The islands of Raja Ampat, from above

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Raja Ampat · Indonesia

Bintang Laut

Eight-day charter · $420,000

Spend like a billionaire

A fifty-metre phinisi schooner built by hand on the beaches of Sulawesi from ironwood and teak, with red sails, seven cabins and a crew of eighteen, among them two dive instructors and a marine biologist. Eight days through the four kings of Raja Ampat: the karst islands of Wayag, manta rays at cleaning stations, and reefs with more species of coral than the whole Caribbean.

  • Hand-built in Sulawesi
  • A crew of eighteen
  • The richest reefs on earth

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Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • The crew briefed on your tastes; berths and permits arranged

Best time to go

October to April

October to April, when the seas are calm, the water is 29° and the mantas gather. The southeast winds of June to September make the crossings rough.

In pictures

Your phinisi, under red sails
A hidden lagoon, reached by tender
A manta passing overhead
Reefs richer than anywhere on earth
Sunset from the top deck
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Your journey

Days
8 days
Guests
2 guests
Can't wait?Your first postcard arrives tomorrow.

Enhancements · 0 added

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Advance provisioningFuel, food, wine and permits: 25% of the charter$105,000
A chef from BaliBalinese, Japanese and whatever the fishermen bring alongside$22,000
A therapist aboardMassages on the foredeck at sunset$9,000
Birds of paradise at dawnA hide in the forest on Waigeo, as the males begin to dance$3,500
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