Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia - Diving the Most Bio-Diverse Reefs on the Planet

October 2012 Liveaboard - "Pearl of Papua"

Video Chapters:
00:00 Wayag Islands
02:14 Underwater & Schools of Fish
03:47 Sharks
05:30 Mantas
06:52 Turtle
07:23 Crossing the Equator
07:52 The Passage
09:00 Nudibranchs (Sea Slugs), Flatworms, Pipefish, Pygmy Seahorses
10:56 Individual Fish and Bump Head Parrotfish School
12:38 Cuttlefish, Crabs, Lobster, Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Sea Snake
13:40 Anemone Clownfish, Arborek Village
14:35 List of Dive Sites Visited & Sunset

Visiting Wayag - one of the most beautiful examples of limestone islands meeting coral reef (maybe the inspiration for the floating mountains of "Avatar"?)

Experiencing such prolific underwater ecosystems is a rare treat. All the dive sites were truly world class but stand out dives during our trip were:

Cape Kri - the sheer bio-mass of fish was impressive
Blue Magic - for sharks enjoying the current
The Passage - where we enjoyed caves and a nice drift dive in the current
Pearl Farm - night dive where we only moved about 10 metres in an hour
Manta Sandy & Eagle Rock - Giant Manta's

Thanks to the deeply knowledgeable dive lead and boat manager Ben, the always smiling boat crew and dive guides as well as my fellow divers - Harry, Nik, Antoine, Frederique and Evelyn for making it such a memorable trip.

Video Music:
Avatar themes - first half (as per inspiration of the Wayag islands)
What Makes You Beautiful - The Piano Guys (check them out on Youtube!)

[mariaimaculata]

welcome to my country welcome to my paradise..nice shoot richard :)

[nikvz]

Love this Rich. Stoked to see all that. got to go through my videos finally on a computer and found out the REAL reason behind my broken GoPro lens, haha. enjoy.

[larewetanfishing]

I love my country ... really beautiful and rich my country this country ..

[khoirunnisa]

bangga menjadi bagian darinya..
Indonesia kebanggaanku..

[zaitunaje]

Indah sangat Papua, Surganya Indonesia setelah Bali, Semoga Papua Semakin Maju,

[kiaguszulkarnein]

Ya Allah Subhanallah.. I Love U Full Indonesia

[kotekyongkrukotek]

Masya Allah sungguh menakjubkan .... Terlengkap d'dunia
I love indonesia

[blue]

wow, wonderful place to spend holiday with my family...
cant wait to see :D

[gelepesondegau]

Negri yg kaya di ufuk timur, I LOVE PAPUA

[Xramadhan]

great country with the biggest beaty nature in the world. indonesia have 17000 island. i love indonesia

[halimassadiyah]

fantastic place
., , , , ehmm so amazing!

[pixieling]

It's beautiful! Can't wait to go there.

[ahmadrasismardhi]

Indonesia is land of paradise, I hope Indoneisa people realize about it by preserving it not destroying it.

[Raran]

i love this country so damn much:')

[budisantoso]

Setuju ( I Agree).
Kalo kamu memang asli penduduk sana, , tmp itu wajib kamu jaga dengan baik. Jangan sampai dirusak oleh pendatang2 yg gak jelas atitudenya.
Sy berdoa semoga Tuhan Jesus senantiasa memberkati Papua.

[khairilajial]

life is beautiful if we know how to enjoy it

[yohanaajwa]

raja ampat...always make me to go there.. geheee

[danielgrinddal]

Are there places to stay nearby? Closest Airport? And is it only for diving, since Me and my wife are the only divers in our travel pack. Looks awesome

[doddyjunaidi]

kapan akau bisa ke Raja ampat nih yahhh

[zdenek]

Fantastic!!! .... what camera whas it filmed with?  .... very good Macro shots and close-ups