5D4N Luconia Shoals Diving (Liveaboard)
Our upcoming most exciting diving at unexplode Luconia Shoals, Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia! The Luconia Shoals (divided in North and South Luconia Shoals) Lie off the North -Western coast of Sarawak over an area of 100-150 hundred kilometre in the south China Sea and can only be reached by liveaboard vessel. The Luconia Shoals lie in deeper water and visibility is much better than at dive sites close to the shore. South Luconia Shoals: you dive mostly on walls or drop-offs between 12 and 40m and the chance to see large pelagic like sharks, dogtooth tunas, rainbow runners and snappers is very good. Reefs are very nicely covered with corals, gorgonian fans and sponges. Dive sites: Fan Drop, Surgeon route, Eastern Wall, Rock Hard Drift and Western Wall. North Luconia Shoals: Wall diving from 12 to 40m in nice coral formations covered with hard and soft corals with barracudas, snappers, tunas and with sometimes manta rays. Dive sites: Solomon Backyard, manta Avenue, Neptune Valley (Hayes Reef region), Die Hard, white Tips Cruise and Coral Garden (Aitken Reef region).
TUBBATAHA DOS
Tubbataha Dos is a 155 tonnes diving boat equipped with 2 unit of 500 horsepower main propulsion engines. The wheelhouse is equipped with class approved navigation and communication equipped with class approved navigation and communication equipment for vessel operation. Echo sounder is installed to allow navigator to determine safe passage to the diving sports without damaging the coral reefs.
The interior is made of high quality laminated flooring, custom made wall covering & LED lighting. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning system & fire detection system. The boat is stretched on three decks with dining areas, sundeck and so on. On the upper deck is the BBQ and restaurant area serving buffet style continental cuisine and tea and coffee.
Tubbataha Dos caters to 27 guests in 10 well-appointed cabins, the rooms are double occupancy with a dorm room on lower deck, 8 rooms on bathroom on upper deck and a VVIP Suite featuring a queen size bed have en-suite bathroom with hot and cold shower, TV and DVD player. Air-condition system with private temperature control in cabins and all bathroom with hot and cold water.
- Lengh:31.23 meters
- Beam:7.4meters
- Draft :3.0 meters
- Cruising speed: 12.5 knots
- Crew :10
- Guest Accomodation:Max 27 guests , 01x8 men cabin,01x quad cabin ,06x double cabins, 01x single suite,01x VVIP suite
- Safety: Emergency Oxygen, First Aid Kit, Fire Esxtinguisher, Life jacket, life Bouy , Life Rafts available on board
- Outdoor dining and sun deck
- Bathrooms with hot water available 24h
- Western and Local Cuisines
TOUR PROGRAM
19:00 Registration, security check
21:00 General briefing, cabin allocation 21:30 Depart from Miri to Luconia Shoals
07:00 Breakfast
08:30 Dive #1
11:00 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:30 Dive#3
15:45 Snacks & Tea Break
17:00 sunset Dive #4
19:00 Dinner
19:15 Night Dive (Upon Request)
06:30 Early Dive (Upon Request)
07:00 Breakfast
08:30 Dive #1
11:00 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:30 Dive #3
15:45 Snacks & Tea Break
17:00 Sunset Dive #4
19:00 Dinner
19:15 Night Dive (Upon Request)
06:30 Early Dive (Upon request)
07:00 Breakfast
08:30 Dive #1
11:00 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:30 Dive #3
15:45 Snacks & Tea Break
17:00 Sunset Dive #4
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Depart from Luconia Shoals to Miri
07:00 check out
The itinerary is subject to change depending on the route, weather and time.
RATES
Rates are based on per person basis & Mininum 2 person
CABIN HOTEL: |
MALAYSIAN MALAYSIAN |
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL |
VVIP Room 1 unit (Queen bed with en-suite bathroom) | ||
Twin Room 6 unit (Bunk bed with share bathroom) | ||
Quad Room 1 unit (Bunk bed with share bathroom) | ||
8 Bed Dormitory Room (Bunk bed with share bathroom) |
- Return land transfer (Hotel/jetty-jetty/Hotel)
- 4 night accommodation, air-conditioned cabin with hot shower
- Buffet-style full board meals (breakfast /lunch/dinner) and free flow drinking water, coffee/tea served all day except for alcoholic and carbonated drinks.
- BBQ dinner or last day (depending on weather conditions)
- Snorkeling Equipment with snorkeling guide for Day 2
- Minimum 10 dives per trip (depending on the weather conditions)
- Board games & surprise free gift
Jetty Fee, equipment rental fees, travel and dive insurance, bar bills (if any) and any items not mentioned
- NO SOLO diving allowed at any time
- Early dive is available upon request subject to sea/weather condition.
- There are no additional charges for early diving
- If you are qualified for night diving, you can gather minimum 2 people for diving night subject to sea /weather condition. There are an additional MYR 150 for night diving, except for the torch should you have none of your own and will need to rent one.
- For safety reasons, ALL divers must dive with a dive computer, surface marker buoy (SMB). Sharing is not allowed.