The Pelagian liveaboard is run by the same people behind Wakatobi Dive Resort and is the only liveaboard boat in Indonesia that offers scuba diving trips around Wakatobi from mid-March to December. She is a very luxurious and spacious yacht, with more space per guest than any dive yacht of its kind. She accommodates up to 10 divers in 5 beautifully decorated and spacious cabins.
Dive Overview
Pelagian gives you exclusive access to remote and untouched sites where you will have the luxury of being the only divers for miles around, able to enjoy your dive in secluded peace and relaxation.Venturing into remote and seldom-visited corners of the Tukang Besi archipelago, guests enjoy cruises of discovery and adventure to distant reefs, verdant island lagoons and fecund muck diving sites.
Learn more: Diving in Wakatobi Dive Travel Guide
Accommodation Overview
The Pelagian offers 4 kinds of beautifully decorated and spacious cabins for up to 10 divers - Master Stateroom, Superlux Cabin, Deluxe Cabin, and Standard Cabin. Each cabin is equipped with an en-suite bathroom, separately controlled air-conditioning and plenty of storage space.
Food & Drinks
The days culinary adventure begins with breakfast, prepared to your order and usually served on the aft deck. When you return to Pelagian between dives, a welcoming selection of hot drinks and the chefs freshly prepared snacks will be awaiting you. Pelagian's chef creates daily la carte menus for lunch and dinner, a tasty selection comprising Indonesian specialties along with Western favorites. A selection of fine wines and spirits are available as well as soft drinks and juices.
Dive Information
The Pelagians two custom-made 18ft rigid hull inflatable (RIB) dive tenders are equipped with double 50HP four-stroke (i.e. quiet) outboard engines, tank racks and secure stainless steel ladders. These tenders are comfortable and very easy to enter and exit. Diving is always conducted from the tenders as they allow us to transport divers directly to the dive sites more accurately than would be possible from the main ship.
Tanks are quickly filled using whips from the Pelagian so theres no need to take the gear off the tenders until the end of the cruise.
The friendly, camera-aware crew is always ready to lend a hand.
The Dive Experience Managers and crew handle all logistics of equipment and cameras, and provide full in-water support. Additional technical diving support can be arranged via the concierge, in advance of your trip.
Sample Itinerary
- Departure: Wakatobi Resort
- Return: Wakatobi Resort
- Length of the Trip: 7 Days 6 Nights
- Guests meet at Denpasar domestic terminal at 10 am and depart for Wakatobi Resort, Sulawesi, an hour later. Arrival and boarding of the vessel is at 1 pm. The first dive of the trip is at 2pm, Table Coral City or Dunia Baru, with a second dive happening somewhere in the vicinity.
- Pelagians sorties will show you a different kind of diving to that seen at Wakatobi resort, with muck diving par excellence. If you've dived sites around Wakatobi Dive Resort before, youll definitely want to expand your dive adventures to the reef systems beyond the island of Tomia.
- New marine life discoveries lay waiting for you and your camera. Exotic and rare marine life can be found on all dives, but if you love muck diving, sites such as Cheeky Beach and Asphalt Pier are sure to create excitement. If you like sheer cliffs and caves, Tanjung Batutoro offers something for both wide-angle and macro photographers.
- This trip spans across different sections of Wakatobi (and nearby Buton). All eastern and southern islands from Pulau Runduma to Pulau Moromaho, the Big Reef, and Pasarwajo Bay at Dongkala are included in the itinerary. Dive sites include but are not limited to Blade, Pastel, Roma (night dive), Ndaa, Karang, Koromaha, Binongko, and Mermaid's. Diving at Waitii Ridge is also a possibility.
- The last day starts with two morning dives at the house reef, Zoo. In the afternoon diver can have a village visit, evening resort visit and beach dinner with resort guests before returning to the Pelagian for the last night.
- Marine Life: Indonesia is one of the most diversediving destinations on the planet, making itone of our top 5 underwater photography destinations! Wakatobi, in particular, is home to many small to mid-size marine species, pelagic fish, turtles, and others. There are over 5000 known species of ancient sea sponges, a host of which can be found in Wakatobi, and if you're patient, you'll eventually find a Hawksbill turtle feasting on one of them. It's also where you'll find amazingly colorful coral reefs, as well as the tiny creatures among those corals, such as soft coral crabs, which look almost fluorescent. And if it's macro life you're looking for--there's frogfish,Halimeda ghost pipefish, lobsters, juvenile cuttlefish, and octopus can also be found. Plus Wakatobi is one of the best places in the world to find Pygmy seahorses. There are also moray eels, rainbow reef fish, schooling pelagics, sharks and rays aplenty, and so much more!
