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Raja Ampat Manta Rays

One of the thrills of diving in Raja Ampat in Indonesia is the close encounters with giant manta rays – and this excellent video shows exactly what you might encounter if you’re lucky

Hard to believe it’s almost a year since I went to Raja Ampat in Indonesia. On my Raja Ampat trip report, I posted some of my videos of the giant manta rays at their cleaning station in Kri – and a couple of days ago I got notified that YouTube user Sulyokpisti had posted a response – which turns out to be this beautifully shot video of the mantas which you can watch below. Thanks Sulyokpisti! There are several more videos under his profile name too.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QiS_5bwwX8

And as well as that, here’s a great Raja Ampat photo slideshow and video from Sterling Zumbrunn of Conservation International.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJifuF2ApS0

There are quite a few other Raja Ampat videos on YouTube – I need to spend some time picking out the best ones to show here. It’s an easy way to lose whole days of my time!



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