Comments on: How To Get To Raja Ampat http://divehappy.com/indonesia/how-to-get-to-raja-ampat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-to-raja-ampat A Guide To The Best Scuba Diving In Thailand And Asia Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://divehappy.com/indonesia/how-to-get-to-raja-ampat/#comment-48471 Chris Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:28:26 +0000 http://divehappy.com/?p=1718#comment-48471 Awesome, detailed info Adri - thanks for taking the time to let me know! I bet this will be very useful for others too. Cheers, Chris Awesome, detailed info Adri – thanks for taking the time to let me know! I bet this will be very useful for others too. Cheers, Chris

]]> By: Adri http://divehappy.com/indonesia/how-to-get-to-raja-ampat/#comment-48470 Adri Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:21:46 +0000 http://divehappy.com/?p=1718#comment-48470 Hi Chris, Another good post!! But if I may suggest, if you don't dive in Manado, better your fly to Jakarta from HK/KL/Singapore. Then fly to Sorong on the next morning. There are 3 airlines from Jakarta to Sorong; Merpati, Lion Air and Express Air (Garuda not fly to Sorong). Merpati will transit in Makassar/Ujung Pandang no more than 1 hour. Lion Air will transit in Ambon, longer route and price is a bit expensive compare to the other 2 airlines. If you fly from Manado to Sorong by Lion Air, you will take this route: Manado - Makassar - Ambon - Sorong. A long journey but I think you have no other choice. Am not sure about Express Air's route, but I heard they have the same route with Merpati. But the aircraft is older than Merpati, price slightly cheaper. Merpati depart Jakarta early in the morning (about 5am or 6am) and will arrive Sorong about lunch time then you can start LOB on the same day and will have 2 dives on day1. You may check their websites (not that primitive but a bit frustating hehe) http://www.merpati.co.id/default.aspx and https://secure2.lionair.co.id/lionairibe/OnlineBooking.aspx Last time, I took merpati from Jakarta to Sorong, coz they have a good schedule. But please note, they may change their schedule in short notice, don't be surprised :-) Cheers, Adri Hi Chris,

Another good post!! But if I may suggest, if you don’t dive in Manado, better your fly to Jakarta from HK/KL/Singapore. Then fly to Sorong on the next morning. There are 3 airlines from Jakarta to Sorong; Merpati, Lion Air and Express Air (Garuda not fly to Sorong). Merpati will transit in Makassar/Ujung Pandang no more than 1 hour. Lion Air will transit in Ambon, longer route and price is a bit expensive compare to the other 2 airlines.

If you fly from Manado to Sorong by Lion Air, you will take this route: Manado – Makassar – Ambon – Sorong. A long journey but I think you have no other choice.

Am not sure about Express Air’s route, but I heard they have the same route with Merpati. But the aircraft is older than Merpati, price slightly cheaper.

Merpati depart Jakarta early in the morning (about 5am or 6am) and will arrive Sorong about lunch time then you can start LOB on the same day and will have 2 dives on day1.

You may check their websites (not that primitive but a bit frustating hehe) http://www.merpati.co.id/default.aspx and https://secure2.lionair.co.id/lionairibe/OnlineBooking.aspx

Last time, I took merpati from Jakarta to Sorong, coz they have a good schedule. But please note, they may change their schedule in short notice, don’t be surprised :-)

Cheers,
Adri

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