Kri Eco Resort (Papua Diving)

How To Get There

You can reach Kri Island by taking an international flight to either the Jakarta or Ujung Pandang (Makassar) airport, and take a connection to Sorong (SOQ - Domine Edward Osok Airport). Kri Eco Resort provides free transfers on Sundays, Thursdays and Wednesdays. Terms and conditions apply.

Dive Overview

Raja Ampat has one of the highest numbers of fish species of any place on the planet. Expect great macro and pelagic sightings, wonderful reefs and amazing corals. See wobbegong sharks, (skittish) reef sharks, Raja Ampat's endemic walking shark, jacks, barracuda, Napoleon wrasse, trevally, bumphead parrotfish and more. Pygmy seahorses are found at most dive sites, along with a good variety of nudibranch.

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Watch this awesome video to give you a great feel for what it would be like to stay at Kri Eco Resort!

Accommodation Overview

Kri Eco Resort has 13 rooms with 3 room types: 4x Papuan, 7x Superior and 2x Deluxe.

Dive Information

Raja Ampat Dive Overview

• Diving Season: All year round. Best in October to April for pelagic encounters. Visibility: Best in summer. 15-30 meters Currents: Can be strong
• Water Temperature: 28-29 C Recommended Wetsuit: 3 mm

Cape Kri

One of the favorite dives, Cape Kri is Sordio Bays house reef and less than 3 minutes by boat from Kri Eco Resort. This is the dive site that put Raja Ampat on the map when Dr. Gerry Allen smashed his record for the total number of fish species on a single tank dive: 374 different species!

Check out this great video to find out what it is like to dive the amazing Cape Kri

Sardines

Only 10 mins from Kri Island, this submerged reef with a reef top at 5 meters, contains a very high biomass, one of the highest in Raja Ampat.

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Blue Magic

Only 15 mins from Kri Island, this small pinnacle has almost everything. From Wobbegong sharks to tiny 2cm Denise Pygmy seahorses. The reef top is covered in hard coral with some big coral heads and some tabling Acropora corals well over 3 meters across.

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Manta Sandy

Only 25 mins from Kri Island, this sandy slope is famous for its Manta Rays. It is a cleaning station where they come in to get cleaned.

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The Passage

As seen in many articles, including recently by David Doubilet in the Sept 2007 National Geographic, the passage is completely unique dive site. The narrow canyon 40 minutes away between Gam and Waigeo can be described as a river flowing between the two Islands, but also a marine environment, a haven of peculiar and unique microhabitats.

Check out this great video to find out what it is like to dive the amazing The Passage!

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Dive Center Information

• Free Nitrox
• Only 1-15 minutes to the dive sites
• Unlimited diving package available
• 3 guided dives scheduled daily - from Saturday evening to Friday evening
• Towels and fresh water on the boats
• Experienced and service-oriented diving staff
• Unguided jetty diving available 7 days a week
• Diving insurance (mandatory) available at an extra charge
• Available diving courses include: PADI Advanced Open Water, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver and other specialty courses