MV MERMAID II Itinerary 6 days/7 nights Bali - Komodo - Bali 2009
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Day/Night
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Description
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Dives
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| Saturday |
Check-in on board MV Mermaid II between 14:00-16:00 hours in Benoa Harbour
Bali. After the boat and safety briefing, we'll set up equipment and you
can settle into 0 your cabin. Dinner will be served approx 19:00 hours
as we cruise into the sunset on overnight journey to Moyo Island, north
west Sumbawa. |
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| Sunday |
Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of
Angel Reef at Moyo Island. 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
! Next is a great dive at Panjang Reef – are the pygmy seahorses
around ? Then we cruise 2 hours to Satonda Island for a world class night
dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. After a great dive and
dinner we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island, off the north coats of
Sumbawa. |
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| Monday |
2 dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse and underwater
hot springs that support this very unique marine life. Cruise to Gili
Banta for exhilarating dives at Tanduk Rusa for big fish and amazing corals
or GPS Point, famous for its sharks and pelagics. Then we enter the Komodo
National Park and night dive at Gili Darat South Passage - sleeping turtles,
colourful reef stone fish, Spanish dancers – calm sea- a great place
to stay the night.
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| Tuesday |
If the tide is right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka Toko
Gili Lawalaut. Dive 2 is a fast drift with pelagics and manta at Lighthouse
Reef or the Old Passage. Then Crystal Rock awesome soft corals and the
chance for sharks, turtles, giant Maori wrasse, a „fish soup”
dive with a high chance of eagle rays too ! Then we cruise south for fascinating
night dive at Pink Beach near the entrance to the Komodo National Park. |
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| Wednesday |
Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk
with the dragons! Then relax as we cruise 2 hours south to Horseshoe Bay
Rinja Island. Spectacular diving awaits at the world famous site Cannibal
Rock – rare nudibrancs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians,
huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish too!
Watch dragons 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, night diving at
one of the many fabulous spots.
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| Thursday |
The Three Sisters call us to Padar Island for sharks and nudibrancs,
surgeon fish and devil Rays. Manta Alley or Takat Makasar follows for
the chance for a manta aggregation. Batu Bolung aka “Current City”
is the home for large Napolean Wrasse, turtles, blue fin trevally Or maybe
a dive at Tatawa Kecil – we check out the currents first to make
sure the dive will be cool for everyone on board ! Then we say goodbye
to Komodo National Park with a fabulous Night dive at Gili Banta with
Coral Cat Shark or we cruise west enjoying a post dinner night dive along
the way. Overnight we cruise to Satonda Island. |
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| Friday |
We enjoy two fantastic dives at Satonda and Moyo Islands for more chances
for ghost pipe fish, ribbon eels, turtle, cuttlefish and more before we
cruise overnight to Benoa in the south of Bali.
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| Saturday |
After breakfast we transfer you ashore at 9am to continue your vacation…or
its time to head home to start planning your next Mermaid cruise. |
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Total Dives
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20 |
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