- Special offersSMY Ondina liveaboard safaris - Komodo, Fak Fak, Sulawesi and Raja Empat.● SMY Ondina ● Schedule ● Itinerary ● Specs ● Prices ● Getting there ● Faqs ● Contact ● More boats ● Rss feed ● |
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Since  July 2001 we have been offering a different way to enjoy adventure and exploration diving in the inner seas of Indonesia. SMY Ondina travels year round moving with the seasons to visit the best diving Indonesia has to offer at the right times - Komodo, Raja Ampat, Fak Fak, Sulawesi and Flores, we have an itinerary like no other. Travelling aboard a classic buginese schooner built entirely of teak and tropical woods you will have the opportunity to explore the most exotic and remote
islands of Indonesia seeing places where you could possibly never get to  by yourself. On board Ondina you will have
enough space to relaxalone, or to share a nice chat sitting in the cool atmosphere of our a/c dinning room or enjoy a full moon evening from a comfortable hammock on our spacious sun deck before taking a rest in your a/c cabin. We have tried to create a comfortable accommodation to be your home and base camp as we sail and dive from island to island. In the unlikely event you don't feel like diving, swimming or snorkelling, we can arrange a walk through isolated forests, along desert beaches or in the undisturbed villages we will come across during our sail - Smy Ondina's last minute deals |
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Please don't forget to check out the last minute availabilities for cheap Komodo and Raja Ampat liveaboard trips * All passengers must account for an additional fee for police permits, tourist fee and marine park charge. of 150usd/pax It will be payed on board when required by our Cruise Manager. Please note that all our summer Komodo trips now have half price nitrox fills!! ** All our routes include the same number of nights and days, you embark on the first day and disembark on the last published day early in the morning. **** Departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 4 paying passengers. ***** Special Cruises include some Exploration in new or rarely visited areas, that is why they are a bit cheaper.......... though exploration may bring some outstanding surprises in these remote seas! |
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Please choose your prefered route for instructions on getting there: ● The birds of Paradise route ● The Dragons route ● The dragons to volcanoes ● |
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Birds of paradise - Raja Ampat area - Getting there● SMY Ondina ● Schedule ● Itinerary ● Specs ● Prices ● Getting there ● Faqs ● Contact ● More boats ● Rss feed ● |
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 Getting to Raja Ampat is a two step process.
Step 1: Arrange your international air transportation to one of three Indonesian Gateway cities—Manado, Bali, or Jakarta. Step 2: Purchase a domestic air ticket from your Indonesian Gateway city to Jefman Airport in Sorong (city code SOQ) on Papua Island (formerly known is Irian Jaya). This is the starting point for your Raja Ampat voyage.(Please note that without an Indonesian crecit card you will be unable to purchase Indonesian domestic flights - we can arrange these for you at a nominal charge)
Bali Gateway Using this routing you would fly to Denpasar Airport in Bali (DPS) using your international carrier. This route to Raja Ampat requires two legs. First is a 75 minute flight from Bali (DPS) to Ujung Pangdang (UPG - also called Makassar), a city on the island of South Sulawesi. An overnight hotel stay will be required in Ujung Padang as the onward flight does not depart until the following morning (We recommend the Imperial Aryaduta Hotel) for your overnight stay. The two hour and ten minute flight to Sorong (SOQ) the following day is operated daily with early morning departures. On the return guests can route through either Ujung Pandang or Ambon (AMQ) to return to Bali. The return to Bali can be accomplished in a single day. Manado Gateway: Using this route you would fly into Manado (MDC) on North Sulawesi with your international flightn normally from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. An overnight stay may then be required in Manado at this point, depending on your flight schedules. From Manado connections can be made using either Lion Air or Merpati Airline for the flight into Sorong (SOQ). Flight times range between one hour fifteen minutes to two hours ten minutes depending on the carrier and whether they route through Makassar or fly direct. Between the two carriers, there are flights every day, except Sunday. The return flights work just the opposite. Again, an overnight stay may be required in either Manado, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur to sync up the international segments. No matter which gateway city guests choose to utilize, we recommend two hotel nights be built into your travels. One upon arrival between the international and domestic legs, and one on your journey home between the domestic and international legs. Should a flight delay (or baggage delay) be encountered in either direction, your domestic and international airline tickets are not “linked”, and as such, no compensation or assistance would be offered by the airline. The only protection available would be Trip Interruption and Cancellation insurance. Domestic Air Carrier Notes:
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All passengers should arrive into Bali by air. Bali’s International Airport in Denpasar, Ngurah Rai,
(airport code DPS) will be your final international destination. Commercial
airlines with service to Bali, Indonesia include Cathay Pacific, Continental
Airlines, China Air, Singapore Air, Garuda Indonesia , and Thai Airlines among
others. SMY Ondina departs and returns to Bima in Sumbawa and you will need a one hour domestic flight to reach the departure point. We will organise this for you and invoice you accordingly (Approx $100). We recommend you arrive in Bali and overnight in a hotel the night before embarkation and departure as your domestic flights out will occur in the morning. Indonesia has a VOA (Visa On Arrival) policy that came into affect in August 2004. Visitors have to pay a fee of $25 to immigration officials at the airport; this entitles foreign nationals from 36 countries to a maximum 30 day stay in the country. Visa extensions are available, this however must be arranged in advance in your home country. The 36 countries eligable for a VOA are listed below: Argentina - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Brazil - Canada - China - Denmark - Egypt - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - India - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Kuwait - Luxembourg - Maldives - New Zealand - Norway - Oman - Poland - Portugal - Qatar - Russia - Saudi Arabia - South Africa - South Korea - Spain - Switzerland - Taiwan Territory - UAE - United Kingdom – USA Citizens of countries not stated above are required to apply for a visa at the Indonesian Embassy/Consulate in their country of domicile. It is also worth remembering that a Rp.100,000 exit tax is payable on departure and that passports must be valid for at least 6 months on arrival. - read the Komodo diving blog |
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Please see the schedule above for the correct price for each trip as they vary due to the distance covered and duration Please note that you must have a minimum of 6 months left on your passport and one full clean page for your visa on arrival. Available depending on route and number of passengers.
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The Rajah Em  pat archipelago holds the world record for the greatest number of different species found in a single dive. What else do we need to say? Just add the most pristine and colourful coral gardens, outstanding landscapes, primitive fishing villages and of course, Paradise Birds! The west tip of the greatest island  of the world, New Guinea, politically divided in two halves: the independent country of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in its more eastern half, and the province where Indonesia ends towards the east, now called Papua and previously known as Irian Jaya. This really is the last frontier for adventure and exploratory diving to one of the really few remaining wild regions on the planet. Leaving from the port of Sorong, in the "Bird's head peninsula", we will travel through the archipelago of the Four kings (Rajah Empat), among the islands of Waigeo to the north and Misool to the south. The area where we will sail holds the record for the biggest number of different species counted in a single dive. National Geographic compares the number of species to be found here to be of a similar amount found in Palau, Micronesia. The reefs of Rajah Empat enjoy a healthy marine biodiversity with more than 400 species of coral having been discovered here. Besides the abundance of fauna, this region contains numerous wre cks of Japanese ships and aeroplanes from the terrible battles held during the Second World War in this area. All the ingredients for a perfect adventure! LAND EXCURSIONS: In addition to the traditional fish barbecue on the beach on this route we will carry out a minimum of three land excursions visiting fishing villages, climbing steep hills to see some of the most magnificent landscapes in the world and, of course, walk through the forest early in the morning to find the magnificent birds of paradise. Pak Ambo, the captain of the SMY Ondina, has worked for 5 years in this region and has a deep knowledge of the area - Raja Ampat diving photos |
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We visit the Komodo & Rinca National Park in full with a liveaboard it would be hard to beat in knowing the best dive sites in this rare and unique place in the world.
Between the narrow straits of the islands of Komodo & Rinca is the meeting point  for the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean. Their tidal currents provide a continuous exchange of water and nutrients between the inner sea and the ocean creating a unique ecosystem, favouring the bio-diversity and the proliferation of peculiarities like the frog fish or endemic species that can only be observed here, like the sea apple. The depths are densely populated with fixed life, with great underwater variety of landscapes, from diving in vertical walls covered with soft corals resembling the Red Sea gardens to stone structures resembling the cold water reefs of the North Sea. Due to the high degree of protection that this National Park enjoys, it is also an area of great abundance of fish, with thick schools of carangids, sweet lips and butterflies, as well as frequent encounters with manta rays and reef sharks - read the Komodo diving blogLAND EXCURSIONS: In addition tothe traditional fish barbecue on the beach one of the main attractions of this route is the visit to the Komodo & Ri  nca National Park to see the famous Komodo Dragons, the world’s largest variety of carnivorous lizard (Varanus Komodiensis) which can grow up to 3 meters in length. Due to the strong currents of the straits surrounding these islands, and inspite of the fact that the dragons can swim, they have remained isolated on these few remote islands with a distinctly prehistoric look. The visit is a two-three hour walk on one of two islands, Komodo or Rinca, accompanied by a National Park guide, depending on how lucky we are we hopefully will see, apart from the dragons, Timor deer, wild boars, water buffalos, parrots and fowls. Locally made wooden dragon carvings of different sizes and pearls from nearby farms can be bought from the local villagers on the island as souvenirs. During the cruise we will disembark on deserted islands and secluded bays where we can see the flying foxes fly at dusk and also visit some fishing villages during our sail through this incredible and unique place on earth - Komodo diving photos |
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Every single kind of different dive in one single cruise: drift dives, coral gardens, muck diving, wrecks, walls, volcanoes and satisfaction guaranteed!!
Komodo & Rinca National Park: Between the narrow straits of the islands of Komodo & Rinca is the meeting point for the F  lores Sea and the Indian Ocean. Their tidal currents provide a continuous exchange of water and nutrients between the inner sea and the ocean creating a unique ecosystem, favouring the bio-diversity and the proliferation of peculiarities like the frog fish or endemic species that can only be observed here, like the sea apple. The depths are densely populated with fixed life, with great underwater variety of landscapes, from diving in vertical walls covered with soft corals resembling the Red Sea gardens to stone structures resembling the cold water reefs of the North Sea. Due to the high degree of protection that this National Park enjoys, it is also an area of great abundance of fish, with thick schools of carangids, sweet lips and butterflies, as well as frequent encounters with manta rays and reef sharks - read the Komodo diving blogVery few operators dive the whole komodo area like we do !! Pulau Paloe: North of Flores, this volcanic island is surrounded by deep waters and offers interesting diving on deep wallswith caves a LAND EXCURSIONS: During the cruise we will also disembark on deserted beaches and visit some fishing villages that we may while sailing in this incredible area. Optional and out of the cruise programm we can arrange an excursion to the Kelimutu National Park in the island of Flores, one of the most visited natural wonders of Indonesia. After a very early drive you arrive early in the morning to the top of the volcano, to be at the summit with the sun rise, the best moment of the day to enjoy the magnificent view of the three different colour lakes, black, red and green. This excursion is not only one of the greatest tourist attractions of the region, but also a very important area of myth and legend. This excursion can be arranged before or after the crusie but always starting from Maumere. Ask for prices depending on how many you are - Komodo diving photos |
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What shall I take with me to a SMY ONDINA Cruise?
Just a few things: Most Important: Check your visa Requirements. Since February 2004, Indonesia has changed the Visa requirements for many countries. Some nationalities can get their visa on arrival, some others must bring the visa issued by an Indonesian Embassy. On August 2005 Visa-On Arrival was extended from 21 countries to 35 countries - cost for these visas are US$10 for a stay of up to 7 days, US$25 for a stay of up to 30 days. On top of that you passport must be valid for a minimum period of 6 months .....don't forget to check!! Your diving equipment and all spare parts you may need. We have limited number of equipments for rent and plenty of spare parts onboard but only for SCUBAPRO gear. Photography equipment and plenty of films (plenty, remember you can develop onboard), memory cards for your digital camera, although you may empty them on a CD with the rewriter onboard. Mosquito repelent, just in case we need it in any land excursion (never on board) Any specific medicine you may be taking (No need for Malaria treatment unless you are extending your stay in a malaria endemic area!). We have a complete First Aid Kit on board for light accidents. Your personal toiletries Light and comfortable clothing (shorts & Tshirts) and any kind of shoes you can soak for coming in and out of the dinghies when going ashore. Your favourite alcoholic drink from the Duty Free shop at the airport. We only have softdrinks and beer onboard. They are usually very strict with overweight when checking for the domestic flights. You may have to pay a variable fee per kilo if you exceed the 20Kg allowed, so bring the minimum with you. What is the water temperature? What suit do I bring? The average water temperature is around 28ºC but in some areas, like south Komodo, the temperature can drop to 23-24ºC. Normally a 3 or 5 mm wetsuit will be sufficient. Why only 3 dives per day? Some days we dive 4 times, some others only 2, this makes an average of 3 duves/day. The reasons for this are: Are all dives Drift Dives? What, where and when about money to bring. ● Touring Bali ●
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nd overhangs where large groupers, lobsters and moray eels live. In the blue batfish, white and black tip sharks and big tuna swim in the open waters. Large formations of black coral, gorgonias and barrel sponges decorate the seascapes on these dives on this exceptional island
oute is the visit to the Komodo & Rinca National Park to see the famous Komodo Dragons, the world’s largest variety of carnivorous lizard (Varanus Komodiensis) which can grow up to 3 meters in length. Due to the strong currents of the straits surrounding these islands, and in spite of the fact that the dragons can swim, they have remained isolated on these few remote islands with a distinctly prehistoric look. The visit is a two-three hour walk on one of two islands, Komodo or Rinca, accompanied by a National Park guide, depending on how lucky we are we hopefully will see, apart from the dragons, Timor deer, wild boars, water buffalos, parrots and fowls. Locally made wooden dragon carvings of different sizes and pearls from nearby farms can be bought from the local villagers on the island as souvenirs. During the cruise we will disembark on deserted islands and secluded bays where we can see the flying foxes fly at dusk and also visit some fishing villages during our sail through this incredible and unique place on earth.
