Full Set- items marked *

Full Set*

€18

BCD*

item

€6

Regulator – with octopus and gauges*

set

€6

Wetsuit -- shorty*

item

€6

Wetsuit – long*

item

€6

Mask/Snorkel*

set

€5

Hooded Vest

item

€6

Full Foot Fins*

item

€6

Open Heel Fins plus Boots

set

€8

Compass

item

€5

Dive Torch

item

Free

Weights/weight belt

item

Free

Surface Marker Buoy

item

Free

Underwater Camera – per day

excl.strobe

€20

Dive Computer

Item

€5

Others

Per

Price

National Park and Port Fees

Person

€90

Nitrox – 32%

Per fill

€6

Nitrox Package

All Dives

20% discount!

DVD Burn

DVD

€10

Red and White Wine

bottle

€20-€40

Beer

can

€2

Soft Drinks/ Fruit Juices

Free

Electrolytes

Free

Mermaid T-shirts

€15

Mermaid Polos

€20

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MV MERMAID I ITINERARY BALI-KOMODO-BALI

Dives

Day 1

Check-in on board MV Mermaid I between 14:00-16:00 hours in Benoa Harbour Bali.

After the boat and safety briefing, equipment is prepared then settle into your cabin. Dinner is served at

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approx 19:00 hours as e cruise overnight to Moyo Island off the north west coast of Sumbawa

Day 2

Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel  Reef at Moyo Island.

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Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red tooth triggers

In their hundreds, frog fish, nudibrancs, eels, surgeon fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking

out what is for lunch ! Visit the local village then its lunch for us ! Then we cruise to Satonda Island

for a a macro dive followed by a world class night dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. 

After a great dive and dinner we cruise  overnight to Sangeang Volcano off the north coast of Sumbawa.

Day 3

The Nusa Tengarra region has some extremely interesting and unique marine life. Today we

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spend the day diving around Sangeang Volcano - 2-3 dives for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse,

leaf scorpion fish, blue ribbon eels, black sand diving with all its treasures and underwater hot springs

 that support this very unique marine environment. Night dive here too or head on over to Gili Banta for

 the chance for Star Gazers and coral cat shark.

Day 4

Current depending, we start the day at GPS Point Gili Banta famous for its sharks and pelagic fishes.

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Then we enter the Komodo National Park and for more exhilarating blue water/fish soup diving !

Gili Lawalaut has several great dives - if the tide is right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka

 Toko Gili Lawalaut. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer fast drifts with pelagics, maybe manta !

Crystal Rock offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus the chance for sharks, turtles,

 giant Maori wrasse, a ‘fish soup” dive. Tonight we dive the famous Pink Beach - spectacular colours and

 frogfish, slipper lobster, basket stars, robust sea cucumbers unqiue to the area plus more !

Day 5

Start your day with an exciting visit to Loh Liang Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons ! And as

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we quietly walk through the bush setting look out for Komodo dragons, deer, wild boar and birds.

Then relax as we cruise south to dive the Three Sisters or Pillarsteen at Padar Island. Next stop is

a diver's paradise - Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island - home of one of the top 10 dives in the world-

Cannibal Rock - an abundance of corals, sponges, ascidians, sea apples, black corals, turtle, cuttlefish,

 loads of  reef fishes too ! Here we can also watch dragons scavenging on the beach, monkey, deer,

wild pigs along the shore, go beach combing…. Maybe even a chance to follow whales and dolphin

 feeding in the calm bay. We overnight at this peaceful place, diving at one of the many fabulous spots.

 Day 6

More world class dives roday as we relax in Horseshoe Bay Rinja  Island  - the Yellow Wall of Texas

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is absolutely stunning covered with enormous yellow soft corals. Go slowly along the wall looking for

unique creatures but don't forget to look out into the blue to see what's coming by…maybe e make a

deep dive to check if the tiny yellow pygmy seahorses are on the giant gorgonians at depth.

Nusa Kode offers more walls and critter chances coupled with white tip reef sharks etc ! Torpedo Alley

is famous for its "electric" rays and perhaps one of the best night dives  of your life for critter fanciers

Day 7

Today we'll head on over to Manta Alley to watch in awe as these magnificent creatures feed, play

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and get cleaned at the many cleaning stations.  In the afternoon we can check out more big fish dives

maybe at Loh Serah, Tatawa Kecil or the infamous "Current City" Batu Bolong - come face to face

with reef sharks, turtles and giant Wrasse. Many good night dives around here - Gili Darat is great for

sleeping turtles, colourful reef stonefish, spanish dancers - calm sea - a good place to sleep.

Day 8

The diving around Gili Lawalaut, Tatawa Kecil, Gili Darat is so awesome you will all want more so today

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we make 2-3 dives in clear arm blue waters - loads of fish both big and small. Then we'll head off for a

a night dive at either Gili Banta or maybe Batu Putih in Sumbawa - both interesting  sites. Overnight we

cruise back to Satonda and Sumbawa - solar powered nudibranc, ghost pipefish anyone ?

Day 9

We enjoy two good dives around Sumbawa and Moyo Islands - a chance to shoot anything you missed

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at the trip beginning . Then the crew wash your equipment for you while you relax on the sundeck

or downloading your pictures,  enjoying our trip video as well just before dinner with all your new friends.

Day 10

After breakfast we transfer you ashore at 9am to continue your vacation…or its time

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to head home to start planning your next Mermaid cruise !

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Day

MV MERMAID I ITINERARY RAJA AMPAT-RAJA AMPAT

Dives

Day 1

Check-in on board MV Mermaid I. As guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time looking around Sorong, gearing up etc. Following the boat and safety briefing -  its overnight to the Misool area.

It is almost impossible to put together a daily itinerary due to the magnificent diving everywhere we go. No trip is the same with so many different sites to visit and explore. If there is somewhere in particular you really have your heart set on please discuss with the Cruise Director who will do their utmost to get you there – conditions, ship and your safety allowing !

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Day 2 -4

Misool area – with literally 100’s of dives around this magnificent area we will be in diver’s paradise for a few days. Soft corals, gorgonians – some of the pretties corals in the world – and the kingdom of the pygmy seahorse ! Pinnacles with masses of fish. Blue water mangroves (crocs depending !) Islands we will thoroughly enjoy  the Misool area including Sagof Islands, Wagma and Farondi islands; Wailbatan  and Warakaret Island, Kalig, Pele  Islands

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Day 5-8

Fiabacet and Farondi Islands and after the 3rd dive of the day spend some time going around the lagoons in the dinghy for amazing sights and wildlife. Then we may head north to Waigeo Island
Perhaps we will spend the day around Batanta Island, a black sand environment – great muck diving ! The Mantas call us to Dampier Strait where they hang out at their cleaning stations. But this place is also fabulous for macro diving with critters such as Pegasus, Pontohi Pgymy Seahorse, pipefish etc. And two dives at a small island called Arborek, with a lovely village and a jetty great for diving ! The jetty pillars are covered in soft corals – a photographer’s delight and also good for macro such as signal gobies, nudibrancs and more Pohtohi’s etc. Dive around the island of Kawe  a great place for schooling fish, and beautiful reefs covered in black coral bushes. And dive Alyui Bay (or a full day around Alyui Bay). In Alyui Bay there is a pearl farm. We can tour the pearl farm and learn how they harvest the pearls, and the whole process of pearl farming. You can even buy pearls. Diving in Alyui bay is good for macro and wide angle. Walls covered in soft corals and sea fans with lots of nudies and pygmys. Also a great night dive in the jetty; Raja Epaulette Shark (walking sharks), wobbegongs, crocodilefish, toadfish and frogfish.
Dive around the island of Yanggefo - beautiful mangrove areas, stunning reefs covered in orange and pruple soft corals, and submerged reef with lots of schooling fish, and pygmies.The Strait of Dampier are also well known for the amount of schooling fish. There are several pinnacles with zillions of fish . Also the tips (capes) of several islands with again lots of schooling fish; schools of barracudas, school of bigeye jacks, snappers, zillions of fusiliers and surgeonfish, etc…. And lots of wobbegongs

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Day 9

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Day 10

After breakfast we transfer you ashore  to continue your vacation…or its time to head home to start planning your next Mermaid Liveaboards cruise ! With so many new itineraries and opportunities to choose from you will be back and back and back for more and most welcome on board

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MV MERMAID I ITINERARY
RAJA AMPAT TO AMBON AND AMBON TO FLORES

Dives

Day 1-10

Check-in on board MV Mermaid I. As guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time looking around Sorong, gearing up etc. Following the boat and safety briefing -  its overnight to the Misool area.

It is almost impossible to put together a daily itinerary due to the magnificent diving everywhere we go. No trip is the same with so many different sites to visit and explore. If there is somewhere in particular you really have your heart set on please discuss with the Cruise Director who will do their utmost to get you there – conditions, ship and your safety allowing !

Additional details are coming soon !

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