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Raja Ampat mixed group

A genuinely mixed Raja Ampat trip - three serious divers, two snorkellers, two who are mostly here for the islands and the lagoons. One homestay base, day boats for the divers, and a string of shared island-hop days so the group never really splits for long. The diving's world-class; the not-diving is the reason the others come back glowing too.

8 days7 goingRaja Ampat
~€1,580 pp · illustrative
DivingIsland-hoppingSnorkellingViewpoints
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Day by day

Day 1 · In and settle
AMFly Sorong → ferry to Waisai → boat to the Gam homestay
PMGear check, jetty snorkel, first group dinner over the water
Day 2 · First dives, first snorkels
06:30Divers: two-tank at Cape Kri and Sardine Reef
Late AMSnorkel & island crew: Friwen Wall and Arborek jetty
PMEveryone back for log-book debrief and beers
Day 3 · Manta morning
05:30Manta Sandy at first light - divers and snorkellers both in
PMPianemo karst viewpoint by speedboat for the island people
Day 4 · Island-hop (whole crew)
Long-boat day for all seven: hidden lagoons at Wayag-style karst, a beach lunch, a village stop - the glue day, no one peels off
Day 5 · Split day
AMDivers: Blue Magic drift
AMOthers: birds-of-paradise dawn hide, then hammocks
Day 6 · Lagoon + kayak day (whole crew)
AMPaddle the star-lagoon, swim the jellyfish-free coves - easy and shared
PMOptional afternoon dive for those who want one
Day 7 · Last dives + send-off
AMDivers: one last dive; snorkellers take the house reef
SunsetWhole group farewell dinner on the jetty
Day 8 · Out
Slow morning → ferry → Sorong → home

Who wanted what

DivingLeo, Tom, Klaus
Cape KriManta SandyBlue Magic
SnorkellingAnna, John
Arborek jettyFriwen Wall
Islands & viewpointsJulia, Jogbin
PianemoStar lagoon kayakBirds of paradise

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Homestay

Gam Island homestay

Room block for 7
Half-boardJetty snorkel
€35 pp/night · illustrativeAdd to plan
Boat charter

Dampier day boat

Private, 7 + crew
Up to 3 divesSnorkel & island stops
€90 pp/day · illustrativeAdd to plan

What made this trip work

  • One homestay base meant no one lost half the trip to transfers.
  • Running the day boat for dives in the morning and islands in the afternoon kept all three interest groups happy off one charter.
  • Two shared island-hop days, not one, kept the mixed group feeling like a group.
  • Manta Sandy at dawn was the moment divers and snorkellers shared the same memory.

Organiser

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Leo organised this one. “Mixed groups work in Raja if you build extra shared days in - the diving takes care of itself, the islands are what keep everyone together.”

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Written by Manta
Updated June 2026

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