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    Indonesia: The Arenui

    Komodo, Raja Ampat, Forgotten Islands Family Dive Adventures aboard the Arenui 

    Live your dreams. These magical live-aboard journeys will create memories that last forever. Kids Sea Camp is ready to enjoy decadent diving in Indonesia and the islands of Komodo, Forgotten Islands, and Raja Ampat. The trips are perfect for certified divers and adult non-divers. In our opinion, the Arenui is the world’s first 5-diamond liveaboard.

    We highly recommend purchasing trip insurance when purchasing an Arenui trip. (See Link)

    2024 DATES

    • KOMODO/SUMBAWA: June 24th -July 2nd  On the Arenui: 8 nights ($5,890) (+$400 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin. Departs from Bali
    • KOMODO/ ALOR: July 3rd- July 11th On the Arenui: 8 nights ($5,890) (+$400 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin. Departs from Labuanbajo

    2024 Lembeh Resort, Pre and post-Arenui trips offered at Lembeh:

    Five nights four days of diving. June 19-24, Pre-Arenui Komodo trip departing on June 24, returning on July 2(2 cabins available).

    Lembeh pre-Arenui package is five nights with up to three dives daily. Diving on June 20, 21, 22, and 2 morning dives on the 23. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner per day. Room type: Hill Luxury Cottage. Domestic flights from Manado/LBJ are not included. From $2200pp

    Lembeh post-Arenui Komodo package: Depart Arenui on July 11. Five nights, four days of diving July 11-16. Post Arenui package with five nights and up to 3 dives per day. Diving three dives on July 12, 13, 14, and 2 dives on the 15th of July. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Premium Luxury Cottages $2400pp.

    The package does not include a Domestic flight from LBJ/Manado.

    2025 DATES

    • Two cabins are available for January 20th-30th, 2025 (10 nights): GREATER RAJA AMPAT: ($7,370 per person) (+$500 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2000 per cabin. (See Raja Gallery)
    • (SOLD OUT) February 1st – 11th (10 nights): GREATER RAJA AMPAT: ($7,370 per person) (+$500 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2000 per cabin. (See Raja Gallery)
    • (SOLD OUT) April 9th-17th (8 nights): The Forgotten Islands On the Arenui: Tom and Margo Peyton have scheduled the first available trip to the Forgotten Islands. This trip will not be available again until 2030 with the Arenui! The price is from $6,000 pp. (+$400 per person for the master cabin). A deposit of $2,000 per cabin.
    • June 27- July 8 (11 nights) (4 cabins available)& July 10 – July 21 (11 nights): Best of Borneo & West Sulawesi: $8,180, (+$550 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin.
    • 2025 Lembeh Resort, Pre and post-Arenui trips offered at Lembeh: Contact Margo or Tom.

    2026 DATES

    Winter Dive Trips to Indonesia

    • ARENUI: GREATER RAJA AMPAT: Feb. 2nd – 13th, (11 nights) $8,180 (+$550 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin.
    • ARENUI: GREATER RAJA AMPAT: February 15th – 26th (11 nights) $8,180 (+$550 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin.

    Summer Dive Trips to Indonesia

    • ARENUI: Best of Borneo & West Sulawesi: July 19th – 27th (8nights) & July 28th – Aug. 5th (8 nights) $6,120: (plus $400 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin.

    Winter Dive Trips to Indonesia

    December 22nd, 2026 – Jan 3rd, 2027: (12 nights) Private Christmas and New Year’s charter: GREATER RAJA AMPAT and SORONG: $8,880 (+$600 per person for master cabin) Deposit required $2,000 per cabin.


    Building a longer trip to Indonesia: Pre or post-stays at Lembah or Bangka resorts can be arranged for you. We provide diving with Murex Divers, pre and post-stay available. Let us know the length of time you would like to spend in Indonesia, and we will happily add to your dream dive vacation. 803-419-2556


    Indonesia Tourism information. Arenui website


    The world-famous Arenui

    You will dive into the stunning Indonesian archipelago, a true remote paradise packed with 5-star dive sites to match our 5-diamond liveaboard and crew. Indonesia offers everything from healthy coral reefs to sandy critter hide-outs, with so much to see that one trip is never enough. Dive Komodo for incredible diversity from frogfish and nudibranchs to schooling jacks and mola-mola (oceanic sunfish), then travel to the untouched reefs of Alor and Flores before heading into the Banda Sea to dive the wonders of Maluku (and visit the famous Spice Islands) but don’t forget to make time for Raja Ampat and its world-famous gorgonian sea fans, enigmatic wobbegong sharks and manta rays.

    We have combined our impeccable service and care with Arenui ‘s luxury to bring you a world-class diving trip with a truly relaxing and luxurious liveaboard experience. Onboard, you can have it all, from gourmet food and personalized service by its 22-member staff to unique, colorful, critter-packed, large schooling fishes and large pelagic encounters: photo classes and free cameras to use all week. Give Margo or Tom a call to answer all your questions.

    The Arenui Liveaboard yacht is designed with spacious boutique-style cabins that invite guests to enjoy the country they’re visiting (local handicrafts and inspirations). There is a luxury restaurant serving international and local cuisine on board (evenings are waiter-served a-la-carte) and an outdoor sky restaurant and a top-deck sky lounge for massages, sunbathing, relaxing, and enjoying the island views and serving you aboard this luxury yacht, a well-trained and enthusiastic local crew, including two highly sought-after chefs and three eagle-eyed dive guides, to join the two western cruise directors, adding up to 22 members of the Arenui onboard team providing you with truly personalized service for up to 16 guests.

    Where are you going? Komodo is one of Indonesia’s most famous diving destinations. Manta rays, sharks, immense schools of fish, and colorful reefs are just a few Komodo stars. 

    See Why Diving with kids on Liveaboards is amazing.

    Komodo is relatively remote, but if you want an adventure and incredible diving, it should be at the top of your bucket list. Expect to find an array of dive sites ideally suited for drift diving. Water temperature can be chilly, sometimes dipping below 77°F (25°C), so bring extra layers of neoprene or a hood on top of a basic 3mm suit to stay warm. It is possible to dive year-round due to the dry weather. Visibility is usually quite good at 66-100ft.

    One of the most exciting dive sites is Makassar Reef. This is a 1.2-mile (2km) channel with a unique seascape featuring craters and dunes of small rocks that currents have shaped. It is often said that it looks like the surface of the moon. For macro lovers, Komodo National Park has plenty to offer as well. Sheltered dive sites boast myriad critters hiding amongst slopes and walls of healthy hard and soft corals. Komodo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

    Raja Ampat

    Click here for the Komodo Arenui video 

    Who can go: This trip is for certified divers and adult non-divers.

    What’s included

    • Private guides, private chefs, land tours
    • T-shirt/ hats
    • Free underwater camera use while diving
    • Slide presentations and photo slideshow of your trip
    • Professional photos to take home
    • Experienced representation from Family Dive Adventures
    • The shore activities/excursions according to the program
    • Soft drinks and all meals onboard
    • Diving activities (generally four dives per day)
    • Tanks, weights, and weight belt
    • Transfer from/to embarkation/disembarkation airport
    • Administration, Port Clearance Fee
    • National Parks Entrance Fee
    • Fuel Surcharge

    Exclusions

    • International and domestic air transportation
    • Hotels and meals before and after the cruise
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • Nitrox  ($190 per trip per diver)
    • Dive equipment rental (other than tanks, weights, and weight belt) $40 per day(reg, BC, FMS, Computer)
    • Massages and Spa treatments
    • Travel Insurance (CFAR is recommended for this trip)
    • Onboard purchases
    • Private tours
    • Laundry
    • On-board telecommunications
    • Crew gratuities 
    • VAT
    • Master cabin supplement
      ($750pp per person)

    How to get there

    For Komodo trips, we advise flying into Bali (DPS). Many airlines are flying to Bali. Some options are Cathay Pacific (via Hong Kong), Eva Airways (via Taipei), Korean Air (via Seoul), Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways (via Tokyo). Singapore Airlines is another excellent option.

    You should arrive in Bali the day before embarkation and leave the day after disembarkation unless you want to spend more time in Indonesia before and after our cruise. We can help you with domestic flights and hotels in Bali.  The cruise will start and end in Labuanbajo (LBJ).

    You should fly to Labuanbajo (from Bali) on the morning of embarkation day. After disembarkation, you can fly back to Bali (usually, the guests take one of the morning flights). We recommend flying from Bali to Labuanbajo with Garuda Indonesia because it’s the best Indonesian airline.

    (Labuanbajo-Labuanbajo) 

    This cruise starts or ends in either Labuanbajo (LBJ). For reaching/leaving Labuanbajo, we recommend using Bali as the hub as there are regular direct flights between Bali and Labuanbajo, using the airline Garuda (1 hour 35 minutes flight time). You can also use Bali as the connection city if you need to come from or go to other domestic cities such as Jakarta or Manado, or even for regional and international flights.

    Terms and conditions

    • 9-day trips
    • Booking deposit: $2,000 per cabin
    • Deposit required within seven days of booking (non-refundable) 
    • 100 % is 90 days before departure (non-refundable)
    • Individual bookings made less than 90 days before departure are payable in full at the time of booking.
    • Cancellation at any stage involves the forfeit of monies already paid.

    Group charter

    • Booking deposit for 13 days trip $2,000 per guest – within seven days of booking, it is non-refundable


    Terms & Conditions No refund policy applies to all payments made to Kids Sea Camp Inc. This includes disruptions due to weather, illness, pandemic, epidemic, acts of God, war,  government mandates, canceled/delayed flights, and all unforeseen circumstances outside of Kid Sea Camp inc control.