Lambo Itineraries
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Gili Island – Komodo Island or reverse
Komodo National Park
Raja Ampat
Maluku / Misool / Ambon / Banda Islands
Halmahera / Raja Ampat / Ternate / Sorong
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Gili Island – Komodo Island
(From May to October)
7 Days & 8 Nights – 20 Dives
The Lambo will bring you in an epic crossing from the Lombok’s Gilis islands until the Komodo national park, land of the world’s biggest lizards. Your journey will make you sail through the north of Lombok and Sumbawa, doing few stops on the way.
Swimming and jumping in the fresh and clear water of the Moyo’s waterfall, climbing on the side of the Satonda’s lake, diving on the former lava’s flow down the Sangeang volcano, and be amazed by the coral growth of the Banta island.
You will then be ready to enjoy 5 days in the Komodo national park. You can expect encouters with big stuff like mantas, dolphins, sharks and pelagics.. Underwater photographers would also love the macrolife with frog fish, ghost pipe fish, leaf fish, and numerous nudibranches.
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Komodo National Park
5 – 10 Days
The Komodo National Park is a World heritage site situated in between Sumbawa and Flores, and consist in the three larger islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as many small other ones. Sitting between two great ocean with the pacific ocean in the North, and the indian ocean in the South, it combines the best of the two of them, thanks to the rich waters bringing by the indonesian flow through.
For a short cruise of 5 to 7 days, you will only explore the center and the North of the National park. With its warm (28 degrees) and clear water, you will have good chance to spot big fish, sharks, manta ray and pelagic.
Choosing for a longer cruise will bring you also in the wilder south. With its colder water (24 degrees) and lower visibility, due to some oceanic upwelling and plancton richness, the south of Rinca and Komodo are the dream for underwater photographers. Its colorful canyons and rocks covered of soft coral, sponges and feather stars is a heaven for the marine invertebrate life.
Hikes on its dramatic wild savannah hills, walks on deserted pink and white sand beaches, and treks to met the komodo dragon, wild boar and water buffalo…
All of this will makes this cruise a complete and beautiful journey.
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Raja Ampat
(November – April)
THE LAST EDEN ON EARTH. 10 to 14 DAYS>
Located off the Northwest tip of the Bird’s head peninsula in the indonesian west Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four King, is an archipelago comprising over 1500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main island of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.
According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.
1,508 fish species, 537 coral species ( 75% of all species that exist in the world), and 699 mollusk species, the variety of marine life is staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs.
Cruising and diving Raja Ampat, surrounding by its karst pinnacles, primary forest and white sand beaches, is a true unique experience.
From The famous Dampier Strait, to the islands of Penemu, the Aljui Bay, the stunning Wayag lagoon or the unbelievable Misool, The Lambo Liveaboard is bringing you in the best diving area.
Dive or discovery, come discover the marvelous archipelago of Raja Ampat and some of the most beautiful diving spots in the world. Depending on the length of the cruise, we cruise in the South or in the North part or both of them.
Time of the cruise between 8 to 14 days from November to February
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RAJA AMPAT
– South Maluku / Misool –
– Ambon / Banda Islands / Misool –
(October – November or March – April)
10 to 14 days
This cruise, rich and varied, offers to you some fantastic dives like the surprising macrodiving in the Ambon‘s bay. Often compared to the macrodiving temple of the Lembeh Strait, Ambon is also the opportunity to discover a nice wreck.
The Banda Archipelago promise stunning dives, with deep walls, swimthrough, healthy coral reef, big sea fans and huge barrel sponges. Don’t forget the most exceptional Mandarin fishes spectacle for the sunset! Spending 3 days around the mythic harbor of Bandaneira is also a real back in time! Epicenter of the former cloves and nutmegs trade, it owns a particular relaxing atmosphere with some beautiful colonial architecture, museum and few old castels.
The Last 4 days will be dedicated to discover the fairy island of Misool in the south Raja Ampat area. Owning the more colorful reefs in Indonesia, Misool is a paradise for divers. Lucky you if you arrive during the anchovies rush… You will then have the chance to be in the middle of one of the most spectacular fish action in Indonesia. With the active presence of Schools of Mobulas, Spanish Mackerel, and more than 5 different species of Trevallies…
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RAJA AMPAT
– Halmahera (North Maluku) / Raja Ampat –
– Ternate / Sorong or Sorong / Ternate –
(November – March)
10 – 14 Days
If you like to feel remote and far away from any other boats or divers, this cruise is for you.
You will discover exceptional dive sites mostly underdived and unknown. Surrounded by the stunning landscape of the volcano ridge extending south of Ternate, you will be amazed by the virgin Goraichi Islands. Its numerous seamounts and submerged rocks are providing great topography with a rich marine’s life.
Our next stop will be the surprising Patintie Strait or little komodo with its powerful currents, pristine reefs, sharks and numerous coralfish life.
Sailing south west Halmahera to the Pisang and Joronga Island, we will keep the 3 last days to enjoy the famous Raja Ampat national park.
Heading to the Penemu Island first, with its famous Melissa’s garden and its gorgeous karst-spiked lagoon, this cruise will end in The Dampier Strait, where some others 5 stars dive sites are waiting for you.