Raja Ampat 2026 Trip Report Video
Our Raja Ampat 2026 Trip Report video is now online! We have recently returned from an amazing back to back trip to Raja Ampat. With two great groups of guests, we were hosted by the beautiful Samambaia liveaboard. We had two fantastic trips with wonderful weather and great diving. If you would like to read more about the trips, our Trip Report has all the details and some highlight photos.
One of the great elements of being able to dive in a place like Raja Ampat for two weeks is the underwater encounters. We visited all of the top sites in the Central and Misool areas with many being visited on more than one occasion. This allowed us to film a lot of great scenics and behaviour throughout our visit. The opportunity to dive sites more than once is under appreciated. What you may have missed the first time means you can zero in on that subject the second time around. This was exactly what Luca was able to do on this trip. The mangroves and a particularly cooperative school of barracuda were two such subjects.
Manta Rays – Raja Ampat 2026 Trip Report Video
Of course Raja Ampat is well known for manta ray encounters. Our trips did not disappoint with these charismatic giants. Several sites in both the south and central areas presented us with mantas. However, there was no better encounter than the feeding aggregation that we witnessed and were able to swim with. The manta scenes start around the 31 minute mark and believe me you want to stick around to watch those!
Other highlights include a big school of bumphead parrotfish, a tornado of barracudas, and the unique archer fish in the clear water mangroves. Of course there is ample footage of the beautiful coral reefs that make Raja Ampat so well known. Turtles, schooling sweetlips, wobbegong sharks, and big schools of fish are featured. With the relaxing music as a background, this video is a great background to play on your TV, sit back and enjoy!
Diving Raja Ampat
Although we don’t have our next trip to Raja lined up just yet, we will certainly be returning. If you would like to be informed of all our upcoming expeditions then the best way is signing up for our Newsletter. You can find the link to the newsletter at the top of every page. We only send it out a few times per year so you won’t be inundated with junk mail. Our trips also include other top locations such as Komodo and the Banda Sea, if these interest you then please keep in touch.
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