Bird's Head Seascape cruising Archives - Page 2 of 3

New Mommon Divesite – “Mike’s Mount” ≈ S 03 52.634 E 132 43.487 Have you ever considered how a dive destination develops? Why does the boat dive where it does? Most...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diving, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, shark, tourism, video, videography, West Papua

“Raja Highlights 2010-2016” A Video by Linda Johnston

10 Oct 2016

“Raja Highlights 2010-2016” Video by Linda Johnston More than 1500 islands make up the Raja Ampat archipelago off the Bird’s Head of West Papua. These islands and their surrounding...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, cruising, diving, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, tourism, video, videography, West Papua

“Raja Ampat- June/July 2016” A Video by Tim Rock and Dave Hendricks

03 Oct 2016

“Raja Ampat- June/July 2016” A Video by Tim Rock and Dave Hendricks The video of a great scuba diving and adventure trip to Indonesia’s premier destination, Raja Ampat, with...

A Journey to Cenderawasih Bay by Chris Knost

12 Sep 2016

A Journey to Cenderawasih Bay by Chris Knost Recently Christian Knost and his partner Stephanie Koch made a visit aboard the MS Aurora from Nabire to Manowkari in Cenderwasih Bay. Chris and...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diving, education, environment, GoPro, Indonesia, photography, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, videography, West Papua

Raja Ampat on a GoPro 4 by Got Muck’s Hergen Spalink

01 Aug 2016

Raja Ampat on a GoPro 4 by Got Muck’s Hergen Spalink Setup time? Less than five minutes! Weight? Less than the body of a DSLR! Ease of shooting? There’s only three buttons! The GoPro...

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock

30 May 2016

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock Edi Frommenwiler might have logged just a mere 85 dives in 1992 when he built the Pindito, Indonesia’s first international...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diving, education, environment, Indonesia, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Arborek Jetty by Alex Lindbloom

13 Apr 2015

Arborek Jetty by Alex Lindbloom Raja just seems to keep serving us a buffet of incredible dives. However, it was quite clear which dive site was the favorite as the guests kept asking for more,...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, diving, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, live a boards, news, raja ampat, tourism, town meetings

New Raja Tag Fees-Where your money goes!

30 Mar 2015

New Raja Tag Fees-Where your money goes! The tag (entry fee) and the management of those funds collected has recently changed. Here are the new guidelines

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, new species, photography, shark, tourism, walking shark, West Papua

Cenderawasih Bay – Reminiscences from 2013 and 2014 by Ellen Gritz

02 Mar 2015

Cenderawasih Bay – Reminiscences from 2013 and 2014 by Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D. My husband, Mickey Rosenau, and I have dived in Cenderawasih Bay twice, in July of 2013 and in...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Coral Triangle, cruising, environment, tourism

Indonesia – Top Activities in Cenderawasih Bay Part 2, by Mike Veitch

01 Dec 2014

Indonesia – Top Activities in Cenderawasih Bay Part 2, by Mike Veitch If touring a village or two in the Cenderawasih area is not “adventurous” enough, the Baliem Valley of the central highlands...