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Sagof, Wagmab & Farondi: these three dive areas are the Northernmost of Misool Park. They are ideally placed to start and finish your stay in this part of the park.
In Sagof you will find for example the Two Trees' Island whose overhangs encrusted in the smooth sides of the walls that surround the site are home to myriads of small fish and pygmy seahorses.
At Wagmab, look for carpet sharks waiting for their prey stray too close to their mouth! Also look for the endemic Christmas or Papua pygmy seahorse of Misool!
Farondi is best known for its Farondi cave dive site! The start is done in the very shallow water until the ground opens under your fins to create a huge tunnel that takes you from 5m to 30m deep, followed by a dive drifting along a steep, winding reef covered with hard corals and sea fans. The dive ends in a cellar where the entrance seems to be guarded by riflemen in schools! Often pass in the blue tunas and mobula stingrays which swim through a resident batfish bench.

Daram is the most easterly area of ​​Misool and it is full of fabulous sites that can be enjoyed from morning to sunset ! The site of Andiamo is surrounded by a wall and has two underwater pinnacles where sharks and king mackerel are often seen. The clarity of the water gives the aquatic landscape the appearance of a painting and the color of the corals stands out Especially since the sunlight hits them hard. Fusilier fish and batfish school await you at the time you enter the water. Candy Store with its enormous pinnacle and its impressive overhang or niche the pygmy seahorse "Raja Ampat" and its colorful walls, is also a must-see. Other sites such as Warna Berwarna are also waiting for you for more walls, more corals and more fish!

Boo lies to the Southeast of Misool and includes some of the most famous and most popular dives in the whole archipelago.
Boo Window has one of the most impressive coral covers in the park Raja Ampat! The site consists of two rocks out of the water linked by a series of small submarine canyons absolutely stunning. Hard and soft corals mix in and are overwhelmed by so many fish that it is sometimes hard to see through. At each end of the site, when the reef sinks into the depths of the ocean, sharks  gray, giant groupers and sometimes oceanic manta rays are the delight of divers. At the end of the dive, go back into this ocean of color along the wall that borders this fabulous site.
Karang bayangan is the dream site of many diver, a large underwater reef is home to an incredibly varied fauna! On one side the batfish beds, on the other the giant trevally. On the one hand the sharks playing in the current, on the other the large groupers sheltering under the coral. And of course, what made the nickname of this majestic site Magic Mountain is an underwater stop which sinks to 20m and above which are very regularly seen, the oceanic mantas that stand out from the the deep blue of the ocean to come soar above this reef, in their absolute grace. We will also find Boo East nearby which offers sumptuous corals and an intense life or even Eagle Nest where the oceanic manta rays are also one of the observable wonders.
Fiabacet is the southernmost part of the archipelago and can boast a selection of dives where colorful soft corals and magnificent gorgonians of truly exceptional beauty literally suffocate the reefs. There are sites of a great quality such as Nudi Rock. With the outward appearance of a nudibranch, this dive site has its coloring to inside! With its magnificent drop-offs or majestic gorgonians and corals of all kinds, with its pinnacle submarine where sharks and king mackerel come and play, with its school of barracudas that let you swim near them, Nudi rock is sure to be a site you won't forget. You can also dive Tank rock or Whale rock which are 5 stars dive sites with surprising coral cover and where the fish come together in a single block to face the current! Sharks, trevally, king mackerel swim in the fish soup while you become one with the reef! Of large gorgonians with pygmy seahorses await you, sublime coral gardens and pinnacles covered with life are the least you can expect in this part of the Misool area.

Wayilbatan is located at the West of Fiabacet. This sector of Misool has varied underwater topographies offering landscapes absolutely gorgeous subs!
Depending on the conditions we will dive Four Kings, four submarine pinnacles connected by a reef covered with corals themselves covered with fish! Impressive groupers sometimes roam the site and a large school of giant trevally guard the place. Along its entire length, thousands of colored fishes swim together. Magnificent gorgonians also inhabiting the reef. On the top of the main pinnacle plateau, a small colored cavity explosives form an enchanting setting to start and end this dive. If luck is on your side, oceanic manta rays sometimes pass nearby.
Other sites like Wedding Cake whose deep pinnacle are covered with superb corals and in front of which trevally, tuna and sharks swim gracefully. With its walls and overhangs where gorgonians and other soft corals grow. If the current allows it, make the tour of the site and finish the dive in a luminous coral garden where some batfish await you to finish the dive. We can also talk about Neptune fan and his valley of gorgons whose wingspan is insane! A paradise for pygmy seahorses! Or Barracuda rock and its underwater stop or corals, batfish, turtle and group of soldier fish huddled under a huge overhang can blend into one. Napoleon and trevally fish are also part of the game.
At Wayilbatan, you will also have the opportunity to climb the Lake love! After a 20min ascent on a staircase in good condition, you will reach the platform which overlooks this natural wonder. The reef and the hills bordering this lake have naturally shaped like a heart. With the sun in the distance, the turquoise blue of the reef and the deep blue of its center, this lake is a landscape exceptional. A paradise in paradise!

Pele is located in the Southwest of the Misool archipelago.
Kaleidoscope dive site will offer you a spectacle of multicolored soft corals that cover the reef and sink with it along an underwater ridge! When the current is strong, the site explodes with life and the chances of crossing manta rays and mobula rays increase considerably! Never forget to look in the blue for passing pelagics like dogtooth tunas!
Blue Hole is a site which takes its name from its obvious dramatic topography. On the descent, follow the curve of the reef to a depth of ten meters, a large hole in the rock pierces it up to 30m below! Covered with hard and soft corals, this tunnel will delight photographers. As you exit, schools of reef fish will escort you to the surface.
Pele’s Playground consists of a long plateau whose underwater ridge, bordered by colored walls, plunges into the blue. Manta and mobula rays are regularly seen here as well as tuna, batfish and groupers!

Today, depending on your flight times, we will do a farewell dive in the North of the Misool Archipelago. After this dive, it will be time to greet one last time these magical places that are located in Raja Ampat region and start our last trip to Sorong. Relax, enjoy the comfort aboard the Phinisi and keep your eyes riveted on the ocean which can always have good surprises in store for us!

On the last day, it's time to say goodbye. Everything is ready for your departure. After a sharing time with the others (photos, videos, memories...) and saying by to the crew, you will return to land. We will drive you back to the airport or your hotel in Sorong. And of course, we will meet again soon !

* Please note that the itinerary and services mentioned above are subject to be changed if force majeure, unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances require the captain or the crew to do so. However, we will always do our best to stick to this program.