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Dive Ambon with Maluku Divers
A new era begins in Ambon as Maluku Divers is proud to announce the opening of a purpose built dive resort offering superior levels of both accommodation and dive facilities from which to dive Ambon. Situated in the village of Laha, a peaceful beachfront plot now houses individual bungalows, amongst an array of mature trees. In the very heart of Ambon’s muck diving region, the new site has been the dream of the Maluku Divers team for several years and is the culmination of extensive planning and hard work.
Maluku Divers has long been evolving; with humble beginnings as a back packer facility followed by newer resort, but there was always a desire to develop a facility planned for divers, designed by divers, finally this dream has come to fruition. The new facility combines convenience of location and proximity to the best diving in the region, to create a resort to dive Ambon, that can boast to be the best in the entire Maluku Province. The new location provides levels of convenience and comfort that were previously unavailable to dive Ambon.
Maluku Divers has always been the only internationally owned and managed dive centre in Ambon and remains one of only two dive operations on the island. With the new facilities, the most unique accommodation on Ambon island and in the Maluku region as a whole, Maluku Divers sits at the pinnacle of the choices to dive Ambon.
The new location helps Maluku Divers to offer high quality shore and boat diving to a relatively small number of divers on a large expanse of varied muck diving sites. The location intensifies the convenience enabling divers to reach the growing number of muck and critter sites found when enthusiasts dive Ambon Bay.
Ambon is a destination for a dive trip itself, however due to excellent travel logistics with multiple daily flights from Bali, Jakarta and Manado, it is also a convenient hub for dive trips throughout the east of Indonesia and so Maluku Divers can easily be an economical add-on to a liveaboard cruise or a trip to one of the other more difficult to access regions of the east.
Diving Ambon; Diving Unique Habitats
Though diving Ambon is quite rightly touted as an incredible muck and critter diving experience, the birthplace of Indonesian muck diving to be precise, the sites which can be found when diving Ambon are very diverse. With a huge 100 metre shipwreck resting within Ambon Bay, just minutes from the new resort and interesting topographical sites on the south coast, in addition to exhilarating drift diving on the northern and western coasts of Ambon , diving Ambon comfortably holds it's own with Indonesia's most popular reef sites.
Diving Ambon at the site known as Pintu Kota (Gate of the City) reveals incredible underwater architecture at 17 metres, with a huge underwater archway mirroring the rock formation above water. Ambon diving can deliver many interesting topographical sites, particularly exciting is a site known as Hukarila Cave, with it's twisting caverns and canyons swarming with life.
Pulau Tiga is a small group of islands found on the Western Coast of Ambon, the sheer number of fish that inhabit the slopes of these small islands is mesmerising. When diving Ambon sites around Pulau Tiga and the southerly tip of Seram, it's also possible to witness the traditional fishing techniques of the local population. Dynamite fishing, so common in other areas of Indonesia, is thankfully not a problem when diving Ambon waters, A day trip to the Pulau Tiga region, drift diving the hard and soft coral slopes is a very special experience, capped with a delightful lunch on any one of the beaches to be found on the idyllic, palm tree fringed islands - a beautiful backdrop for the surface interval.
Ambon diving also has a significant array of pelagic species that inhabit the abundant waters. During dives along the south coast Mobula Rays, various shark species and large majestic napoleon wrasse are prolific. With whales, dolphins and even the occasional orca making a rare visit, the lucky few divers who manage to watch these incredible mammals underwater take pleasure in an exquisite and long lasting memory of diving Ambon. |
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11-22 March, 2011 aboard Kararu's Sea Safari VII diving Ambon to Sorong via Seram, Misool, & Kri |
| Price: from $3795 |
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This 11-night dive cruise offers the best of Ambon, Misool, and several other Raja Ampat Islands. Extreme bio-diversity and untouched landscapes combined with world class dive sites make these islands one of the world's last scuba diving frontiers! Embark on this remote dive adventure March 11-22, 2011 Limited space-Maximum of 20 divers! Air conditioned cabins and FREE Nitrox!
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21 Nov-03 Dec, 2011 Sorong to Kaimana via Raja Ampat/Misool, Fak Fak,Triton Bay |
| Price: from $4140 |
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This 12-night cruise via the Raja Ampat Islands to remote Fak Fak, Kaimana and the Triton Bay area combines some of the best dive areas in Indonesia. The Misool Island group (part of Raja Ampat) is famous for its shear walls, pinnacles dense with hard corals, soft corals and sponges. The clear and warm waters make for unbelievable coral growth. The rarely visited Fak Fak and Triton Bay area is one of the last diving frontiers on the planet, hosting some of the healthiest documented reefs on earth. Explore these waters Nov 21 - Dec 3, 2011 |
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30 April-13 May, 2011 aboard Arenui liveaboard diving Maluku, Banda, & Raja Ampat-- Close encounters of the Cultural Kind! |
| Price: $5681 includes -$299 discount |
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DISCOUNT PROMOTION (was $5980—NOW $5681 per person—YOU SAVE $299)
Experience sweet luxury aboard the Arenui, incredible diving in the waters of Maluku and Raja Ampat, plus exclusive cultural encounters* that will make this trip unforgettable. *We have included free of charge 6 land excursions: Cakalele Dance, Pala Dance, Bambu Gila Dance, Kora Kora Performance, City Tour to The Old Naira Town and Nutmeg Plantation & Lontohir Island.
13 nights, up to 4 dives a day, April 30-May 13, 2011
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Discount Indonesia Diving Summer/Fall 2010 |
| Price: from $3105 |
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Jump on board and check out these discount Indonesia cruises! Great deals aboard Kararu liveaboards Cheng Ho and Sea Safari VII! Perfect for the diver who wants to get away SOON— and SAVE BIG while doing so! NO Fuel Surcharge! |
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TRANCE POSSESSION and HEALING in BALI |
| Price: $2590- $3149 |
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Join this fascinating 14 day intensive experience and WITNESS living uses of ritual trance in community practices and personal healing. This transformational trip will bring you into the rarely seen world of Balinese trance culture. You'll learn from trance experts, visit trance mediums and other healers, and experience their work yourself. Enjoy 5 nights in Ubud, considered the cultural arts capital and the hub of transformational learning. Sacred temple sites and ceremonies, private palace tour with Balinese royal family, and delicious, healthy cuisine throughout. |
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Bali-Untamed! |
| Price: from $2899 |
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BALI–UNTAMED! Will move you from being an ordinary tourist into the indigenous realm of what keeps the Balinese connected to their ancestral harmony. Deepen your personal insights about the role of culture, indigenous wisdom and modern living. Learn more about the way you can make a difference in the world.
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Bali Global Youth In Action:Next-Gen Leadership for a Better World |
| Price: starting at $2200 |
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Global Youth In Action is a 2-week journey filled with volunteerism, leadership development, deep dialogue, cultural arts, collaborative action-planning and experiential learning for ages 16-30.
Next-Gen Leadership for a Better World
Date to be Announced
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