Entry No. 00 Season now: October, Dampier Strait prime as of 2026
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Entry No. 01Raja Ampat, West Papua
A Raja Ampat diving tour is arranged three ways: a day dive tour from Waisai, a dive-and-stay package, or a dive liveaboard from Sorong. Komodo Luxury arranges the boats and transfers. Each dive plan is for the dive centre or the vessel’s dive team to confirm.
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Komodo Luxury is the charter brand of PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara, a licensed Indonesian tourism company. It owns and operates nine vessels and curates a network of 200+ vetted partner yachts, which are labelled separately from its owned boats. As listed on Komodo Luxury (checked 2026-09-16). Courses, certification and dive plans are for the dive centre or vessel to confirm against each guest’s certification, logged dives, recent experience, conditions and its own policies.
Entry No. 02Logbook Readiness Check
Tell us your certification, logged dives, travel month and base. The entry shows which sites fit you now, which format fits, the season verdict, the red lines, and a money slip with the marine park tag on its own line. Nothing is sent until you press WhatsApp.
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Entry No. 03Site Log Register
Taken from our dive-site guide pages. Depth, current and minimum level are for the partner dive centre to confirm against each guest’s certification, logged dives, recent experience, conditions and its own policies. Sort by site, area or level.
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| Site | Area | Entry type | Current | Depth band | Min cert / logged | Reachable by | Best months |
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| Cape Kri | Dampier Strait | Drift, fish-biomass slope | Current-exposed at depth | Confirmed by partner dive centre | AOW + drift experience for the deep profile; OW on the shallow slope only, max 18–20 m | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay · Liveaboard | Oct–Apr |
| Blue Magic | Dampier Strait | Pinnacle, negative entry | Strong, unpredictable | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Advanced recommended; the partner dive centre confirms | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay · Liveaboard | Oct–Apr; mantas most reliable Dec–Mar |
| Manta Sandy | Dampier Strait | Managed cleaning station, hold behind the marked boundary | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Shallow; exact band confirmed by partner dive centre | Often Open Water-suitable | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay · Liveaboard | Dived year-round; best Oct–Apr, most reliable Dec–Mar |
| Manta Ridge | Dampier Strait | Cleaning station, the deeper alternative | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Deeper than Manta Sandy; band confirmed by partner dive centre | Advanced divers | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Manta season Oct–Apr |
| Arborek Jetty | Dampier Strait | Jetty and reef | Among the calmer Dampier sites | Within the Open Water 18–20 m limit | Open Water | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay | Oct–Apr |
| Friwen Wall | Dampier Strait | Wall | Among the calmer Dampier sites | Within the Open Water 18–20 m limit | Open Water | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay | Oct–Apr |
| Sardine Reef | Dampier Strait | Reef | Dived at slack water for Open Water | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Open Water at slack only | Waisai day · Dive-and-stay | Oct–Apr |
| Mike’s Point | Dampier Strait | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Oct–Apr (Dampier main season) |
| Misool: Magic Mountain, Boo Windows, Four Kings | Misool (south) | Pinnacles, mooring only | Current-exposed pinnacles | Confirmed by partner dive centre | AOW + current experience | Resort dive-and-stay · 10–12 night liveaboard. Not a Waisai day trip | Oct–Apr; Magic Mountain mantas roughly Sep–Jun |
| Wayag: outer pinnacles & channels | Wayag (north) | 1–2 dives on channels and pinnacles, plus the viewpoint hike | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Confirmed by partner dive centre | Advanced for the channels | Liveaboard leg · long private day boat from Waisai in calm months | Oct–Apr; Jul–Sep crossings unpredictable |
Wayag is stronger above water than below it, and we say so. Most divers see it as a liveaboard leg or a long day with the ridge climb. Read the full dive sites guide
Entry No. 04Certification Ladder & Red Lines
The partner dive centre makes the final call on the day. This ladder is how our planning starts.
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The dive centre makes the call.
Courses, certification and dive leadership are for the dive centre to arrange and confirm under its own policies.
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Entry No. 05Season & Surface Ledger
From our month-by-month season notes, as of 2026. Main season is October to April; outside it, access to Misool and Wayag depends on the weather.
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days to wait: the Dampier Strait prime window is open now
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sites in our register
| Area | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampier Strait | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Workable | Choppy | Choppy | Choppy | Workable | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| Misool | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Workable | Sheltered | Crossing-limited | Crossing-limited | Crossing-limited | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| Wayag | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Workable | Transit-limited | Transit-limited | Transit-limited | Transit-limited | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| Visibility & water | 30–40 m central | 30–40 m central | 25–30 m · 28–30°C | 25–30 m · 28–30°C | 20–25 m · 27–29°C | 15–20 m north · 26–28°C | 15–20 m north · 26–28°C | 15–20 m north · 26–28°C | 20–25 m · 27–29°C | 25–30 m · 28–30°C | 25–30 m · 28–30°C | 30–40 m central |
| Manta note | Manta Sandy most reliable | Manta Sandy most reliable | Manta Sandy most reliable | Manta Sandy good | Dived; Magic Mountain in season | Dived; Magic Mountain in season | Dived year-round | Dived year-round | Magic Mountain season opens | Manta Sandy good | Manta Sandy good | Manta Sandy most reliable |
December to February: peak central visibility and manta high season, also the busiest and most expensive weeks. Seasons and levels by region in the dive sites guide
Entry No. 06How a Dive Tour Day Is Logged
01Weeks out
Dates, arrival flight to Sorong, certification and logged dives, format, nights, group size and any non-divers.
Komodo Luxury
02Weeks out
Cert card, last dive date, dive insurance, nitrox card if used. The partner centre decides; we collect and forward.
Partner dive centre
03Before arrival
Partner centre or vessel booked, park permits processed, Sorong to Waisai transfer timed to your flight.
Komodo Luxury
04Dive day, morning
Site chosen around conditions and tides, refresher dive first where needed, group and buddy set.
Partner dive centre
05Dive day
Two or three dives on a day boat, three or four on a liveaboard, with surface intervals between.
Partner dive centre
06Mid-afternoon
Back at the jetty by mid-afternoon on a day tour; your guide signs the log. Return transfer is ours.
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Entry No. 07Format Routes
BoundaryThis site covers diving only. Cruise itineraries are covered separately at rajaampatcruise.com, and yacht charter at rajaampatyachtcharter.com.
Not for every site. Calmer Dampier Strait sites can suit Open Water divers, while Cape Kri’s deep drift, Blue Magic and current-exposed Misool sites are usually treated as Advanced territory. Each site is a candidate the dive centre or vessel confirms against your certification, logged dives, recent experience, conditions and its own policies.
Komodo Luxury is the charter brand of PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara, a licensed Indonesian tourism company. It owns and operates nine vessels and curates a network of 200+ vetted partner yachts, which are labelled separately from its owned boats. As listed on Komodo Luxury (checked 2026-09-16). Courses and dive plans are for the dive centre or vessel dive team to confirm against your certification, logged dives, recent experience, conditions and its own policies.
Blue Magic is current-swept and unpredictable; Cape Kri is exposed at depth. Your partner guide picks the timing around tides and may limit group size. Reef hook and SMB are standard kit for these profiles.
Dampier Strait is reachable by day boat from Waisai. Misool is not a Waisai day trip: you reach it with a resort dive-and-stay or a 10–12 night liveaboard.
It is the marine park card, paid per guest. The Raja Ampat marine park fee for foreign tourists is IDR 1,000,000 per person per year, with children under 12 exempt, under Southwest Papua Governor Regulation No. 32 of 2024, as listed by the Raja Ampat MPA Management Authority (checked 2026-09-16). The current tariff is confirmed at booking.
October to April, with December to February bringing peak central visibility and manta high season. May and September are shoulder months. June to August is the northern off-season.
Entry No. 09Send this entry to the KL desk
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