Important Things To Expect On Your Diving Adventure

The fact that the liveaboard diving in Raja Ampat & Komodo are world class is not a secret anymore, the question is: what is really hiding under the surface in-between? Mikumba Diving has organised a diving expedition to the ring of fire - from Flores to Raja Ampat five times now  (In October & April every year) with different routes, exploring different islands and dive sites along the way across the Banda sea. Every year we do this exploratory expedition where we dive spots that’s never been dived before. This year we started in Maumere,  Flores on the 20 th of October to start our journey. Ratu Pelangi is the name of the vessel that will take us through the Banda sea. This boat normally operates as a midrange liveaboard in Komodo & during the winter season as a budget liveaboard in Raja Ampat . The boat can accommodate 14 guests and is crewed by 10 Indonesian sailors. The route we set out on can offer you some of the best diving in Indonesia , but s...

Travelling on a traditional wooden phinisi through the Banda sea is an amazing adventure but can give you the best diving in Indonesia. After restocking and filling up with all commodities in Alor we set out for the Banda islands but ran out of water and had to seek help at Pulau Damar, a beautiful remote island in the south Banda sea with only 2 boats coming in and out per week. We asked for some water, which they delivered straight from the mountain on the island. In the wait for new water we went diving around the island, before heading further east for one of our favorite dive spots, Nilsdesperandum. This is where we have had hammerhead sightings past years and we were really excited when we jumped in the water. The reefs are pristine and full of life, just like the Raja ampat diving . We started to descend to our maximum depth and keep our eyes into the blue. There, just as a black shadow some of us spotted the great hammerhead. These creatures are extremely rare and ca...