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Shakti - Raja Ampat scuba diving liveaboard

KLM Shakti since 2001 has explored and done more dives in Raja Ampat than any other diving liveaboard!

02/03/2023

One of our favourite over night spots in Wayag, Northern Raja Ampat. And there's a great hike up to this viewpoint for the adventurous type!

Have you seen this stunning view before?

22/02/2023

Manta mornings are the best kind of mornings! 🤿😍

02/04/2022

Underwater world never cease to surprise. With over 700 islands to discover above and under water, there will certainly never be a shortage of wonderful things to explore.

13/03/2022

There’s not too many places in the world where corals are so abundant and diverse that they form a veritable Jungle of living corals. Sure, many places have exceptional living coral reefs where the shallows are approaching 90 to 100% coral cover, but few can compare with the dense, lush growth of live corals of Raja Ampat.

23/02/2022

Diving or snorkeling with a manta ray is an unforgettable experience. It is something you absolutely must do. They are not just fish; they are a symbol of majesty, elegance and freedom, and have been around for 5 million years. But what makes diving with manta rays even more special is the connection you create with them as they glide and dance around you.

19/02/2022

Meet our Shakti team.

Steven has been on board for more than 10 years. He is a dive guide, speedboat driver, auxiliary engineer and one of our most knowledgeable team members. He comes from Sulawesi and lives with his family in Sorong.

08/02/2022

Beautiful Indonesian underwater gardens captured by

27/01/2022

Diving in style with and
Do you miss diving as we do?

30/12/2021

To cap off a perfect day, take in a beautiful sunset as the sky turns shades of pink, orange, and red.

Located at the heart of the world’s Coral Triangle, it doesn’t matter where you plunge for a dive or snorkel in Raja Ampat. Almost every corner of this archipelago is worth discovering, with promises of rich wildlife and glorious views.

15/12/2021

The territory within the islands of Raja Ampat is enormous, covering almost 40,000 square kilometers of land and sea. It is home to 540 types of corals, more than 1,000 types of coral fish and 700 types of mollusks. This makes it the most diverse marine ecosystem in the world. According to a report by The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, around 75 percent of the world’s species live here.

11/12/2021

Being the most biodiverse place on the planet, Raja Apmat it is rich in marine life! Although the diving is insane, the snorkelling here is almost equally as good! Many of the reefs are shallow, and you can see much the same as you would on a dive. For example; mantas, sharks, turtles, dugongs, barracuda, bumphead parrotfish, huge schools of fish, rays, snakes, cuttlefish, octopus plus lots of great macro to name a few.

07/10/2021

Introducing Shakti -The vessel

Our 32-metre traditional Indonesian phinisi is the most experienced boats in Raja Ampat, offering unparalleled possibilities to discover an Indonesian island paradise. We operate year round in the Raja Ampat area and have more experience and knowledge of these seas than other operators. .

Shakti was launched in 2000 in Tanah Beru, a small village on the Island of Sulawesi, which has a long phinisi boat-building history. It was the first boats in the area and can draw from almost 2 decades of diving and exploring the Raja Ampat waters. The team’s knowledge about the area; its culture, people, mystical stories and marine life is outstanding and unparalleled. In recognition, Shakti has been used by television teams such as the BBC’s Planet Earth team, as a base for producing nature documentaries.

26/09/2021

Well hello little friends!

Nemo is the main character in the animated movie “Finding Nemo”, but the official name of this species is cellaris clownfish or false percula clownfish.

Ever since the movie Finding Nemo came out people are really excited to see a clown fish on their dives. Usually it is the first fish they immediately recognised when under water.

You often find them inside of colorful anemones around the dive-sites, and they make great subjects for videos as they quickly sneak out of the anemone and hide back into it again.

19/09/2021

Sharing this post by the about Mantas in a Climate Crisis.

Did you know that the climate crisis also means big trouble for manta rays? Heated ocean surface temperatures threaten their most important habitat, the tropical coral reefs, which bleach into white and die if the water gets too warm. Warming sea temperatures in tropical waters will also lead to a huge decline in zooplankton mass - for manta rays a critical food source.

We feel absolutely privileged having spent so much underwater time with these amazing animals.

We have to ACT NOW to protect our planet’s climate, or the impact on manta rays, but also us humans and all life on earth will be catastrophic.

Video by at Raja Ampat diving with

24/08/2021

INTO THE BLUE: The Wonders of the Raja Ampat

The reefs of Raja Ampat will surprise you on every dive.

09/08/2021

Underwater wallpaper!

Watching an animal’s behavior makes a connection that is far more profound than simply knowing a name.

18/07/2021

Have you seen a snake in the ocean? Ever wondered how these snakes differed from the ones found on land?

While divers usually only see a handful of sea snake species during their time underwater, there are actually 69 identified species. To keep things simple, scientists separate these species into two categories: true sea snakes and sea kraits. True sea snakes spend almost all their time at sea, while sea kraits split their time between land and sea.

Unlike fish, sea snakes need to breathe air. Every species must return to the surface periodically to survive. While most sea snakes surface every 30 minutes to breathe, some true sea snakes can stay underwater for up to eight hours. That’s because these snakes can actually absorb up to 33% of the oxygen they need through their skin. They can also get rid of 90% of their carbon dioxide in the same manner.

04/07/2021

In addition to the Hairy Frogfish, Lembeh also boasts the Hairy Shrimp as part of its assortment of hairy residents. Hairy shrimp (also called Algae shrimp) also count as one of the tiniest critters in the Strait (like really really tiny! Really). They often move about resembling floating bits of algae in either brown, green, or yellow.
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11/06/2021

Like silver light, barracudas are circling around

08/06/2021

Stunning array of coloured corals that create a dreamlike world.

20/05/2021

Our 32-metre traditional Indonesian phinisi is the most experienced boat in Raja Ampat, offering unparalleled possibilities to discover an Indonesian island paradise. We operate year round in the Raja Ampat area and have more experience and knowledge of these seas than other operators. .

Shakti was launched in 2000 in Tanah Beru, a small village on the Island of Sulawesi, which has a long phinisi boat-building history. It was the first boats in the area and can draw from almost 2 decades of diving and exploring the Raja Ampat waters. The team’s knowledge about the area; its culture, people, mystical stories and marine life is outstanding and unparalleled.

07/05/2021

When diving in Raja Ampat, one need not to worry about crowds or not being able to fully enjoy their diving experience as there is a wide variety of dive sites to choose from! The archipelago consists of hundreds of islands covering 50,000 square kilometers. You can be sure of varied diving experiences with each site you visit.

You can visit dive sites featuring hard corals, black sand, caves, shallow reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds or white sands. These different habitats support a wide variety of marine life that represent every level of the food chain.

Exploration of Raja Ampat’s waters is currently ongoing which means that new dive sites are constantly being discovered—each with amazing new habitats to explore.

04/05/2021

Did you know about moray eel :

Some moray eels have a second pair of jaws in the back throat. If necessary, this jaw advances and allows to swallow their prey, nice, isnt’it?
The largest species of moray eels can reach the incredible size of 4 meters
Moray eel can look for contact with divers : do not confuse this with an act of friendship. They rub themselves to eliminate parasites present on their smooth skin! But remember that it is not good for them to be touch by your hands at the potential risk of transmitting your own bacteria
Moray eels open and close their mouths constantly … but it’s not to bite you. This maneuver simply serves to ventilate them
Some moray eels change color up to three times in their lifetime
The moray eels are born males before becoming females as adults 😉
The giant moray eel can travel up to 6.500 km to reproduce
When they breed, moray eels spawn a thousand eggs. Larvae mingle in plankton during the first year

27/04/2021

THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY BUCKET LIST DESTINATION!
Raja Ampat, A Paradise in an Unexplored East Indonesia for Both Divers and Nature Lovers

Shakti offers specialised diving, snorkelling and free diving itineraries as well as whale and bird watching expeditions or other adventure trips.

On Shakti, none of the voyages resemble another. Charter the Shakti for groups up to 10 friends and we will design a truly unique and private experience in Raja Ampat according to your personal interests and individual wishes in terms of activities and itineraries. We also run a limited number of scheduled trips on which guests can book a cabin. Discuss the options with us personally.

We have few dates still available for individual travellers on two incredible trips this year.

Contact Shakti team directly for more information: [email protected]

18/04/2021

beautiful, fragile, Spirobranchus giganteus, popularly called a Christmas Tree Worm. Worms don’t sound very beautiful, but these are enchanting and they come in many more colors than your landlubber tree.

They are tiny animals that build tubular homes of calcium carbonate on tropical and subtropical coral reefs around the world. They are filter feeders that pop out of their tubes, spreading their branches to collect food drifting by. That’s when they look like tiny Christmas trees and they can dress the coral reef in bright.

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Sharing this post by the @thejetlagged about Mantas in a Climate Crisis. Did you know that the climate crisis also means big trouble for manta rays? Heated ocean surface temperatures threaten their most important habitat, the tropical coral reefs, which bleach into white and die if the water gets too warm. Warming sea temperatures in tropical waters will also lead to a huge decline in zooplankton mass - for manta rays a critical food source. We feel absolutely privileged having spent so much underwater time with these amazing animals. We have to ACT NOW to protect our planet’s climate, or the impact on manta rays, but also us humans and all life on earth will be catastrophic. Video by @thejetlagged at Raja Ampat diving with @shaktirajaampat