Raja Ampat
& Cendrawasih Bay
West Papua,
Indonesia.
An enormous expanse, covering a huge range of what is widely considered to be the best tropical diving in the world, Raja Ampat offers unparalleled corals, dense shoals of fish, and spectacular pelagic life.
The whalesharks of Cendrawasih Bay have long since enjoyed a peaceful and close relationship with the local fisherman, who consider their presence good luck, and feed the enormous creatures. They are completely unafraid of humans, and display marked curiosity at the presence of divers in the water.
Reef Scene I
Manta Ray, Manta alfredi
Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti
Schooling Batfish, Platax Teira
Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus
Picturesque Dragonet, Synchiropus picturatus
Schooling fish under local jetty
Reef Scene II
Reef Scene III
Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus pontohi
Schooling fish under local jetty II
Lembeh Seadragon, Kyonemichthys rumengani
Reef Scene IV
Reef Scene V
Bobtail Squid, Euprymna berryi
Reef Scene VI
Nudibranch, Nembrotha kubaryana
Schooling Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie
Reef Scene VII
Soft Coral Decorator Crab, Hoplophrys oatesii
Schooling Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Banded Cleaner Shrimp, Stenopus hispidus
Reef Scene VIII
Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus
Reef Scene IX
Lembeh Seadragon, Kyonemichthys rumengani
Reef Scene X
Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
Soft Coral, Dendronephthya Sp.
Reef Scene XI
Anemone Shrimp, Periclemines Sp.
Reef Scene XII
Alligator Pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus
Reef Scene XIII
Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus pontohi
Reef Scene XIV
Whaleshark, Rhincodon typus
Whaleshark, Rhincodon typus
Whaleshark, Rhincodon typus
Reef Scene XV