Mantra dive boat review
The Mantra is a traditionally styled Indonesian Phinisi liveaboard offering diving cruises in Komodo National Park, Alor and Raja Ampat. The Mantra is proudly boasting to be one of the most eco-friendly dive boat around. Indeed, it was built to have a lower environmental impact with solar panels, high-efficiency inverter as well as low-impact generators.
Boat Cabins & Layout
The Mantra has only 3 cabins on-board. Two of the cabins can welcome 2 or 3 guests and the last cabin can welcome 2 to 4 divers. Every cabin has it’s own en-suite bathroom, queen size bed, plenty of storage space, individually controlled air-conditioning and electronic safety box.
You can check the latest schedule & prices for this liveaboard here.
Mantra’s On-board Facilities
Not only you can sleep comfortably in lavish cabins and newer comfortable mattresses but you can relax everywhere on the Mantra. Indeed, with plenty of social areas and a very few guests, you will feel a special sense of privacy.
The indoor dining area is convivial and reminds of a home’s dining room. That’s where the delicious and freshly prepared meals will be served. The meals are prepared by a chef and snacks are offered throughout the day. Also, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks are offered à-la-carte.
Moreover, there’s a indoor lounge where you’ll find a computer work station, couches and a flat screen television. The media library lets you choose from a collection of books, DVD’s, music as well as cards and board-games.
Furthermore, the outside is probably one of the best place to lounge and take in the beautiful views of Indonesia‘s islands! The fore deck has plenty of cozy cushioned loungers
Also, there is an outdoor dining area if you wish to eat alfresco and enjoy the surrounding scenery and the sound of waves. Finally, the top deck is the perfect place to enjoy a 360 view. Indeed, the sundeck is fitted mattresses and cushions so you can soak in the sun in style and comfort!
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Vessel Layout
The Mantra is very unique but can be compared with the Adelaar and the Manta Mae, which also host only a limited number of guests. Yet they provide the same great luxury service on their spacious dive boats.
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Scuba diving with the Mantra
Diving will never have been better than on the Mantra! Indeed, knowing that you’re having a very low impact on your environnement either by the boat’s ecological features and as you dive in very small group. The 2 Bauer compressors keep the air tanks filled at all times. Also, the Mantra is fully equipped in term of safety features and has a professional scuba diving team to assist you!
Price starts at 2977$US for 7 days / 6 nights – Komodo
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
destination of the monthKomodo Island
Komodo pairs busy coral pinnacles and manta habitat with quieter bays and southern macro reefs. The best plan matches your experience to the tides, with a choice of Labuan Bajo day boats or longer cruises.
Wakatobi
Coral gardens, walls and tiny reef residents, with distinct choices between local island diving, Wakatobi Resort and Pelagian cruises.
Raja Ampat
Fish-filled reef corners, tiny pygmy seahorses and manta encounters give Raja Ampat its extraordinary range. Resorts, homestays and liveaboards offer different ways into this remote Indonesian archipelago.
Gili Islands, Lombok
Turtles, reef slopes and short boat trips make the three Gilis an appealing diving base. Training-friendly profiles and deeper drift sites offer quite different days underwater.
Lembeh Strait
Lembeh’s volcanic sand hides frogfish, seahorses and other remarkable small creatures. Slow macro dives are the main draw, with coral sites and guided snorkelling adding variety.
Bunaken, Manado
Bunaken pairs coral-covered walls with shallow reef gardens, turtle habitat and small creatures in the crevices. Island resorts and Manado-based boats offer different ways to enjoy the same marine park.
Tulamben
Tulamben’s USAT Liberty combines a shore-access wreck with reef life, while the Drop Off and nearby macro sites reward a longer stay. Rocky entries, depth and conditions still shape the dive.
Pemuteran, Lovina
Pemuteran combines shore-access restoration reefs, short boat dives and rewarding macro excursions. Lovina is a separate north-coast base; Puri Jati and Secret Bay offer a different, sand-and-critter diving day.
Padang Bai
Padang Bai rewards close looking: sandy slopes, reef fish and tiny macro subjects near Blue Lagoon and Jepun, with more demanding offshore dives available when conditions suit.
Nusa Penida / Nusa Lembongan
Manta cleaning stations, seasonal sunfish and lively coral drifts make Penida and Lembongan memorable. The best dive is the one matched to the current, swell and experience of the group.
Menjangan Island
Menjangan’s reef shelves and coral-covered walls reward unhurried diving and snorkelling from mainland bases in northwest Bali. Clear water and sea fans are part of the appeal, with profiles and site choices matched to conditions and experience.
Candidasa
Candidasa’s offshore islets offer dramatic walls, schooling fish and reef-shark encounters, with seasonal sunfish possibilities. Strong, changeable currents make Tepekong, Mimpang and Biaha outings for suitably experienced divers and careful local planning.
Bali
Bali brings together the coral-covered Liberty wreck, east-coast macro life and the manta encounters and seasonal sunfish of Nusa Penida. Shore dives and drift dives suit different experience levels; currents, colder upwellings and the chosen base shape the trip.
Indonesia
From Bali's volcanic shores to Raja Ampat's coral gardens, discover Indonesia's wrecks, walls, manta encounters and remarkable macro life. The most rewarding region depends on the season, your experience and the diving you love.
Amed
Amed combines volcanic-sand macro dives, shallow reef gardens, artificial reefs and deeper walls. Shore entries and short jukung trips make a rewarding east-Bali base, with sites chosen for experience and conditions rather than a promise of current-free diving.
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Outstanding private experience on the Mantra! I’m so happy to find it on this site with such great review of it! I hope it will land in your top 10 liveaboards for indonesia as it trully is!!!
Great crew, outstanding food, top of the line comfort and always serious about safety. All it take for an awesome trip with a group of close friends!
Thanks!