Raja Ampat 2026

After like 15+ years of wanting to go to Raja Ampat, the stars finally aligned and we actually made it happen.  We went on the Pindito liveaboard, which Clinton had been on twice before.  It was nominally a 12 day trip, but there were 10 days of diving.  The diving was outstanding and definitely did not disappoint.  There was a lot of variety both in terms of the kinds of dive sites and also the marine life.  So many fish, and so many different kinds of fish.  The crew also does a good job of coming up with other little non-diving excursions throughout the trip, to add some variety -- like short hikes, beach visits, zodiac tours, etc.

The Pindito was supposedly the first dive liveaboard in Indonesia.  There are now a zillon dive liveaboards in Indonesia, many of them in Raja Ampat this time of year.  There a no doubt much nicer/more luxurious liveaboards there now, but the Pindito definitely knows the area and sites very well.  Several of the DMs in particular were really good.  I'm guessing this is more important in less-dived areas than Raja Ampat though.

Alright, here are the day-by-day reports:

Day 0: Boarding the Pindito

Day 1: Wayil

Day 2: Pele/Wayil

Day 3: Boo/Fiabacet

Day 4: Warakaraket/Jiliet

Day 5: Fiabacet/Tomolol

Day 6: Penemu

Day 7: Yangeffo/Gam

Day 8: Mansuar

Day 9: Mansuar/Batanta

Day 10: Jerif