Banda Sea & Spice Islands
SAMPLE ITINERARY: BANDA SEA AND SPICE ISLANDS
Embarkation: Ambon
Disembarkation: Ambon
Duration: 7 days
Note: Keen scuba divers can now combine the Banda Sea with the Raja Ampat on a single liveaboard holiday.
Located to the northeast of Bali, the Spice Islands (Maluku and Banda islands) were once highly prized islands, their spices fought over by the Dutch, English and Portugese in the 16th & 17th Centuries. In fact it would be no exaggeration to say that the Great Age of Exploration was launched to search for these spices, as at one time nutmeg was so valuable in London's markets that it was worth its weight in gold.
Today the Banda Sea is a highly prized scuba diving destination. In the Banda Sea one can find large pelagics, WWII wrecks, macro life, caves, sea mounts, and reefs that compare with the best in the world.
There are several excellent liveaboards that operate in the Banda Sea and they offer some of the best scuba diving holidays to be found anywhere.
The Banda Sea is now accessible thanks to daily flights from Bali and Jakarta to Ambon (the capital of the "Spice Islands").
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