Mari Liveaboard, Indonesia
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8.8 Fabulous
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- Free Internet
- Nitrox available
- from € 255 / day
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“Once again, a big thank you to the whole crew for this dream stay”
Highlights
The beautiful Mari liveaboard is a traditional Indonesian phinisi offering year-round diving trips in Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea, and Komodo National Park. Constructed entirely of ironwood and teak, the 30m Mari was refurbished in 2016 to offer modern furnishings and ample onboard space. She caters to a maximum of 14 guests in 7 cabins, ensuring a more personal experience and plenty of room to relax. There are 3 Deluxe and 4 Superior cabins, each offering individually controlled AC, storage space, and private bathrooms. All cabins are on the main deck, so they are bright and well-ventilated. Common areas include the open-air lounge, bar, and 2 sun decks with loungers. The recent addition of a highly-trained chef onboard means that a wide variety of fresh, healthy, and delicious cuisine will satisfy hungry divers. The al-fresco dining table is the perfect place to enjoy a hearty meal surrounded by stunning Indonesian scenery.
The Mari explores the best of Indonesia's dive sites to offer exciting year-round adventures. Divers can explore Komodo National Park on 4, 5, and 10-night trips from July to October. Divers can expect thrilling diving in the national park at world-famous dive sites such as Manta Alley, Castle Rock, and Crystal Rock, diving with manta rays, sharks, and huge schools of fish. In October, the boat moves to Raja Ampat via Flores & the Maluku until April. Explore one of the most diverse marine environments in the world, with the chance to see everything from pygmy sea-horses to whales. The spacious dive deck with gear storage and individual rinse tanks, large dive tender for getting to and from the dive sites, and the recent addition of nitrox availability ensure a comfortable dive liveaboard.
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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (80-230 EUR), National Park Fees (140 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities (20 EUR per day), Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox (5 EUR per tank), Rental Gear.
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Mari Reviews
- 8.8 Fabulous
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Vessel
8.3
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Crew
8.7
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Food
9.3
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Diving
8.9
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Value
8.7
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- 10 Exceptional
- James C
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United States
Amazing! Diving + Crew + Fellow Divers + Food = Travel Magic!
A truly great experience, diving with the amazing crew and guests on the Mari!! The boat is older and a traditional wooden build. It has character, that is to say it is not a gleaming white fiberglass and stainless steel mass. The cabins are small, but larger than other liveaboards we have done, and include a private bathroom. The cabins are cleaned each day during your first dive, which is a very welcome touch. Mari has everything you need to enjoy your diving trip. And diving is what you will do, starting as early as 6 am or 7am when the Mari's wonderful Dive Director, Ungke, gives the first briefing, and finishing up after dark when you opt to do a night dive. The routine for dive liveaboards (for any 1st timers) is dive, eat, rest, dive, eat, rest…. rinse and repeat. But don’t worry about your gear, the crew will take care of that. Our dive guide was Irvin and he was great - friendly, safe and fun! We appreciated that he reminded everyone to check, check, double check your gear before the dive launches left the Mari. The launches are simple outboard boats that comfortably fit 4-6 divers. There were 13 (of 14 max capacity) guests on our trip and 2 of them were snorkeling only. So with 3 dive boat runs (one boat makes 2 trips to the sites) we had a maximum of 4 divers per dive group - yippee! The diving itself was as you would expect for Raja Ampat - Amazing! That said the visibility on our days to the south, off the east coast of Misool, was not that good at 5-10 meters. But even with limited viz there was an amazing amount and variety of coral and fish. Above water the scenery in that area is fantastic with picture postcard “gum drop” islets. The calm seas made it easy to spot the dolphins as they cruised by. We hiked up to an observation deck for a once in a lifetime view of Heart Lagoon you do not want to miss. We were on the trip for both Christmas and New Years and were treated to a Christmas afternoon visit by a whale and calf, magical. It was 1 of several whale sightings on our 12-day trip. Dives up north had much better visibility, at about 20-30 meters. But your experience may be different, diving is always an adventure. Wobbegong sharks, walking sharks, manta rays, reef sharks, turtles, eels, sea snakes, cuttlefish, squid, crocodile fish, nudibranch, pygmy seahorses (so many pygmy seahorses), schools of everything, the list goes on and on. As retired dive instructors we were blown away on a daily basis by the insane variety and quantity of marine life and the mind-blowing assortment of corals, sponges, anemones... WOW!! The kitchen staff of the Mari is fantastic, the food we had for every meal was abundant and well-prepared and delicious. And there were so many meals! We started each day with a quick breakfast before the first dive. After the first dive, there was a full breakfast (that's right Hobbit fans there is a “second breakfast”). Lunch follows the 2nd dive of the day, and snacks follow after the 3rd. Dinner follows the night dive, when it is time to take a nap before 1st breakfast and do it all again. So much food!! But quantity aside, the chef was wonderful. We were expecting a steady diet of fried rice and fried noodles, like we have experienced in other parts of Indonesia, but that was far from our Mari experience. The chef spent years working in high-end hotels and other liveaboards, and his experience showed in the variety and quality of every recipe! The variety of meats, fresh fruit and veg, and accompaniments of rice, potato, pasta and bread was insane, given that we were on a boat in the middle of Raja Ampat. And the kitchen took special requests too, like the from-scratch sambal they made every day for our group, and the ginger and palm sugar tea that sometimes appeared for snack time. No first class restaurant would be complete without the front- of-house staff, in this case Ever, who had his hands full with our diverse group. But he took great care of us all, was charming and on to
- Recommended for
- Diving. Crew and Food. Fellow Passengeres.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Thorsten J
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Denmark
Nice fellow guests
It is a busy dive destination. I prefer the more remote places without other diveboats. Night diving is not as lively as in many other places. Except for one with lots of night action. Overall dive experience for Raja Ampat was a bit below my expectations
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- Nice fellow guests. Manta dive. Walking shark.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Malgorzata I
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Germany
Thank you for the wonderful experience!
Wonderful very varied dives, most friendly and attentive crew and the food…. great variety of the local dishes. What an experience! I would repeat the trip just because of that “culinary experience”!
- Recommended for
- Wonderful Crew. Amazing Food. Service.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Hyunjoo S
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South Korea
Exceptional Crew
I had an amazing experience with this dive center. The crew service was incredibly attentive, always ensuring that we were well taken care of. After each night dive, they provided hot ginger tea, which was a perfect way to warm up and relax. Additionally, there were plenty of night dives offered, giving us the opportunity to explore the underwater world after dark. However, the Wi-Fi was not very reliable—don’t expect much from it when you’re in Raja Ampat. If you come here, just enjoy the diving! We were all aware of this, and most of us were there for the diving. Despite this, there was a girl who insisted on arranging an online interview during the trip. She insisted that she had heard it was possible to do the interview during the liveaboard, but refused to adjust her schedule. To accommodate her interview, the departure to Misool was delayed by a day and some schedule adjustments were made. I believe this was a mistake on Mari's part as well, as it caused frustration among the rest of us who were focused on the diving experience. Despite this issue, the crew did their best to accommodate her. Overall, the diving experience was still fantastic, and I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for exceptional service and memorable dives!
- Recommended for
- The crew service was so attentive. Hot ginger tea was provided after night dive. There were so many night dives available.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Pat N
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Canada
Je recommande tres fortement!
Nous avons reçu un accueil très chaleureux dès notre arrivée et celà a duré jusqu’à la dernière minute du voyage. Le crew est vraiment très attentionné aux différentes petites demandes de chacun et chacune. De plus, nous avons mangé comme des rois et les quantités étaient toujours très bonnes. Bravo au chefs et au serveur qui sont incroyables. Point négatif : L’odeur du diesel qui entre dans les cabines arrières et a l’étage quand nous sommes en déplacement. De plus, je trouve ordinaire de payer pour les liqueurs en canette au prix qu’on paye pour cette aventure.
- Recommended for
- La Nourriture. L'équipage. Les plongées.
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- 7.6 Good
- Sunil S
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India
Great crew, but second half of the itinerary did not met expectations
I did the Raja Ampat - Misool - Halmahera route on the Mari, with a really amazing group of fellow divers. The first 4-5 days of the trip in the Misool area were absolutely amazing. But once we moved to Halmahera, the diving was a let-down, that is not to say that the dives were bad, they were quite ok with beautiful corals on quite a few dives. However, you can do similar dives in many other areas in South East Asia at a lower price and without as much travel as one does to get to Raja Ampat. Overall, I did not feel that the trip itinerary was worth it and would not advise this itinerary, it might have been much nicer to have stayed in Raja Ampat for the entire trip. Of course, there were a couple of unfortunate incidents during the trip, one due to the volcanic eruption in Sulawesi (causing one of the boat captains to leave early due to a family emergency)and the other due to the boat's radar not working towards the last 2 days of the trip which may have impacted the planned itinerary. None of this takes away from the stellar job the crew did, they were so helpful and nice and are really a credit to the operation.
- Recommended for
- The crew is really good and do their best to ensure you are taken care of and are always helpful with a smile. Awesome food, Amazing group of fellow divers
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kerstin W
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Germany
Best crew ever for an amazing dive adventure
Everything was well organized from outside showers on deck to the snacks and the hot ginger tea after the nightdives and the excursions, not to forget the daily cleaning of the cabins. Very knowledgable dive guides for all the difference dive sites, with time for photo sessions under water in the search of the pygmea seahorses etc. Good rental equipment, Air and Nitrox, secure dive procedures. Food was very good and plenty as well. I would dive with Ungke and his crew again anytime. But best of all was the friendly atmosphere on board, smiles and laughter and a good time
- Recommended for
- The crew of the Mari, the food and the dive buddies
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Murray T
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Canada
Fantastic Crew and every dive event well prepared!
Viewing giant ocean manta and many nudibranchs.
- Recommended for
- Friendly crew with plenty of fun. Excellent Cook!
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- 7.6 Good
- Trudy W
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United States
The good the bad and the ugly
Food was great, the bad was the bug issue and the ugly was the safety. Not one person on the boat check our nitrox cards and i know for sure there were people diving who weren’t certified to dive on nitrox. Big problem was we were told everyone has tanks at 31% (should have known right there that’s not right) one person in our group and 5 other people got bad air, some tanks had to get filled from another boat, we were told the compressor wasn’t working ….also turned out i held 3 tanks until they could be analyzed myself and to come find out after throwing a fit that also two tanks had regular on top of nitrox, to give a 26% mixture. O2 was given 30 after the dive when they could locate the o2 tank…and had to pass on the next dive. Extremely dangerous. They apologized to me but i can tell you what somebody is going to get seriously hurt. This was the first time nobody checked our certification. Also because of the lack of maintenance we lost 2 days of diving in Misool. After the tank issue the staff started analyzing tanks with 1 person from each group.
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- Our dive guide, food for sure, itinerary
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- 10 Exceptional
- Michael C
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United States
Fantastic
The crew was extremely welcoming and really goes out of their way to make your trip the best experience. The dive sites and guide knowledge was top class, the chef was phenomenal and the underwater life was fantastic. Couldn’t have been more pleased with The Mari.
- Recommended for
- The amazing boat crew, the device guides and the dives sites,
