Bird's Head Seascape cruising Archives

The Indonesian Liveaboard Association, legally registered as “Jangkar”, is an association representing the owners and employees of liveaboard vessels within Indonesian waters. The objective is to...

Visting Raja Ampat? Have Questions? Stay Raja Ampat can help!

09 Feb 2026

I was blessed. I first experienced Raja Ampat in 2002, long before it was the “go to” spot! At that time there were not many options for the traveler. A single “resort”...

Journeying in Raja Ampat by Andrew Martinez

07 Apr 2025

Andrew Martinez is a world traveler, accomplished photographer/photojournalist, guide and a long time friend. He recently returned from his second trip to Raja Ampat and he says, “It...

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Snorkeling the Coral Triangle in Raja Ampat by Danita Delimont Herbig

13 Aug 2024

In 1982 my husband Dave and I had the unique opportunity to visit many of the outlying islands off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea. For three weeks we snorkeled and dived the beautiful...

Papua Explorers opens the Raja Ampat Dive Guide School

29 Mar 2024

We are proud and excited to announce the awesome news that one of Raja Ampat’s most acclaimed resorts, Papua Explorers, recently opened a dive school for Raja Ampat natives. We have long...

Comprehensive new Raja Ampat Tourism Brochure Released!

25 Mar 2024

Raja Ampat MPAs Management Authority and BLUD UPTD Pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi di Perairan Kepulauan Raja Ampat in conjunction with the Southwest Papua’s Agency of Food and Agriculture, Marine...

Raja Ampat Pioneers – Max Ammer

09 Oct 2023

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Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting...

Kalawai Adventure Trip Journal by Geoffrey Gearheart PhD

30 Aug 2023

Administrator’s note: The experience provided by Dr. Geoffrey Gearheart and Kalawai Adventure is not a typical dive trip. They are “naturalist expeditions” lead by scientists...

The Grand Blue Project of Edi Frommenwiler

01 Aug 2023

Administrator’s note: Swiss born and world educated, Edi Frommenwiler is the real deal! He is one of the first pioneers of Indonesian diving. In 1992 he built the MV Pindito,...

Raja Ampat Pioneers – Edi Frommenwiler and Pindito by Don Silcock

19 Jun 2023

Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting...