On the north tip of Sulawesi are the famous diving areas f the Lembeh Strait, Bangka and Gangga islands, and the Bunaken Natioanl Park. Before we leave this region we will visit the Minahasa Lagoon resort and some of the best dive sites in this region. After we cruise along the north coast of Sulawesi for a few days before turning south down the west coast towards Bali. This trip promises all of the diversity in the Indonesian seas.

Arrival of the guests onboard the Pindito. Once everyone is relaxed and unpacked we have the boat briefing. We stay overnight as we will spend the first diving day in the Lembeh Strait.

The diving in the Lembeh Strait is a haven for macro lovers. The first 4 dives will be on different dive sites in the Lembeh Strait. On the black sand you can find mimic octopus, hairy frogfish, flying gurnards, Pegasus seamoths and so many kinds of nudibranchs. Muck diving at its best.

The next morning we will arrive in Bangka island and Northeast Sulawesi. This are offers a wide variety of dive sites ranging from critter hunting under jetties to drifting along soft coral walls surrounded by fish. A beautiful area above water too, the coastline is dotted with white and black sand beaches, palm tree islands and towering volcanoes. Enjoying the sunset from the Pindito is easy.

In the Bunaken National Park, Minahasa bay provides great black sand critter diving. In the seagrass are different species of seahorses and maybe even a dugong! On the black sand are nudibranchs, snake eels, ghost pipefish, scorpionfish, cowfish and razorfish. Bunaken offers beautiful walls of coral and great diving conditions and visibility.

Literally meaning three islands, Pulau Tiga offers very healthy hard coral reefs, sloping down to a sandy bottom at 25 metres. A great diversity of coral species is home to cuttlefish, anemonefish, orang-utan crabs and more.

A pair of offshore atolls named Buliogut and marked with a lighthouse provide the next destination. At 30 metres a beautiful reef with barrel sponges and sea fans with rainbow runner, huge school surgeon fish and fusiliers, white tip reef sharks and eagle rays. Curious grey reef sharks can get the heart pumping here!

Drift diving along coral slopes and wall sections at Teluk Bilang and Salando . In the shallows mantis shrimps and blue ribbon eels can be seen. Careful investigation of gorgonian fans deeper can yield pygmy seahorses and tiny cowries. The night dives can be very exciting!

Lingian is a large coral atoll marked by a lighthouse. The diving is on a shallow reef top with slopes starting at 8 metres down to 35 metres. On the sandy slopes is good coral growth with sea fans, soft corals and sponges. There is a chance to see a very big school of barracuda, bumphead parrotfish, turtles, white and black tips reef sharks, rainbow runner, trevally, eagle ray and mobulas. At Sematan we have pristine hard coral reefs and vertical walls housing all sorts of critters. Nudibranchs, flatworms and frogfish can be found in the day, a huge variety of crabs and shrimps can be seen on the night dive!

A mixture of slopes and wall dives await you at Pulau Tuguan and Maputi . The strong currents bring the nutrient to sustain good hard coral reef tops which are home to surgeonfish, napoleon wrasse, fusiliers, black snapper, jacks, sweetlips, barracudas and butterflyfish. White tip reef sharks and grey reef sharks provide the excitment.

At beautiful island Pulau Pasoso with lush vegetation surrounded by outcropping reef. On the beach is a turtle hatchery and ranger station. Under the water you can expect hard corals in good condition, redtooth triggerfish, fusiliers, bannerfish and butterflyfish by the thousand. Lots of green and hawksbill turtles stay in the area while tuna and trevally can be seen passing through.

In the morning we arrive in the bay of Dongala. In the small harbour we have to fill up with fuel, but that will not get in the way of the dive schedule! We can dive next to the jetty on a wreck lying in 22 metres. In the afternoon we anchor in front of the Prince John dive resort and do an afternoon and dusk dive where you can watch mandarin fish displaying. In the evening we set off for southern Sulawesi.

Time for relaxation and an extended surface interval as we cover several hundred miles south. Time for the guests to enjoy a massage in the Pindito floating spa.

Arrival in Kapoposang. Beautiful steep walls around the island with all sorts of reef fish and rays. Pygmy seahorses and frogfish can also be found here. Around 5 o’clock we continue our cruise to Sepanjang with another 240 miles to cover.

Time for relaxation and an extended surface interval as we cover several hundred miles south. Time for the guests to enjoy a massage in the Pindito floating spa.

Arrival in Sepanjang for a full days diving.

Arrival in north Bali. Here we have the possibility to dive in Menjangan National Park or the eastern coast around the famous Tulamben wreck.

Check out in east Bali’s Alam Batu resort.