After early breakfast, departure around 05:30 am to see the magnificent bird of Paradise and the lovely village of Arborek

The trip will start at Sawingrai village to watch the majestic Cendrawasih (Bird of Paradise). After arrival around 06:30 am, we will walk into the forest to reach a bird-watching spot. The Bird of Paradise usually plays in the morning from 07:00 am to 08:00 am. After Bird watching, you can enjoy snorkelling around Sawingrai jetty which has colourful corals.

After a snack, you will head to the Arborek village where you can interact with locals and snorkel or dive around the Arborek jetty to see giant clams, schooling fish, and soft corals.

Return to Yeben will be around 12:00 pm

after breakfast, depart around 09:00 am to see what Alfred Russel Wallace described as “One of the most [...] picturesque landscapes I have ever seen…”.

To reach The Passage, you will head west of Yeben towards Gam. You will pass by a pearl factory and then arrive at the most famous passage of West Papua.

It is a narrow passage of water that separates Gam and Waigo islands, each side punctuated with rising limestone cliffs. Resembling a river flowing between the two islands, the nutrient-rich waters that are drawn through at a rapid rate by the tides support a vast wealth of marine biodiversity. 

Take your camera and enjoy the scenic view. You may snorkel around this special area which includes strong currents and mangroves.

We will then stop at a small isolated jetty around Kabui where we will take a morning tea/coffee break.

After this stop, we will bring you to the Hidden bay entrance to enjoy snorkelling above corals. Then you will enter the Hidden Bay. It is another Raja Ampat’s gems. With a narrow entrance easy to overlook, once inside a long narrow channel with coral reefs and small sharks finally split into a maze of rock islands and side bays.

You can shoot the peaceful and beautiful lagoon and observe a bat cave located in the end of the bay.

Lunch follows, at a nearby beach.

While returning to Yeben, we will stop on the way to Pef to see the handprint on the Pef walls

Return to Yeben will be around 16:00 pm

After breakfast, depart around 08:00 am to see the famous Raja Ampat Lagoon and the most beautiful coral garden of Raja Ampat.

Trip starts will take about 35min to reach the Fam wall with soft coral as your surrounding view. We will then stop on a nearby island for a snack and to enjoy some curious lizards nearby the beach.

Continue to snorkel or dive in Melissa's Garden, the oldest and most pristine coral reef of Raja Ampat.

After the breathtaking underwater of Melissa's Garden, we will go to the Piaynemo jetty, where we will stop to have lunch. You will then climb the stairs to the top of Piaynemo point, which has a stunning view. The last point to view will be Star Lagoon, based on the name of a star shape.

On the way back, depending on the weather and tide conditions, we may stop at Lagoon Kecil, a small lagoon in front of Piaynemo with a unique shape. There is a cliff that can be accessed by stairs from where you can take a few shots. You can swim or snorkel in the emerald water.

Return to Yeben will be around 16:00