Raja Ampat & Whale Sharks Expedition 2026

Guests will fly into either Jakarta or Bali and then connect to Nabire. At the end of the trip, guests will fly out of Sorong.

There are 7 cabins on Damai I Liveaboard - this offers flexibility and provides a more personalized experience.

The chef will be preparing a delicious mix of international and Indonesian meals. Breakfast can be ordered on preference of the customer a la carte. Lunch and dinner have a recommended menu that can be changed based on preference. Special dietary requests can be accommodated.

Some dives in Raja Ampat reach depths of at least 80ft/24m, so advanced open water is highly recommended. Nitrox also helps with bottom time. Divers should be comfortable diving in current.

This depends on how long you plan to be in Indonesia and your nationality. Before the COVID-19 Pandemic, there was over 160 countries which that are eligible for visa exemption. Citizens of these countries are allowed to stay in Indonesia for a maximum of 30 days with no extensions. However, this free visa exemptions is now only eligible for 10 countries. Click on the "List of Country Exempted from Visa" option from this website: https://www.imigrasi.go.id/en/bebas-visa-kunjungan/#1627290530498-6bc9566d-1f1c for the full list of countries eligible for this exemption.

If you're not from one of the visa exempted countries or if you plan to stay in Indonesia for longer than 30 days, you can apply for Visa on Arrival (VoA) at your port of your entry. A VoA will cost you US$35 or IDR500,000 (to be paid in cash) and is valid for 30 days with the possibility of extending for 30 more days at any of Indonesia's immigration offices. For the list of country eligible for VoA, click here: https://www.imigrasi.go.id/en/visa-kunjungan-saat-kedatangan/.

VoA are now available for processing online as well. Click on this link molina.imigrasi.go.id to apply. To be eligible to apply for the e-VoA, your passport must be from one of the country that is eligible for VoA.

If your country is not listed in either the visa exemption or VoA list, you will have to apply for a visa from an Indonesian Embassy/Consulate in your home country.

Please note that to enter Indonesia, your passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from your arrival date and that there must be at least one blank page in the passport. You must also have a ticket showing an onward journey from Indonesia.

NOTE: if you intend to stay in Indonesia for a period longer than 30 days and are not able to get to an immigration office to apply for the extension in between, please contact us at info@apexoceantravel.com for the possibility of applying for a 60 days visa before arriving into Indonesia.

Under Indonesian law from June 2015, all payments in Indonesia MUST be made in Indonesian Rupiah.

Currency Exchange are available in larger cities but will not be available in more remote areas. If you choose to pay cash, it is best to ensure you have enough before arriving at the port of embarkation of disembarkation from Dive Damai's vessel.

We recommend exchanging currencies at high street banks or big money changers with CCTV as the smaller money changers that provide much higher rate than these places have a tendency of performing "Magical Miscounting".

Most tourism operators like Dive Damai will accept the major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard & AMEX) but charges a bank fee of 3.5% for all transactions. Please note that if you are planning to spend money at the port of embarkation or disembarkation from the vessels, we will highly recommend to prepare physically cash as the locations Dive Damai travels to are quite remote and most are not very tourist-centered.

Baggage allowances vary enormously from destination to destination and airline to airline. Our reservation team is constantly monitoring the changes that regularly occur. A safe rule of thumb is 20 kg, or 44 lbs for economy class and 30kg or 66lbs for business class. However, some small domestic planes going to/from remote destinations can sometimes have an allowance of only 10kg or 22lbs or some do not include check-in baggage in their ticket prices. Some airlines will allow for selection of additional check-in baggage (with extra fees). If you are booking your ticket online, the website should clearly display this information and provide the necessary options. If you are booking this with a tour agency, please make sure this is clarified up front and clearly stated in writing to avoid complications and/or dispute.

Overweight baggage fees at the airport can start from USD5 per kg and could be higher depending on the location of your departure and your destination. If your return journey is with a different airline, there could also be different allowances and overweight fees applied. Please note that most airlines will not accept credit cards to pay for excess baggage at the airport.

Most airlines allow pre-purchase of additional check-in allowance. If you're bringing your own dive gear and is expecting to go above your allocated check-in weight, contact your airline to pre-purchase these additional baggage allowance before you travel.

If you are connecting to your domestic flights via Jakarta and Bali, they no longer provide the paper customers form. Instead, they are requiring all travellers to fill up their online customer declaration form. You will find it available here: https://ecd.beacukai.go.id/

Some smaller International Airport (other than Jakarta & Bali) in Indonesia still require you to fill in the paper customer declaration form instead.

We take your safety very seriously. For divers, we have plenty of surface marker buoys available, free of charge (if you do not have one). We also have Nautilus LifeLine Marine Rescue GPS units which can be rented for USD100 per trip. We highly recommend pre-booking as we have a limited number of units available.

On board, we have plenty of emergency oxygen, radios, GPS, satellite phone, and satellite internet.

Our camera room on board has both 110V and 220V international power sockets with voltage stabilizer. We strongly recommend you charge your batteries and other electronics in our camera room. Your cabins also have international power sockets which we suggest to use only for small electronic devices when there is someone awake in the cabin. However, the standard power socket in Indonesia is a European two-prong plug.