Named by some as, ‘the next frontier of diving’. Leaving the small port of Kaimana there is nothing but thick rainforest, gorgeous inlets and uninhabited beaches, undisturbed my human activity. If you are really looking for an adventure and want to explore some of the most remote and unknown area, this is the place to go.
Triton bay was only surveyed by Conservation International in 2006 and there is only one small resort. Very few Liveaboards only just start to uncover the top of what is believed one of the most diverse and pristine area in Indonesia. There are sandy bottoms with huge boulders, covered in the most colorful soft corals and is considered to be even better than Raja Ampat. The visibility can vary as the sites are between the islands bringing nutritious currents feeding these untouched corals. Whalesharks visit the area all year round following the big shoals of anchovies.
Fishermen that are catching the anchovies stay on these floating fishing platforms ‘bagans’ Hence the whalesharks like to hang around here. There is no guarantee you get to see them though, as the bagans are not always operative and not every bagan attracts whalesharks.
They operate at night with big lights, attracting the fish. Early morning, they will pull up their nets. This is when we want to be around as the whalesharks will eat the escapees. If they are around you can see them snorkeling as well as diving .
On the way to Koon Island we could visit a waterfall that empties right in the ocean and dive a very unexplored underwater sea mounts covered in life.
Koon Island, again a very remote location that it lays between the Ceram, Arafula Sea the Banda Sea, feeding of very nutritious currents fish and corals thrive here.
