West Komodo, Bangka & Raja Ampat Snorkel Safari

We'll start our group snorkel safari on the northeast coast of Sumbawa where we'll have access to four different regions-Sumbawa, Sangeang Volcano, Gili Banta Island, and West Komodo-for some truly amazing and unique snorkeling.  Because there is so little human traffic here, we'll find pristine hard and soft corals in abundance. The area has busy fish life, lots of turtles, larger rays, and reef sharks cruising around. Also around Sangeang Volcano, which is still semi-active, we'll swim over bubbling black sands and hyper-rich reefs. They're unlike any of the others reefs in the region because of its nutrient-dense volcanic substrate. Kalimaya has its own fantastic house reef where you are welcome to snorkel at your leisure. Our snorkel safari continues at Bangka Island, a remote island off the northeast coast of Sulawesi. We'll be staying at the newly renovated Coral Eye Resort. Here in Bangka, we'll blown away by the sheer beauty and density of the marine life and reefscapes just beneath the surface. If we're lucky, we may see the resident dugong, known to cruise the shallow waters surrounding the resort. They're rarely seen in most other parts of the Indo-Pacific, but regularly spotted around this magical little island. We'll also do a day trip to Lembeh Straits where we can enjoy some of the world's best sites for critter snorkeling! Coral Eye also has its own amazing house reef which will no doubt be a place we spend hours exploring. The final leg of this amazing group snorkeling tour will be spent in Raja Ampat, at the wonderful Papua Explorers Resort. There is a huge variety of snorkeling sites close to the resort that play host to some of the most diverse marine habitats found anywhere on earth. Expect pristine coral gardens packed with hard and soft corals that carpet the island slopes up to the surface. Here, masses of fish life explode from the reefs. We also have good chances of swimming next to bigger creatures such as manta rays, reef sharks, schools of jacks & batfish.