Dive cruise 7 days Epica liveaboard Raja Ampat - Best of Dampier

And thus, the tale begins. The Epica crew will meet you at 08.00 in the morning at the JE Meridien Hotel in Sorong, just next to the airport. A short car ride and a ferry ride later, you’ll have reached Waisai and are ready to board the Epica. For guests already staying in the area, the crew meet up in front of the tourist information centre in Waisai at 11am. Once on board, the crew will make sure all the necessary paperwork is in order, allocate your cabins, set up dive equipment and brief you on boat and dive safety procedures. After lunch Epica will sail to your first dive site in central Raja Ampat. The check dive is usually at Friwen Bonda, a beautiful reef teeming with colourful fish.

These days the Epica goes along the dive sites of Dampier Strait. Every day you make an average of 3 dives on the most special dive sites. Swim face to face with the manta rays, seahorses, wobbegong sharks, barracudas and other beautiful fish above the beautifully healthy coral ...

Every story comes to an end. But wait – we’re not quite done yet. You liked Blue Magic? Good, because we are diving it again. Very early in the morning. Back on board, we gently prepare you for your departure. This includes a debriefing, delicious food, a group photo and plenty of time to gather your items while pondering how your belongings ever fit in your backpack when you left home. After lunch we say our tearful goodbyes and drop you off at the harbour or, if you decide to over night in Raja Ampat, to teh Scuba Republic resort. If you are returning to Sorong the same day, you will be ready to board the ferry by 2pm. Expected arrival in Sorong is 4pm.