About The Amaya Explorer
Roaming the Indonesia Archipelago for 11 months of the year, The Amaya Explorer is a 2019 built, impressive, 115 foot (35 meters), traditionally built Phinisi.
Crew Leader and her crew typically numbering 18, share a common mission: to showcase the best of what the Indonesian Islands and oceans have to offer, combined with world famous Indonesian hospitality.
The Amaya Explorer was built at Kampung of Bulukumba, Sulawesi and has been carefully designed to withstand the waters of the Archipelago. The expert boat builders there have passed their craft on from generation to generation, to allow them to create entirely wooden boats using traditional design and craftsmanship techniques which involve all hand tooling - no power tools. The Amaya Explorer was commissioned by our team; she took 2 years to build, then sailed to Bali to design and fit out the interior, providing a comfortable and relaxing experience incorporating all modern conveniencs for her guests and crew.
The Crew Leader of the Amaya Explorer, hailing originally from Jakarta but with a deep love for the waters of the Indonesian Islands. She has been coordinating the activities of the boat since launch.
Our established and passionate crew come from all over Indonesia. We pride ourselves on our boatmanship and guest experience standards, both on the boat, on land and in the water. Combined we have over 125 years of hospitality, tourism industry and scuba dive guiding experience.
Whilst Scuba diving is the core activity of our tours, there are a multitude of other energising activities including; dive courses, snorkelling, paddle boarding, kayaking, free-diving, Hiking, cooking classes, family activities and much more can be arranged for many of our journeys. For those looking to indulge in relaxing pursuits; yoga, village tours (for example the wonderful Banda Neira) and cooking classes. We also arrange excursions to relax and enjoy barbecues on some of the most remote and beautiful beaches anywhere on the planet.
We are truly blessed with the sea life that we can introduce our guests to, and we visit some of the greatest dive sites in the world. We visit reef systems full of coral and all of the associated aquatic delights. We have also encountered Whale Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks (schools of hundreds of them), Reef Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Manta Rays, Dolphins, Whales (including Blue Whales and Melon Headed Whales), Tuna, Marlin, Sailfish, Mola Mola, Giant Trevally, schooling Sea Snakes, Eagle Rays… the list could go on!
We spend each year exploring the best of the Eastern Indonesian Islands aka the ‘Coral Triangle’; Komodo, Raja Ampat, Banda Sea and Alor and are constantly striving to provide the best diving and overall experiences for our wonderful guests, who come from all over the world. We offer single person bookings as well as group bookings including whole boat bookings of up to 16 people.
