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34 m · 14 guests · 7 cabins · 18 crew members
Samambaia is a traditional Indonesian phinisi: a two-masted wooden schooner carrying 420 square metres of sail, launched in November 2015 and registered in Benoa on Bali. She measures 34 metres over deck and 42 metres overall including the bowsprit; both figures turn up in catalogue tables, and that is not an error but two different measurements of the same hull. The operator runs this single vessel — company and boat share a name, and there is no fleet.
Fourteen guests are looked after by a crew of eighteen, close to one to one. There are seven cabins. Six sit on the lower deck: two strictly double (cabins 3 and 4), two with a convertible bed that makes up as a double or splits into two singles (cabins 1 and 2), and two with twin beds (cabins 5 and 6). The seventh is the master cabin at the aft end of the main deck: a king-size bed, high ceilings and panoramic windows with a 180-degree view, with a coating on the glass that keeps the cabin private from outside. Every cabin has its own bathroom with a rain shower and hand shower, a toilet with an integrated bidet and a washbasin carved from fossil wood, plus individually controlled air conditioning.
The operator sells berths, not only whole cabins. Cabins 1, 2, 5 and 6 go one berth at a time — including as a female share with a same-sex cabin mate; cabins 3 and 4 and the master cabin are sold whole only. Occupancy is published daily on the operator’s site by colour: red is booked, green is free, orange means an option is being held. Single occupancy of a twin cabin costs 50 per cent on top of the berth price.
The money matters are worth knowing in advance. Three payments sit outside the trip price, are collected on board and depend on the route: a port clearance fee of $75–100, a fuel surcharge of $150–250 and a marine park fee of $75–250 per person. The operator publishes them as a table by route — a rare case where the amount is named up front. One small contradiction in his own text: the table gives the Raja Ampat park fee as $150, while the note underneath says $100. Nitrox, beer, soft drinks, Italian coffee, snacks, weights, 12-litre tanks, a kayak and the airport-to-port transfer are all included.
The schedule is published three years ahead — through the end of 2028, which is unusual. Prices are quoted in Indonesian rupiah: 131 million for eleven nights in the 2026 season, 134 million in 2027 and 141 million in 2028; the master cabin costs exactly 2.214 million rupiah more per night. Euro prices exist only for the dates the aggregator sells, which covers the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The 2028 dates carry no price on this card: we will not convert rupiah into euros at today’s rate, because the rate moves. Ask us and we will confirm the fare for those departures.
A sizeable share of dates goes to groups taking the whole vessel — the operator marks those as full charter. A trip is confirmed from five guests: below that the operator reserves the right to cancel, refunding in full or offering another date. Bookings are held with a non-refundable 20 per cent deposit, the balance falling due 90 days before departure. Cancelling more than 90 days out costs 20 per cent, 89–60 days out 50 per cent, later than that the full amount; moving a date counts as a cancellation.
There are up to four dives a day, none on embarkation and disembarkation days: three day dives of at least an hour and one sunset or night dive, unless the boat is covering miles overnight. Surface intervals are filled with tender rides through lagoons, treks to viewpoints, village visits, wakeboarding, kayaks and whale watching. One guide looks after four divers. Every guest is issued a Nautilus Lifeline marine rescue GPS for the whole trip. Dive insurance is mandatory. Fishing and spearfishing from the boat are forbidden.
No mark-up
You pay the rate the operator publishes. The only thing added on top is the actual payment processing cost — no fee of ours.
We run the booking
Correspondence with the operator, holding your places, the contract, confirmation and all paperwork sit on our side. Nothing for you to arrange yourself.
Pay by card
We send you a Stripe invoice — pay by card, in your own currency, from anywhere in the world. The transfer to the operator is handled on our side.
Support in your language
We help you pick the cabin and dates, answer questions on the route and gear, and stay reachable until you are home — in English, in your time zone.
We quote the exact amount when confirming the booking: it covers the operator's rate plus the actual payment processing cost. No hidden charges.
Yacht Specifications
Length
34 m
Beam
9 m
Material
Wood
Year Built
2015
Capacity
14 guests
Cabins
7
Crew
18 members
Speed
8–10 knots cruising, 12 knots top
Engine
Yanmar Marine Turbo, 500 hp
Bathrooms
7
Tender
2 fibreglass tenders of 6.5 m with Suzuki 4-stroke 90 hp engines
Water capacity
12,000 l
Fuel capacity
13,000 l
Freshwater maker
2 watermakers, 5,000 l per day each
On Board
Diving
The operator names no minimum certification as a number: he asks guests to stay within the limits of their own level, all dives are no-decompression and solo diving is prohibited. Dive insurance is mandatory on board and travel insurance is strongly advised. A private guide costs $800 per trip and must be requested at least a month ahead. There is no need to haul gear into the tender: guests carry mask and computer, the crew loads the rest. Water in Indonesia is usually 26–30 °C, but the Banda Sea, southern Komodo and Flores and Alor can drop to 20–25 °C — the operator advises a 3 or 5 mm wetsuit with a hood. Fishing and spearfishing from the boat are strictly forbidden.
Food and drink
Wine and spirits are charged separately. Dietary requirements, allergies and intolerances are best declared at booking: the boat works in remote areas and nothing can be bought mid-trip. On board you can pay by Visa or Mastercard with no surcharge, or in cash in rupiah, euros or dollars; notes must be new and unblemished, as old ones are refused by Indonesian banks and money changers.
Navigation and safety
Cabins
· 1 cabin
King-size bed
Beds: 1 king-size bed
The only cabin on the main deck and the largest on board. A king-size bed, high ceilings and panoramic windows running the width of the stern with a 180-degree view; a coating on the glass keeps the cabin private from outside. Its own bathroom with a rain shower and individually controlled air conditioning. The cabin is sold whole only, with no cabin sharing. The supplement over a berth is fixed at 2.214 million rupiah for every night of the trip.
· 2 cabins
Double or two single beds
Beds: bed makes up as a double or splits into two singles
Two lower-deck cabins where the bed is made up as a double or split into two singles — the configuration is confirmed at booking. Teak panelling, lit niches above the headboard, drawers under the bed and a wardrobe. Private bathroom with a rain shower and a fossil-wood washbasin, individually controlled air conditioning. A single berth here is sold on its own, sharing with a guest of the same sex; the operator lists that as its own line in the availability calendar.
· 2 cabins
Double bed
Beds: 1 double bed
Two lower-deck cabins with a permanent double bed — the operator calls them strictly double and sells them whole only, with no cabin sharing. Teak walls, carved niches holding brassware, drawers under the bed. Private bathroom with a rain shower and mosaic tiling, individually controlled air conditioning.
· 2 cabins
Two single beds
Beds: 2 single beds
Two lower-deck cabins with single beds along either side. Teak panelling, storage under the beds, private bathroom with a rain shower and individually controlled air conditioning. Berths are sold one at a time, sharing with a guest of the same sex — the cheapest way to join the boat solo without paying a supplement.
Schedule & Pricing
Raja Ampat North and Central
The classic loop around northern and central Raja Ampat, in and out of Sorong. Day one has no diving — it is the run out to the dive sites. Then Yanggefo for the check dive and the blue-water mangroves, where archerfish and cardinalfish hang among the roots; Penemu with hard coral, swim-throughs and the viewpoint above the lagoon; Mansuar and Arborek with mantas and jetty pillars coated in soft coral; and the Dampier Strait — the fish soup, with mantas, reef sharks and the record 374 fish species counted on a single dive off Kri island. Best season in Raja Ampat runs October to April.
December 2026
1 departureJanuary 2028
1 departureRaja Ampat South and Central
Sorong again at both ends, but with a run south to Misool: sheer walls and pinnacles in soft coral, grottoes and arches, a kingdom of pygmy seahorses, the islands of Balbulol and Farondi. The south of Raja Ampat is famous for soft coral and the north for hard, and one eleven-night trip shows both. The longest versions — twelve and thirteen nights over the New Year — cover the whole archipelago.
March 2027
1 departureJanuary 2028
1 departureFebruary 2028
1 departureDecember 2028
1 departureRaja Ampat and Triton Bay
A one-way run between Sorong and Kaimana — Raja Ampat at one end, Triton Bay at the other. Triton Bay remains one of the few uncrowded corners of eastern Indonesia: whale sharks feed at the fishing platforms, the bagans, off Namatota island; the currents of the Iris Strait hold schools of pinjalo snapper over the reefs of Batu Dramai and Christmas Rock; and the bay's isolation has made it a species factory — the walking shark and the Nursalim flasher wrasse live nowhere else. Fields of black coral and soft coral gardens are photographer's country. The Triton Bay season runs from October to early June.
February 2028
1 departureMarch 2028
1 departureRaja Ampat and the Banda Sea
The crossing between Sorong and Ambon: half the trip on the reefs of Raja Ampat, half among the volcanic islands and limestone pinnacles of the Banda Sea. The route follows the natural migration paths of whales and dolphins. In the Banda Sea there is the fort and the nutmeg plantations of Bandaneira, mandarinfish under its pier, the walls of Pulau Ai and Pulau Run with hammerheads and schooling snapper, and the lava flow of Gunung Api, where twenty years after the eruption a hard coral garden has grown with table corals more than five metres across.
November 2026
1 departureApril 2027
1 departureOctober 2027
1 departureOctober 2028
1 departureNovember 2028
1 departureBanda Sea, East Flores and Alor
The wildest of the vessel's routes. The eighteen islands of the Alor and Solor group are barely touched by tourism: volcanic scenery, strong currents in the straits between Pantar, Alor and Lembata, the yearly migration of whales and dolphins between the Indian and Pacific oceans, and one of the last communities of traditional whalers in the villages of Lamalera and Lamakera, where the boat calls in on a shore excursion. Underwater, Alor is macro of the first order: sea moths, mimic octopus, ornate ghost pipefish. Further east the Banda Sea begins, with its volcanoes and the sea snakes of Manuk.
April 2027
1 departureMay 2028
1 departureSeptember 2028
1 departureOctober 2028
1 departureKomodo, Flores and Bali
The summer half of the year, when the boat heads west. Komodo National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: more than a thousand fish species, 260 reef-building corals, mantas, turtles and three-metre dragons on Rinca and Komodo. Currents run strong and shift fast, and in the south of the park the water drops to 21 °C — the operator advises a 5 mm wetsuit. The north of the park gives the best visibility year round, the south from December to April. Some departures run as a passage from Bali through Labuan Bajo to Maumere on Flores.
August 2027
1 departureMay 2028
1 departureAugust 2028
1 departurePrices and availability can change. Get in touch and we'll confirm current dates and pricing.
Included in Price
Not Included
Required extras
Optional extras
Extras are shown per person and are paid on board.
from 6361 EUR / 11 nights
Estimated wait time — 24 hours
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King-size bed
The only cabin on the main deck and the largest on board. A king-size bed, high ceilings and panoramic windows running the width of the stern with a 180-degree view; a coating on the glass keeps the cabin private from outside. Its own bathroom with a rain shower and individually controlled air conditioning. The cabin is sold whole only, with no cabin sharing. The supplement over a berth is fixed at 2.214 million rupiah for every night of the trip.
- Deck
- main deck, aft
- Beds
- 1 king-size bed
- Windows
- Panoramic windows with a 180° view
- Cabin numbers
- M
- Yacht Specifications
- 15 sq m
- cabins of this type
- 1
Double or two single beds
Two lower-deck cabins where the bed is made up as a double or split into two singles — the configuration is confirmed at booking. Teak panelling, lit niches above the headboard, drawers under the bed and a wardrobe. Private bathroom with a rain shower and a fossil-wood washbasin, individually controlled air conditioning. A single berth here is sold on its own, sharing with a guest of the same sex; the operator lists that as its own line in the availability calendar.
- Deck
- lower deck
- Beds
- bed makes up as a double or splits into two singles
- Windows
- Porthole
- Cabin numbers
- 1–2
- Yacht Specifications
- 13 sq m
- cabins of this type
- 2
Double bed
Two lower-deck cabins with a permanent double bed — the operator calls them strictly double and sells them whole only, with no cabin sharing. Teak walls, carved niches holding brassware, drawers under the bed. Private bathroom with a rain shower and mosaic tiling, individually controlled air conditioning.
- Deck
- lower deck
- Beds
- 1 double bed
- Windows
- Porthole
- Cabin numbers
- 3–4
- Yacht Specifications
- 13 sq m
- cabins of this type
- 2
Two single beds
Two lower-deck cabins with single beds along either side. Teak panelling, storage under the beds, private bathroom with a rain shower and individually controlled air conditioning. Berths are sold one at a time, sharing with a guest of the same sex — the cheapest way to join the boat solo without paying a supplement.
- Deck
- lower deck
- Beds
- 2 single beds
- Windows
- Porthole
- Cabin numbers
- 5–6
- Yacht Specifications
- 13 sq m
- cabins of this type
- 2
Samambaia
from 6361 EUR