Sorido Bay Resort Raja Ampat (Papua Diving)

How To Get There

Sorido Bay is situated on Kri Island, which is 75km from the port of Sorong on the northwest coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The typical route to get there is to first take an international flight to one of the recommended International airports in Indonesia: Jakarta or Ujung Pandang (Makassar, Sulawesi). After that, you connect to a domestic (Indonesian) flight to Sorong (SOQ- Domine Edward Osok airport). You can then connect to their transfer service between Sorong Airport and the resort. The 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 and a variety of nudibranchs are found at most dive sites.

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Accommodation Overview

Sorido Bay Resort counts a total of 7 spacious bungalows (in 2 styles: 5x Sentani and 2x Kaimana) in a private setting with excellent service and modern amenities in the closest proximity to Raja Ampat's dive hot spots and the richest reef in the World.

Dive Information

• 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

Sorido Bay Resort Dive Sites

Here are some of Raja Ampat's most popular dive sites. Feel free to ask us if you want to know more about these and other dive sites.

• Cape Kri - One of the favorite dives, Cape Kri is Sorido Bays house reef and less than 3 minutes by boat from Kri Eco Resort. This dive site 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!
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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Dive Center Information

Papua Diving, Sorido Bay's onsite dive center, is unique compared to other land-based and liveaboard operators in Raja Ampat. Not only thanks to the outstanding location. Today, they may pride themselves on having a unique knowledge about the area thanks to working so closely together with the Papuan people for many years. Choosing to stay with Papua Diving is more than an amazing tropical island and aquatic world experience. You will also directly contribute to local marine & community conservation activities.

Diving Facilities & Services

• 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: PADI Advanced Open Water, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver, and other specialty courses

Underwater Videos

Cape Kri

Sardines

Blue Magic

Manta Sandy

The Passage