Unmissable new opportunities for scuba divers now enrich Swan Hellenic’s luxury expedition cruises in one of the last true ...

TO GET MY advanced scuba certification, I flew about 20 hours from New York to Jakarta, then took another three island-hopping flights and a two-hour boat ride to a clutch of thatch-roofed cottages ...

This spectacular church-like underwater window of light is one of the famed "Windows of Boo Island." The endless movement of Indonesia's waters continually shapes the limestone rocks that make up many ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - Raja Ampat, an island regency nestled off the western tip of Papua, emerges as a crown jewel in Indonesia's marine crown. Often referred to as the "Amazon of the Seas," Raja Ampat is ...

It’s been said that we know more about the moon than we know about our own oceans. That’s probably total rubbish. In any case the moon is about as interesting as a cold, hard ball of rock floating ...

The creation of seven vast marine parks in the indigenous territories of Papua, Indonesia, has made the islands of Raja Ampat a test case for the impact of conservation on local people. Many ...

Indonesia has laid out its plan for restoring the damaged reef at Raja Ampat, struck by a cruise ship earlier this year. The plan cannot proceed until compensation talks with small ship cruise liner ...