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Raja Ampat dive crew

A dive-led week in Raja Ampat that still works for the two non-divers in the group. Dawn boats for the crew, jetty snorkels and viewpoints for everyone else, and a long island-hop day in the middle that brings the whole group back together.

7 days6 goingRaja Ampat
~€1,450 pp · illustrative
DivingSnorkellingIsland-hoppingBeaches
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Day by day

Day 1 · Get in, settle
AMFly Sorong → ferry to Waisai → boat to the Gam homestay
PMCheck the gear, sunset from the jetty, big first dinner
Day 2 · First dives
06:30Divers: two-tank at Cape Kri + Sardine Reef
LateSnorkel crew: Friwen Wall + Arborek jetty
PMReconvene, dive-log debrief over beers
Day 3 · Manta morning
05:30Manta Sandy at first light - everyone who can snorkel comes
PMRest, Pianemo viewpoint by speedboat
Day 4 · Island-hop (whole crew)
Long-boat day: hidden lagoons, a beach lunch, a village stop - no one splits off
Day 5 · Split day
AMDivers: Blue Magic drift
AMOthers: birds-of-paradise hide or hammock
Day 6 · Last dives + send-off
AMOne more dive, then pack the cameras away
PMGroup dinner, Ashtari-style sunset
Day 7 · Out
Slow morning → ferry → Sorong → home

Who wanted what

DivingLeo, Tom, Klaus
Cape KriManta SandyBlue Magic
SnorkellingAnna
Arborek jettyFriwen Wall
ViewpointsJulia
PianemoBirds of paradise

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Homestay

Gam Island homestay

Room block for 6
Half-boardJetty snorkel
€35 pp/night · illustrativeAdd to plan
Boat charter

Dampier day boat

Private, 6 + crew
Up to 3 divesSnorkel stops
€90 pp/day · illustrativeAdd to plan

What made this trip work

  • One base - no one wasted half the trip in transfers.
  • Dawn dive boats meant the divers got their fix without the others waiting around.
  • The mid-week island-hop day was the glue - everyone still talks about it.
  • Booking the day boat as a group dropped the per-person cost a lot.

Organiser

L

Leo organised this one. “Plan it so the divers and the beach people barely have to compromise - that’s the whole trick.”

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Written by Manta
Updated June 2026

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