Join us for this special Dive Travel adventure as we travel to the opposite side of the planet to Sorong, Indonesia and dive off the Ocean Rover once again at Raja Ampat, (known as the Four Kings) located west of Papua, New Guinea. The Ocean Rover is known to those who have been out diving with her as Valet Diving at its Best. With a maximum of 16 passengers/13 crew you never need to lift your gear. Maid Service, delicious meals and snacks, up to 5 dives per day and fully air-conditioned just to name a few of the amenities.
Widely considered the planet's most bio-diverse coral reefs, Indonesia's Raja Ampat Archipelago has over 541 species of hard coral. This equates to over 70 percent of the world's hard coral living here, along with half the known soft corals of the world, far surpassing any other tropical reef system. To date, 1,320 reef fish species have been identified, (and still counting.) Considering that the benchmark for excellent fish diversity on any given reef is 200 or more species, and that over half of Raja Ampat's reefs support this number, you might begin to grasp the phenomenon that is Raja Ampat.
This incredible diversity known as the coral triangle, stretching down from the Philippines to Indonesia and across to Papua, New Guinea, is due mainly to Raja Ampats unparalleled array of marine habitats. From current swept reef points to sheltered black sand bay's to blue water mangroves, Raja Ampat's dazzling sites will excite even the most jaded scuba enthusiast. More species of fish and coral in habit this area than any place on earth. Marine biologists are continually discovering new life in this newly explored region, and for that reason many of the dive sites are recent discoveries.