Gear:
- Discounted gear rentals from MS&S/FFS/S
Certifications:
- All classes taught on trip 10% off
Pre-Trip Purchases:
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All gear purchases for those going on the trip, for the trip is 10% off
The Republic of Indonesia in Southeast Asia is known for being the largest archipelago in the world. With over 18,000 islands, both large and small, this epicenter of biodiversity is part of the Coral Triangle and is renowned for some of the most exceptional diving on earth. Explore the amazing corals; look for pygmy seahorses in Raja Ampat and gaze at sea snakes, sharks and trevallies in the Banda Sea. Onshore excursions can lead you to a picturesque island, a local fishing village and Bird of Paradise sightings. All Star Aurora is a double masted 132-foot Pinisi-style motor-sail yacht featuring nine spacious cabins crafted in rich wooden hues each with private baths, comfortable common areas for relaxing, a camera table for photographers and two custom dive tenders. She is staffed by an attentive crew with a 1:1 guest-to-crew ratio some who provide concierge dive service. A delectable Asian fusion cuisine is served buffet style.
Where: Raja Ampat/Banda Neira – Indonesia
Vessel: The All-Star Aurora
When: Sep 13-24, 2025
Cost: $5,630
What: All-inclusive live-a-board
Airport: Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ) – In West Papua
Diver Package Rates
Double Occupancy: $TBD pp/do (two persons per room)
does not include flight cost
Non-Diver Rates
Double Occupancy: $TBD non-diver (with a diver)
does not include flight cost
- Year Built: 2010
- Year Renovated: 2019
- Length: 138 ft.
- Beam: 44 ft.
- Cruising Speed: 8 knots
- Engine: Nissan 420 HP
- Generator: 2 Mitsubishi / 1 Cummings
- Air Compressors: 2 MCH 1 ET Tropical / 1 Nitrox LP 280
- Props: 1
- Water Capacity: 12,000 liters
- Water Maker Capacity: 6,000 liters a day
- Fuel Capacity: 500 gallons
- Internet: No
- Voltage / Receptacle: 220v / 50hz (110v with mobile transformers) / 2-pole receptacles
- Maximum Guests: 18
- Number of Cabins: 9
- Languages spoken: English, Spanish and French
- Professional Crew: 12-16 – Licensed Captain / Engineer / Chef / Divemasters / Staff
- Hot tub: No
- Tenders: 2 – custom built fiberglass tenders with tank rack / 1-15 ft. (5m) Zodiac inflatable
- Types of dives – reef, night, wall, shark, drift, muck
- DIN / Yoke – Yes
- Nitrox – Yes
- Rental gear offered – Yes
- Guided – Yes
- Diving – from tenders
- Tanks – 80 cuft. 100 cuft tanks are available for $10 per day
Included
- Luxury accommodations in 9 spacious cabins designed in beautiful traditional Indonesian wood
- All meals and snacks
- Coffee, tea, juices and soda
- 3 – 4 dives a day
- Nitrox
- Local ground transfers on day of boarding
- Dive guide
- 80 cubic feet (CF), 100s are available for $10 per day
- Tanks, weights and weight belts
- Air travel
- Alcohol, espresso available for purchase onboard
- Rental gear
- Dive instruction
- Crew gratuity
- Fees
- Fuel surcharge – payable on board at the end of the trip
GOOD TO KNOW
Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date you plan to return home from your trip
It is your responsibility to review and meet the vaccination requirements and visa/immigration requirements for the countries you’re visiting
Dive accident insurance (to include medical evacuation) is mandatory for everyone who dives: it’s your responsibility to have adequate coverage in place and to bring your certificate as proof. Speak to our staff for information. DAN is what we use, but the choice of insurer, is up to you.
Your proof of certification and logbook will be checked during check-in at the dive center to clarify level and experience: it is your responsibility to ensure you bring these with you and your diving could be at risk if you do not bring these.
Please remember it’s your responsibility to ensure you are fit to dive and meet the medical standards outlined by PADI.
Dive times can change or be cancelled due to unavoidable local weather conditions and it is your responsibility to check in with your dive center after you arrive to confirm the timing of your dives: late check-in could lead to missed dives.
If you choose to change a dive time (for instance from Morning dives to afternoon dives) and don’t give the dive shop 24 hour notice, you have a strong chance of loosing your potential to change without additional cost.
Your package price does not include surcharges for national parks, marine park, Harbor fees, fuel fees, night dives, special trip supplements or dive gear beyond tanks, weights and weight belt unless indicated otherwise.
Supplements, government taxes, marine park fees, fuel surcharges, harbor fees, rental equipment and other upgrades are subject to change at very short notice, driven by local conditions, extreme weather, changes to government policy, operator decisions, oil prices etc.
We STRONGLY recommend you buy travel and trip cancellation insurance (to include storm coverage where appropriate). This isn’t through the airlines, but rather through an entity like DAN. Speak to our staff for information.
It is your responsibility to ensure you comply with the latest Covid-19 measures requested and/or required by the authorities in your home location, in the locations you intend to travel to and any locations you will visit in transit. PADI Travel cannot be held responsible for losses incurred due to your non-compliance with these measures.
Travelers are responsible to be aware of Covid travel guidelines, local rules, and procedures for the country they are travelling to and to maintain up to date knowledge of any changes regarding entry requirements or local guidelines.
A pool checkout dive is mandatory through us if it has been more than a year without diving and formal PADI ReActivate after more than 2 years (additional cost). Therefore, arrange this well before you go on the trip.
