Indonesia comprises of over thousands of archipelagic islands and is no doubt a world-class liveaboard destination. All located in the Coral Triangle with over 500 species of coral and 2,000 species of fishes between the 30,000 miles of coastline and 11,000 uninhabited islands. Here are the liveaboard destinations you should visit in Indonesia in 2019 that you need to see before climate change and deforestation impacts the landscape.
Raja Ampat
This archipelago off the northwest coast of West Papua is known to be the ‘global center of tropical marine bio-diversity’ with 75% species of the world’s coral found here, making Raja Ampat Liveaboard a must-do activity in 2020. This region located in the Coral Triangle is made up of 1000 small islands consisting of over 1,500 fish species and an exquisite number of species including finding sperm whales, dugongs, wobble gong sharks and even orcas.
Cendrawasih Bay
One of the best places to swim with whale sharks! Cendrawasih Bay, located in an extraordinary area in West Papua is named after the famous bird of paradise “Cendrawasih”. Found between the Bird’s Head Peninsula and the mouth of the Memberamo River. Whale sharks are prevalent here, even though other areas also offer sightings of these giants, the fishing platforms here led to widespread sightings of whale sharks.
Triton Bay
Also located in the Papua New Guinea region of Indonesia, Triton Bay is also one of the three districts of the Coral Triangle which makes this area a dream liveaboard trip for any diver. From the easy reef divers to the most well-traveled experienced divers will be amazed once reaching this place for the rare marine species and vibrant coral reefs full of pipefishes and seahorses along with sights of sharks and manta ray for pelagic lovers.
Calico jack Liveaboard will present you a wonderful liveaboard destination and traditional hand-made Indonesian sailing boat newly built of up to 30m, this gorgeous Liveaboard is made from the highest standards of tropical hardwood complete with traditional furnishing on modern amenities and safety features.
