Raja Ampat & the Spice Islands 2025: An Inspiring Expedition by Geoffrey Kent

This Inspiring Expedition combines the utmost in aquatic adventure with peerless insider access to create the ocean voyage of a lifetime.

Journey Overview

This Inspiring Expedition combines the utmost in aquatic adventure with peerless insider access to create the ocean voyage of a lifetime. Your expansive itinerary lands at 12 unforgettable sites encompassing untouched islands, secluded bays and pristine beaches, fully revealing this “Amazon of the seas” both in the water and on land. Explore alongside the region’s foremost experts and toast each extraordinary day from the sun deck of your exclusively chartered expedition yacht, immersing yourself in sights, sounds and experiences you can have nowhere else.

Journey Highlights

  • Travel with special guest Dr. Lawrence Blair, the famed explorer and filmmaker whose pioneering work helped introduce Indonesia to Western travellers
  • Explore with a handpicked team of expedition pros, including onboard photographer Andy Coleman, cruise director Glenn Wappett and guest-favourite expedition leader John Niva
  • Take advantage of virtual photo training before departure, as well as one-on-one coaching throughout the journey
  • Begin and end your adventure via privately chartered jet, avoiding the inconvenient commercial flights to Sorong and Jakarta other travellers rely on
  • Enjoy a full range of luxury amenities on your chartered yacht, including massages from an onboard masseuse and premium wines and Champagne
  • Dive and snorkel in the world’s most treasured dive sites with expert dive guides and see spectacular corals, schools of colourful fish, gliding manta rays and sleek reef sharks
  • Go ashore with your naturalist guides to walk forest paths that reveal colourful tropical birds and end in postcard-perfect views

Featured Experts

Dr. Lawrence Blair
Guest Lecturer
Your featured expert is Dr. Lawrence Blair, an explorer, author and Emmy-winning filmmaker. His series Ring of Fire introduced Indonesia to the west, and he is the premier expert on Indonesia’s natural and cultural wonders.

Andy Coleman
Photo Enrichment Coach
National Geographic contributing photographer Andy Coleman shares his expertise in a one-on-one virtual coaching session before departure, and also travels with you to offer tips while capturing each extraordinary moment.

Glenn Wappett
Cruise Director
Glenn Wappett is your cruise director, and no one knows Raja Ampat better. A former Royal Marine, he brings his passion for the region and his love of nature to every day of exploration.

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