KOMODO to RAJA AMPAT on a Scuba Diving Liveaboard - Banda Neira, Manuk, Ambon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2022
- A trip of a lifetime leaving sailing all the way from Komodo (Labuan Bajo) to Raja Ampat (Sorong) - the whole trip took 19 days and we visited some incredible places along the way. Some absolute tiny remote islands in the middle of the Banda Sea.
This trip known as the "Banda crossing" goes along a chain of islands called the "forgotten islands" - After leaving Labuan Bajo we head into the Komodo National Park and then sail across the north coast of Flores where we dive some locations near maumere and Babi island.
Then we sail to Komba. Which is an active volcano in the middle of the Flores sea.
The very next day we wake up in Alor which has amazing diving with deep, open ocean currents flowing through the straights. It makes this place abundant with marine life and a photographers dream with all the wicker fishing baskets.
Also in Alor we visit a traditional local tribe and village where they perform an ritual dance around a sacred stone.
After this we sail across what’s known as the forgotten islands . A chain stretching across the Banda sea, from Wetar to Serua there are many islands with no trace of civilisation. The diving was also great and we saw whales breaching in the distance.
We dived at karang nil desperandum but failed to see any schooling hammerheads.
Then we move to Gili Manuk which is a tiny island covered in sea birds and below the water are 1000s of sea snakes and sea crates patrolling the waters. It really is not for faint hearted! Pretty much impossible not to see any sea snakes on each dive.
After this we head to Banda Niera. Also known as the spice islands, where for hundreds of years the European colonial superpowers were fighting over control of these little islands to control the spices. Namely nutmeg, which was worth more than gold!
The diving is also spectacular here.
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Your channel is absolutely underrated. So thankful for all your content Sam 🔥🔥🔥
20 minuts for such amazing shooting! You are to humble, man! Thanks for sharing your life impressions!
Wooow it's amazing. I like it 🤩
Thank you so much 😀
Beautiful underwater of Indonesia..
Try dive at Jayapura sea, they say that there is a big wall under Jayapura sea.
Wow what an amazing dive trip. We dived Raja Ampat many years ago but to do all these areas together looked a fantastic experience. Great stuff
Yea thank you very much!
this is so beautiful, its like i'm diving myself, it helps me a lot since i can't even go traveling. thanks for brought this to us
wow
Thank you
Hi. Great content. I am enjoying your channel and travels. It’s been a desire big mine to visit the islands of Indonesia. I am a bit of a geography geek and botany geek so this slice of our planet is incredible.
Was travel easy? I suppose bits not as trouble free as maybe heading to Paris or skiing bon New England. I suppose you have several tips for a person who wants to travel to the islands.
It seems not much land based travels. All scuba. Which is great. But it seems that the locals cater to scuba.
Stone fish video is very cool.
The home stays. Would you recommend these. Are they clean. Friendly? What do you do for food while at the home stays? Are you fed?
Transportation. I suppose this is the part of Indonesia that you need to take with a grain of salt. I suppose relying bon the locals to shuttle you around might be a bit sketchy?? Am I wrong?
You have a great skill for underwater photography. Great stuff!!
Would love to hear you talk about the actual travel process. And the truth. Is it easy peeasy?
Indonesia is challenging to travel. Speaking some of the language helps a lot.
Beautiful video, wow. Great shots, great editing. Ambon critters are just aliens.
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The school of fish are chillin' yo.. Traveling never gets old ... hahaha
So glad y t hooked me up .... love your output ... non intrusive fab content ......bring it ...!!!!💕
Welcome aboard!
Thanks!
Wow thank you very much
Epic! Thanks for sharing. Just stunning
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow What a great video you made. I've visited many of these beautiful islands when I lived in Indonesia but before I started to dive. I am really dying to join this fabulous liveaboard within the rest of my life!!. Thank you for making this great video.
Amazing👍TQ for your experience 🙏😍🥰
My pleasure 😊
wow😮😮
Wow what an amazing trip, some awesome footage.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful footage. I did the exact same trip on the Arenui last Oct. 2023. You took me back 😎🙏🏻Great videos and editing, beautifully done. Nice capture of the ribbon eel eating and you saw a thresher and hammerhead..lucky you 👏🏻👏🏻😎 I am going to subscribe to see where your travels take you. You are in one of the most interesting places, one I have been traveling in for 15 years now, but you have a fresh and much younger eye. Your photography skills are fabulous!
Thank you. Appreciate the comments tbat the arenui.
well done
Thank you!
Wonderful ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Wonderful indonesia🇲🇨
The most wonderful country in the world
❤❤❤beautiful
AMAZING video🥰
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Nice video. BTW it's strait!
Yessss. I missed that one 🤣🤣🤦🏼♂️
Nicely done!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video! what an epic trip? I stayed on the Jaya with that incredible crew in Komodo back in 2019. LOVED every second!
Actually I don’t really like the boat too much. It’s very old and desperately need a renovation now 🫣
@@IndoWildthanks for advice!
Wonderful footage. Very stable video footage, I have to ask are you using a tripod? Which camera(s)? Stunning video.
No tripod. Just steady hands and some luck. It’s using a Sony rx100
ini karena pertemuan anda dengan kristian hansen,.. saya jadi kesini dan saya sangat menikmati video anda,.
Welcome to the channel
wow..Love this video. just read the description of this video, sounds like an amazing trip. Can You please give me the info what dive company for this liveaboard trip u went with from Komodo to Raja4 for 19 days? I woudl love to experience this too. Thanks for sharing your incredible trip. ❤
It was onboard the jaya. But they don’t do this trip anymore
Definitely a trip of a lifetime. Could you recommend a company that chartes this exact trip? I read somewhere in the comments that the company you did it with is no longer advertising it?
We would need to save for years but 20 days alone on the Banda sea is definitely worth it.
Hi. At the minute there is nobody doing this Komodo to Raja Ampat trip because it’s just so long. It’s around 3 weeks. Most will do the Banda crossing taking maximum 12 days, so you could do 2 trips on 2 boats to get the same trip.
If you actually want to do the same trip that is in the video. I might be able to organise it, 2024. Please can you send me a message? If it’s the whole charter then it makes it easier, I can find a boat.
Great Video !!! Can you Tell me when you Made this Trip and with which boat ?
This was before the pandemic and the boat name is called the Jaya, they no longer offer this trip however
@@IndoWild thanks
Messi ada dilaut lepas🤣
Great underwater video! What camera did you use?
Thanks very much. I use a RX100 VII with a Nauticam housing and a couple of video lights. I also have a wide angle lens and a macro lens
@@IndoWild In other words you are a pro! Ok can't afford that gear but thank you very much for sharing! You are a very good underwater film maker!
Hey nice content. I am interested in doing something similar. Can you share which tour you did for reference?
This particular trip is not operating anymore. But you can contact Konjo cruising for new ones
May I ask what camera was used to vedio?
Only saw that there seems to be a Gopro,
but that should not be able to shoot macro.
Underwater stuff is shot with a Sony RX100iv. Only a couple of stuff is with a GoPro. Drone i used was a mavic pro. But I now upgraded both
@@IndoWild Thanks for your reply, I really like this video.
@@IndoWild what did you upgrade the sony to? :)
May i ask what liva aboard company and boat you went with?
This was with Wicked diving but they no longer run this trip
No more wicked diving company now right, are they originally start from koh lak Thailand.
Nemo....... ❤❤❤
16:16 itu apa?
Ribbon eel eating another little fish
@@IndoWild warnanya cantik dan bentuknya unik
Thank you for your efforts and your information, need more information on live aboard vessels there please
What do you need to know?