Indonesia: The Arenui luxury liveaboard trips

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, the 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 for all trips. (See Link)

 

2025 DATES

  • (SOLD OUT) April 9th-17th (8 nights): The Forgotten Islands On the Arenui:  with the Arenui! 
  • Borneo: June 27- July 8 (11 nights) SOLD OUT

2026 DATES

Winter Dive Trips to Indonesia with Tom and Margo Peyton

  • ARENUI: GREATER RAJA AMPAT: February 15th – 26th (11 nights) $9,162  Deposit required $2,000 per cabin. 2 cabins available

Summer Dive Trips to Indonesia with Tom and Margo Peyton

  • ARENUI: Best of Borneo & West Sulawesi: July 19th – 27th (8 nights) 1 cabin available.
  • July 28th – Aug. 5th (8 nights) $6,855: Deposit required $2,000 per cabin. 3 cabins available

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: $9,946 (+$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 live-aboard 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 terrific.

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, and land tours
  • T-shirt/ hats
  • Slide presentations and a 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 a weight belt
  • Transfer from/to embarkation/disembarkation airport
  • Meet & greet services in the international airport in Indonesia
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • Master cabin supplement

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 a connecting 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 day trip $2,000 per guest – within seven days of booking, it is non-refundable
Arenui accepts no legal liability for loss or damage to any luggage or dive equipment while being transferred to or from the vessel or while onboard. Arenui will offer assistance with any insurance claims for lost or damaged property. Lastly, Arenui doesn’t offer refunds in the event of personal injury, airplane delay, mechanical breakdowns, weather, sickness, strikes, war, criminal acts, quarantine, acts of god, or if another guest requires immediate evacuation and the vessel must return to port or any other event beyond its actual control. Suppose Arenui cancels the trip before departure for any reason. A full refund will be given. Please note that you must have a minimum of 6 months left on your passport and one full clean page for your visa on arrival.
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.

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