Raja Ampat is one of the hottest places to dive and has been for quite some time, here is a glimpse into the underwater world that makes diving Raja Ampat such a hot place to go…
Images below are taken by various photographers including: Eric Cheng, Yeang Ch’ng and Graham Abbott.
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Stunning sunset onboard our home…
Super low tide can be incredible for viewing these amazing hard coral gardens…
The light was right I headed out in the tender boat and noticed this lone mangrove root.
Coral boulders totally covered with colourful coral life…
Gorgeous coral reef systems
Wonderful manta ray experiences to be had…
This is actually a wall of huge pinnacle, incredible!
This site to me epitomises Raja Ampat, hence I named it so…
Masses of fish under a jetty in Raja Ampat.
A lone damsel goes against the flow of the fish life…
Masses of fish under a jetty and boats in Raja Ampat.
These Sweetlips have been hanging around for years…
Shallows in Raja Ampat are incredible and well worth lots of time too…
Sea fan, swimthrough, island, just lovely….
Batfish in the clear blue
On of many pristine reefs around Raja Ampat
A shallow reef with island and jetty
Raja Ampat is one of the most unique places for it’s pristine tropical reefs within mangrove systems.
I love dottybacks and this one I caught face in front of a sea fan…
A stone in the distance caught my strobe light.
A Nembrotha kubaryana sits on a sponge in Aljui Bay…
In Indonesia this blenny is very rarely found outside of West Papua, this has to be one of my favourite blennys for those gorgeous colourful eyes
Using only a dive lamp I created a moodier lighting effect…
Using only a dive lamp I created a moodier lighting effect…
This is one of the more brilliantly coloured nudibranchs that can be found in Raja Ampat
And a most splendid fish indeed!
While being cleaned the manta rays literally go right on top of us…
Soft coral covered wall and sponge with dramatic sun rays shining through…
Millions of anchovies mass over some of the lushest coral reefs in the Raja Ampat
Sun rays with a lone sea fan
This is a typical lush coral reef in Raja Ampat
Different species of sea fans on a rich reef in Raja Ampat
The dive tender waits for divers next to the island, beneath lies masses of colourful corals…
Masses of anchovies are so thick the light goes dark as sunlight is stopped due to so many fish.