Get your dive gear ready, it’s time to dive in Indonesia again!
The Indonesian Government in conjunction with Jankar (Indonesian Shipboard Life Association) allows quarantines on a few life ships on board while diving.
To enjoy this quarantine-diving trip, you will need to take an international flight to Manado International Airport (MDC), on the North of the island of Sulawesi, using Scoot Airline (the subsidiary of Singapore Airlines).
Once in Manado, it is no longer necessary to take any other domestic flights. The boat will be waiting at Bitung Port, which is just a 45-minute drive from Manado Airport. Due to regulations, the starting and ending port of the crossing will be Bitung.
It will be necessary to have a PCR test on the day of arrival and another the day before the end of the cruise. Once the dive trip is over, you won’t need to quarantine anymore days.
The cruise begins in the best muck diving destination in the world, the Lembeh Strait, where the important thing is not the coral reef, but the unique species found on its seabed.
You will explore remote and unspoilt diving spots such as Tifore Island, Wrecks, hard corals, volcanic rocks, caves, etc.
Halmahera is the largest island in the Moluccas archipelago, a tropical island covered in jungle and located in the center of the Coral Triangle, which makes you diving in the most important marine ecosystem in the world.
The pristine white sand beaches and coral reefs offer exceptional conditions for diving and snorkeling.
These are some of the species that you can find: large fish such as hammerhead sharks, barracudas, whitetip sharks, oceanic mantas, etc.
The Goraici Islands and the Pantini Strait are famous for their beaches and canals full of multitudes of reef fish.
MSY Seahorse Liveaboard is a 33-meter Indonesian traditional phinisi sailing boat with luxury touch, offering diving trips and adventure excursions to the best destinations in Indonesia.
The MSY Seahorse has the necessary permits for “dive-quarantine” cruises and makes the route in North Sulawesi and West Halmahera.
The classic beauty of The Seahorse Liveaboard combines traditional craftsmanship with modern conveniences and safety features that provide great comfort in Indonesia’s most remote waters.
Built in 2005, completely renovated in 2018, the Seahorse offers a level of comfort and safety among the best live-on-board dive boats in Indonesia.
The Seahorse is a luxurious and spacious vessel built by divers. It accommodates 16 guests in 5 double cabins and 3 double beds served by a crew of 12 people and 4 Dive Masters.
All of its spacious cabins are individually controlled air-conditioned and en-suite bathrooms with hot water. Its two very spacious 22-foot custom-made aluminum dinghys will make your experience of getting in and out of the sea very easy and comfortable.
In case of not being able to make the cruise because you have tested positive for COVID-19, the change of dates will be allowed.
The price of the complete package is 4,850 EUR
It may not seem to be the cheapest option for quarantine, but you will get a 12-night trip combined with diving. Instead of doing a quarantine in Jakarta, which would already cost a large part of that and you would be locked between four walls, this is like enjoying a liveaboard at half price!
1 Person: No Discount
2 People: (700 euros discount per person)
4 People: (1,150 euros discount per person)
6 People (1,400 euros discount per person)
8 People (1,750 euros discount per person)
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Endemic species
Crested black macaques
Spectral tarsier
Maleo bird
Couscous
Traditional house of Tongkonan
Wonderful Lemo cliff-side grave
Mystical baby graves
Meet the Bugis people
Visit to the Lake Tempe
Mystical baby graves
Lemo cliff-side grave
Traditional architecture
Stay with the locals
Rafting experience
Mystical baby graves
Lemo cliff-side grave
Traditional architecture
Trekking around Limbong town
Rafting experience
