Samata dive boat review
The luxurious Samata offers scuba diving liveaboard cruises in Indonesia. Indeed, the luxurious vessel specializes in custom made itinerary for charter groups. You can choose your own paradise to discover, including Raja Ampat, Komodo and the Banda Islands.
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Boat Cabins & Layout
The Samata displays a neat layout of 5 suites, welcoming 10 guests on-board. Most noteworthy is that the suites each have couches which can become beds when needed. Families or larger groups can then be accommodated thanks to the Samata’s flexible set up. Moreover, the 4 Deluxe cabins all feature plenty of space, a queen size bed, air-conditioning, large sea view windows as well as a private en-suite bathroom. In addition, the unique Master Suite also features a private outdoor deck, even more room space and a king size bed. Plus, all the cabins are fitted with modern high end bathrooms and quality European bedding.
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Samata’s On-board Facilities
Of course, the luxury extends to the entire vessel, with sizable communal areas and lavish outdoor spaces. First, the indoor area includes a spacious salon with leather couches and on-demande television and music system. Plus, you’ll find a generous reading library with books on multiple subjects and novels. Also, this rooms extends to a interior dining area, which is used whenever the guests choose so as the favorite dining spot seems to be outside!
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Furthermore, the outside’s dining room allows a stunning view of wherever you are in Indonesia. It also converts to a lounge area between meals as benches become day beds surrounded with more loungers, chairs and side tables.
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Vessel Layout
Built in 2006, the Samata offers a beautiful mix of traditional Indonesian phinisi style and modern European look. The 42 meters beauty displays 3 decks and all the latest technologies to optimize both the safety and the navigation during short and long voyages.
Moreover, the Samata can compare to the Alila Purnama in style and luxury. There’s also a few other boats that match the same criteria as the Samata on our Luxury Indonesian liveaboard list… worth checking this out!
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Scuba Diving with the Samata
Diving wise, nothing was left behind on the Samata. They offer to provide all diving equipment for all levels and types of divers. Indeed, the boat is fully equipped for scuba diving excursions to the destination of your choice in Indonesia. Whether it is Komodo, Raja Ampat or the Banda Islands, you’ll be assisted with experimented dive guides and instructors. Furthermore, the Samata also offers a variety of activities such as snorkeling, kayaking, island hopping, wake boarding, fishing, trekking, etc. Sounds like all is set for a luxurious scuba diving vacation here… !
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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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