Liveaboards: the diving you can't day-trip to
The world's best remote diving — Tubbataha, the Brothers, Cocos, Socorro, the outer atolls — is liveaboard-only. This directory organizes the established boats by region and route.
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Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle
| Vessel | Typical routes | Trip | Guests | Price band | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis AzoresAtlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards | The liveaboard arm of a long-established Philippine resort company. Sails Tubbataha… | 6-10 nights | 16 | $$$ | |
| Blue Manta ExplorerWhite Manta Diving | A large purpose-refitted steel vessel covering the main Indonesian circuit: Raja Ampat in… | 6-11 nights | — | $$$ | |
| Damai IDive Damai | Roams the Indonesian archipelago on a seasonal circuit that can take in Raja Ampat, the… | 7-12 nights | — | $$$$ | |
| Dewi Nusantara | A 57-meter three-masted vessel built in traditional style, sailing Raja Ampat itineraries… | 7-12 nights | 18 | $$$$ | |
| Mermaid I | A steel-hulled boat running Komodo itineraries from Bali and Labuan Bajo through the dry… | 6-10 nights | — | $$ | |
| Philippine SirenSiren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail) | Runs Tubbataha Reefs during the short spring season, then Visayas and Coron itineraries… | 6-10 nights | 16 | $$$ | |
| Pindito | One of the longest-serving liveaboards in eastern Indonesia, sailing since the early… | 8-12 nights | 16 | $$$ | |
| Raja Ampat AggressorAggressor Adventures | Round trips out of Sorong through the Dampier Strait, Penemu and Misool, with some… | 7-10 nights | — | $$$ | |
| Thailand AggressorAggressor Adventures | Andaman Sea itineraries built around the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and… | 5-8 nights | — | $$$ | |
| The Arenui | A hand-finished wooden phinisi that splits its year between Komodo National Park and Raja… | 7-12 nights | 22 | $$$$ | |
| White Manta ExplorerWhite Manta Diving | Sister vessel in the same fleet as Blue Manta Explorer, historically serving Southeast… | 6-11 nights | — | $$$ |
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