MV Queen Scuba Liveaboard Cruise Itineraries

Evening of Departure: Check-in on board MV Queen Scuba between 14:00-16:00 hours. We will show you to your cabin and start to set up equipment. Then we will introduce the staff, provide a boat & safety briefing followed by dinner. From here it's sweet dreams as we cruise into the sunset on our overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west Sumbawa.

Moyo Island will be our first stop, diving a couple of the best sites Angel Reef and Panjang Reef, then we head south toward Satonda Island for a couple more dives. As we prepare for the first night dive you may have the chance to see the bats of Satonda take flight into the sunset. After a great dive you will be greeted with a hot towel on the dive platform and then another delicious dinner as we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island, off the north coast of Sumbawa.

Three dives around the volcanic Island of Sangeang, surrounded by black sand that gives an entirely different feel to the trip. Definitely a day for the macro lovers with rare nudi species, Pygmies and the chance to see underwater hot springs and the diverse life that thrives in the area, then to Gili Banta for a night dive.

Manta Alley, the name says it all. On the southern tip of Komodo we will be in cold water, anywhere between 20 to 25 degrees. In this area we hope to spend two or three dives with Manta Rays, bum head parrot fish, turtles and on the very rarest of dives we have seen Mola Mola in this area. For our night dive we will head over to Nusa Kode on the southern side of Rinca Island for one of our favorite night dives of the whole trip.

This day is devoted to the macro life and stunning reefs around Nusa Kode and Rinca Islands. These four dives can provide sightings of frog fish, pygmy seahorses, zebra crabs, orangutan crabs, pipefish, nudis and much much more. These dives will be in colder water again but with all the life in this area you will hardly notice the temperature. You will be amazed as the wildlife passes by, dragons on the beach, monkeys, deer and wild pigs full of activity along the shore.

Gili Law Laut Island just north of Komodo Island is filled with some great pelagic action. White tip and grey reef sharks, schools of giant trevally, tuna, and much more, Be prepared for some strong current on these dives as this is where the big stuff lives. We may choose to do four dives in this area or move on to another great night dive along the east side of Komodo Island.

We will start the day with two dives around Current City with Batu Bolong or Tatawa Kecil and the afternoon trekking on Komodo Island looking for the Komodo Dragons. The trek will take approximately one hour with a couple small hills as we come across some spectacular scenery and the chance to take some great photos.

At breakfast you think about the past week, the diving, the food, the new friends and when you can come back! Transfers ashore are at 9am to continue your vacation…or its time
to head home to start planning your next cruise !

Arrive Labuan Bajo Airport 13:30, transfer to Queen Scuba . We will embark to the Komodo National Park where we will have our first dive at approximately 16:00. The first dive will be in the northern Komodo area around Sebayor Kecil with a nice relaxing reef dive. This will allow everyone to get comfortable back in the water with nice calm conditions. Our second dive will be a night dive in a bay with nice calm waters.

The second day near Gili Lawa Laut Island just north of Komodo Island is filled with some great pelagic action. White tip and grey reef sharks, schools of giant trevally, tuna, and much more, Be prepared for some strong current on these dives as this is where the big stuff lives. We may choose to do four dives in this area or move on to another great night dive on the east side of Komodo Island .

We will start the day with a nice trek on Komodo Island looking for the world famous Komodo Dragons. The trek will take approximately one hour with a couple small hills as we come across some spectacular scenery and the chance to take some great photos. We will continue the day with three dives around Padar Island with some colder water where the macro life and amazing reefs will provide some incredible memories.

This day is devoted to the macro life and stunning reefs around Nusa Kode and Rinca Islands . With three day dives and one night dive we will look for frog fish, pygmy seahorses, zebra crabs, orangutan crabs, pipefish, nudis and much much more. These dives will be in colder water again but with all the life in this area you will hardly notice the temperature. You will be amazed as the wildlife passes by, dragons on the beach, monkeys, deer and wild pigs full of activity along the shore.

Manta Alley , the name says it all. On the southern tip of Komodo we will be in cold water, anywhere between 20 to 25 degrees. In this area we hope to spend two or three dives with Manta Rays, bumbhead parrot fish, turtles and on the very rarest of dives we have seen Mola Mola in this area, then up north to Gili Banta for a nice warm water night dive in the bay.

Three dives around the volcanic Island of Sangeang , surrounded by black sand that gives an entirely different feel to the trip. Definitely a day for the macro lovers with rare nudi species, Pygmies and the chance to see underwater hot springs and the diverse life that thrives in the area. After a day of diving we will make a relaxing sail overnight to Sumbawa Island .

The first dive is around Sumbawa Island with more incredible macro life, seahorses, wuderpuss, cowfish, frog fish, pipefish, snake eels and more. Off to Moyo Island for our last dive of the trip along a crystal clear reef with schools of fish and amazing coral life, then a nice afternoon and evening as we make our way back to Bali.

After breakfast we will disembark at approximately 9:00 am at the Port of Benoa then transport you to your resort or airport.

Arrive Labuan Bajo Airport 13:30, transfer to Queen Scuba . We will embark to the Komodo National Park where we will have our first dive at approximately 16:00. The first dive will be in the northern Komodo area around Sebayor Kecil with a nice relaxing reef dive. This will allow everyone to get comfortable back in the water with nice calm conditions. Our second dive will be a night dive in a bay with nice calm waters.

The second day near Gili Lawa Laut Island just north of Komodo Island is filled with some great pelagic action. White tip and grey reef sharks, schools of giant trevally, tuna, and much more, Be prepared for some strong current on these dives as this is where the big stuff lives. We may choose to do four dives in this area or move on to another great night dive on the east side of Komodo Island .

Manta Alley , the name says it all. On the southern tip of Komodo we will be in cold water, anywhere between 20 to 25 degrees. In this area we hope to spend two or three dives with Manta Rays, bumbhead parrot fish, turtles and on the very rarest of dives we have seen Mola Mola in this area. For our night dive we will head over to Nusa Kode on the southern side of Rinca Island for one of our favorite night dives of the whole trip

This day is devoted to the macro life and stunning reefs around Nusa Kode and Rinca Islands . These four dives can provide sightings of frog fish, pygmy seahorses, zebra crabs, orangutan crabs, pipefish, nudis and much much more. These dives will be in colder water again but with all the life in this area you will hardly notice the temperature. You will be amazed as the wildlife passes by, dragons on the beach, monkeys, deer and wild pigs full of activity along the shore.

We have two dives around Padar Island with more beautiful corals and amazing macro life. Then in the afternoon we will make our Dragon walk to see the famous Komodo Dragons. The trek will take approximately one hour with a couple small hills as we come across some spectacular scenery and the chance to take some great photos.

After another delicious breakfast we will disembark at approximately 9:00 am at Labuan Bajo .

You will be met at your hotel in Sorong and transported to the Queen Scuba where after being shown to your cabin and given a general orientation to the boat we will have the chance to enjoy a check out dive and late sunset dive close to Sorong at Bird's Head Peninsula.

We will spend an amazing day diving around the Dampier Straits between Waigeo and Batanta islands where dive sites such as Sardine Reef, which has been described as the best reef dive in the world, off Kri island will introduce you to the amazing variety of marine life on display in this region. At Mike's Point it is possible to find pygmy seahorses and all manner of critters. Chicken Reef and Cape Cri continue the amazing diving with tornados of huge barracuda.

The Southern end of Waigeo island will give us a chance to dive one of Raja Ampat's most famous divesites "The Passage" lying between Waiego and Gam island. Above water the sheer limestone cliffs make this a place where the
sightseeing above water is also excessively beautiful. South West of Waigeo Island we can find Manta cleaning stations where huge Black and White Manta's, some exceeding 5meters, come to clean for hours.

Dive sites such as Eagle Rock and Black Rock attract not only abundant fish life but
also feeding manta rays and larger pelagic for photographers with wide angle lens'! Further North at Wayag Island we can look out for grey reef sharks patrolling the current rich waters along hard coral gardens and sloping walls decorated with sea fans soft corals and thousands of reef fish.

Spending the day at the Fam Island group you will discover a true paradise both above and below the warm clear blue waters of the area. Unblemished coral gardens of hard and soft corals are found at every point of the shallows. Melisa's garden and Yebeh Kecil. The Fam Islands are the very definition of paradise.

We will return to the amazing Dampier Straits to give ourselves another chance to immerse ourselves in the giant schools of snappers, trevally, tuna and barracuda that frequent this area, before heading to shore to enjoy a beach BBQ and toast the previous weeks diving adventure with new friends and diving
buddies. Guests can choose to disembark from the Raja North section of the trip or stay to enjoy a further 7day 6 night cruise to the South of Raja Ampat, whilst new guests can choose to join the cruise at this point.

Divers leave 09:00
New Divers arrive times 15:00
You will be met at your hotel in Sorong and transported to the Queen Scuba where after
being shown to your cabin and given a general orientation to the boat we will have the chance to enjoy a check out dive and late sunset dive close to Sorong at Bird's Head Peninsula.

The first day's diving on this Southern leg of the trip is spent in and around Batanta Island. Batanta is the definition of muck diving in Raja Ampat. Mimc octopus, mandarin fish, inimicus, ghost pipefish, pygmy sea horse. At Wai there are a pair of Second World War planes which also provide some great diving.(4 dives)