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Paradise Dancer :: Relocation Trip

Paradise Dancer : April 23 - May 6, 2010

Interested in visiting two of Indonesia’s top dive destinations in one cruise?  Do you like getting off the beaten path and exploring areas that are seldom visited by others (even by Indonesian standards!)?   Then this is the cruise for you!   Paradise Dancer’s 14 day relocation cruise begins in Sorong (Raja Ampat) and finishes in North Sulawesi (Biting / Manado).   This is an active diving cruise where divers will complete 3-4 dives each day as the yacht transits the route between the two destinations.  Some sites are known – others are on our “exploration checklist” and are areas we have heard about and want to invest some time in checking out. 

Below is the contemplated example itinerary and route for the voyage.  We offer it with the caveat that we reserve the right to modify it based on weather and sea conditions.  Then again though, that’s what true exploration is all about as we let the wind take to the sails and some unexplored areas.

Day  1:  Arrival and boarding Paradise Dancer
14:00-16:00 – Arrive at Sorong airport and take the short journey to the harbour to board the Paradise Dancer. 17:00: Leave Sorong Harbour and make our way North to Waigeo.

Day  2:   Waigeo   Aljui Bay
Dive 1:  7.30  Bird Wall       Pearl Farm Tour     Dive 2:  11.15  Ganan      Dive 3:  2.45  Cendana Dock
Dive 4:  5.34   Cendana Dock

Day  3:  Gam/Yanggelo
Dive 1:  7.15  Yanggelo Mangroves      Dive 2:  10.15  Barracuda Point     Dive 3:   2.15  Yanggelo Mangroves
Dive 4:  5.30  Yanggelo Mangroves

Day  4:  Fam Islands  Keruo
Dive 1:  7.00  Melissa’s Garden      Dive 2:  10.15  Melissa’s Garden      Dive 3:  2.15  The Channel
Leave the North part of Raja Ampat to head South towards Misool

Day  5:  Misool   Fiabacet
Dive 1:  8.00  Tug Boat/Tonka     Dive 2:  11.00  Tonka/Tug Boat       Dive 3:  Fiabacet
Dive 4:  5.45  Kalig

Day  6:  Wayilbatan  
Dive 1:   7.00  Neptunes Fansea       Dive 2:  10.15   Neptunes  Fansea      Dive 3:  Taman Rahasia
Set off for  Pulau Pisang   

Day  7: Pulau Pisang  Exploration Day! 
Dive 1:  7.15  Pisang Goreng     Dive  2:  10.30  Pisang  Susu      Dive 3:  2.15  Gone Bananas/ Snorkel to the beach
Dive 4:  5.30  Gone Bananas

Day  8: Southern Tip of Halmahera  Village of Nenas, Mano Island 
Dive 1   7.30   Slope Near Village of Nenas      Dive 2:    10.30   Further East Slope of Village
Dive 3:  4.45   Pulau  Mano Channel

Day  9:  Mandioli Island, Pasirkaro and Kasiruta
Dive 1:  7.15  Submerged Reef of Pasirkaro     Dive 2:  10.15   Submerged Reef Pasirkaro    Dive 3:  2.15   Kasiruta
Dive 4:  5.30  Bay at Kasiruta

Day  10:  Kayoa Island
Dive 1 :  7.15  Southern tip of Kayoa Alpian Island       Dive 2: 12.30  North West Tip of Kayoa     Dive 3:  3.30  2nd Beach Near North West Tip of Kayoa      Dive 4:  8.15     2nd Beach Kayoa  North West Tip 

Day  11 :   Makian Island 
Dive 1:  7.15   The bay Ridge/ Coconut Sandy slope           Dive 2:  10.30    Coconut Sandy Slope/The Bay Ridge
Dive 3:  2.30   The Jetty           Dive 4: 4.45  The Jetty

Day  12:  Ternate
Dive 1:  7.15  North East Side of Ternate     Dive 2:  11.00   North West Tip of Ternate     Dive 3: 2.45  North West Tip of Ternate     Dive 4:  North West Tip of Ternate

Day  13:  Tifore 
Dive 1:  7.00  South West of Tifore       Dive 2:  South West Tip of Tifore

Day  14: Arrival in Bitung
Disembarkation