Boo Windows
- Advanced
- Wall
- Wobbegong sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Manta Sandy
Dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
A manta cleaning station at about 16 m where reef, oceanic and black mantas are frequently spotted.
- Usual dive
- 16 m
- Deepest point
- 24 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A reef dive. Known for manta rays, reef sharks and turtles.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: rajaampatbiodiversity.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Reef sharks
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Bumphead parrotfish
Season in Raja Ampat
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Apr.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Raja Ampat?
The point shows the Raja Ampat area, not the exact dive site.
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Cape Kri
Drift dive with record fish diversity: 374 species counted on this single site, plus chevron barracuda and reef sharks.
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- Reef sharks
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Magic Mountain
A Misool pinnacle rising to about 6 m, exposed to oceanic currents, where both oceanic and reef mantas visit cleaning stations.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Macro
down to 18 m
Arborek Jetty
A day or night jetty dive beside Arborek village, max around 18 m, with frogfish, pygmy seahorses and the occasional passing manta.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Blue Magic
A submerged pinnacle topping out around 7 m where reef and oceanic mantas, grey reef sharks and dogtooth tuna pass.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
Reef
down to 40 m
Manta Ridge
Divers reef-hook onto a ridge between 6 and 17 m to watch mantas feeding and being cleaned.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Boo Windows dive site, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Ratha Grimes from Seattle, WA, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
