is right this p...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
07 Mar 2017
The Return to Raja Ampat from Sulawesi Sea
Mermaid1 returns to Raja Ampat through an unforgettable diving experience across over 500 nautica...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
07 Mar 2017
Shark Den
Once again I find myself writing about another unique encounter with one of the oceans most amazi...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
13 Feb 2017
Our second Raja Ampat trip of the year.
Starting from Missols with an early dive. From far we could hear a school of Bumpheads
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by Mermaid Liveaboards
13 Feb 2017
SHAAAAARK!
Recently there has been a considerable amount of action on the surface here in Raja Ampat. In the...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
13 Feb 2017
Shark Mecca
Years ago, well before Raja Ampat became a marine protected area, it was a mecca for sharks. As a...
by Mermaid Liveaboards
07 Feb 2017
Raja Ampat – Halmahera – Lembeh Straits
Mermaid1 goes to an extraordinary journey from Raja Ampat all the way to Lembeh Straits with an o...