Beyond Pintu Kapal Ep.3 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia @Ad0a0m

Ad0a0m Smithy Ep.3. Ep.2 - youtu.be/ibHJUNCFFKg One of the best snorkeling spot in Misool (1°59'00.1"S 130°31'40.3"E). We discovered it by accident in 2019 (youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs) - the boatman, as usual, wanted to return to homestay as soon as possible, but a full day snorkeling trip was not enough for us and we asked to stop for some more. The boatman without thinking twice just drops us practically in front of the homestay. So that's how we discovered this most beautiful spot very close to our location. After that, we often returned here. (youtu.be/ibHJUNCFFKg, youtu.be/GbGR7YqudZA). Constantly changing strong currents bring a lot of plankton - that's why there are a huge number of fish and a lot of various corals and polyps that filter food from the water.
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Beyond Pintu Kapal Ep.3 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-03-04 | Ep.3. Ep.2 - youtu.be/ibHJUNCFFKg One of the best snorkeling spot in Misool (1°59'00.1"S 130°31'40.3"E). We discovered it by accident in 2019 (youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs) - the boatman, as usual, wanted to return to homestay as soon as possible, but a full day snorkeling trip was not enough for us and we asked to stop for some more. The boatman without thinking twice just drops us practically in front of the homestay. So that's how we discovered this most beautiful spot very close to our location. After that, we often returned here. (youtu.be/ibHJUNCFFKg, youtu.be/GbGR7YqudZA). Constantly changing strong currents bring a lot of plankton - that's why there are a huge number of fish and a lot of various corals and polyps that filter food from the water.
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Snorkeling at Pantai Lang (North), Pura Utara, Alor

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Snorkeling at beautiful Pura island (Alor), at Lang beach - North part.
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Snorkeling at Pantai Lang, Pura Utara, Alor

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Snorkeling at beautiful Pura island (Alor), at Lang beach.
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Alor - meeting Mawar the Dugong

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In 2023, our journey through the wonderful Indonesian Alor Archipelago began with an encounter with a friendly, loving, but very lonely dugong!
Erike and Ai, the amazing guides from AlorDreamTrip - alordreamtrip.com - told our team that a local fisherman once saved a then very young dugong. Thus, the man and the wild animal became friends. The name "dugong" comes from the Malay duyung, meaning "sea maiden" ("mermaid"). The mermaid was nicknamed "Mawar" - "Rose" in Indonesian. Rose never left this shore again and still swims to the sounds of a boat motor every time to say hello to her human friend. When Rose grew up, she began to miss the opposite sex very much, but her attachment to a man turned out to be stronger - Rose, disobeying her natural instincts, did not go in search of love adventures, but remained to live near the shore. Over time, the mermaid grew up, and everyone found out that Rose is actually a boy who, because of his tiny eyes, now takes every boat for a mermaid girlfriend and tries to hug her. Therefore, they forbid swimming with him - once, while playing, he hugged a tourist, thereby scaring her and everyone around. In any case, I managed to touch this amazing sea "merman" from a boat!
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Mola Mola at Alor

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Snorkeling with Mola Mola at Alor.
Twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, powerful currents, literally squeezing between the islands of Alor and Pantar, change their direction. Streams of water from the cold depths raise a lot of fish, providing numerous fishermen and schools of dolphins, all exactly on time, as if on schedule. At such moments, the sea in the strait simply boils. At first, absolutely smooth layers of water on the surface begin to rush quickly, then they are layered one on top of another in different directions. The water begins to feel very cold, even sitting in a boat you can freeze - the water temperature can drop to 16*C! With no wind, whitecaps begin to rise, waves directed in different directions simply boil, chaotically rising upwards. Whirlpools appear here and there, sucking surface air into the thickness of the water so that blue funnels are formed, visible several meters deep! Jumping into such water is a real suicide, and our guides from alordreamtrip.com would never allow us to do it - the locals know all the rules! After 10-15 minutes, the elements calm down, the well-fed dolphins and happy fishermen retreat, and it is at this moment, while the water is still quite cold, if you are lucky, you can notice the characteristic fin of the Mola Mola fish, the amazing sunfish, appearing and disappearing from the water! This ancient huge fish is not so rare, but because of its love for cool water, it lives at depth and is usually observed by divers. There are not many places on earth where you can admire and even swim next to it, without special equipment, and one of such places is here - on Alor. Mola Mola is quite timid, you can only get relatively close to it in a boat with the engine turned off, so as not to scare it away. As soon as we approached it, the command was given - “jump in the water!” And we, trembling, burned by unexpectedly cold water, rushed with all our might to meet the sunfish over the bottomless, frightening blue. The fish immediately began to swim away from us, squinting with one eye, as if to say, what kind of daredevils are these, I did not expect! It did not swim away very quickly, but tried as hard as we did - as best it could, with all its might. We swam after it for several minutes, but that was enough to get a good look at it and get a powerful adrenaline rush, uncontrollable joy and euphoria! Yes, such moments are remembered for a lifetime! Thanks to our wonderful guides from alordreamtrip.com for telling us about the opportunity to swim with Mola Mola!
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Wayilbatan, Ep.2 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-03-18 | Ep.2. First part - youtu.be/C5Onivsy5IU . One of the most vibrant, beautiful, memorable snorkels around small islands off the northwestern tip of Wayilbatan Island (Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia -2.204948, 130.412271). We have been here before - youtu.be/bothyyxD-bo This place can compete in beauty with the nearby Neptune’s fan sea youtu.be/TIPXiDSiOpE. The number and variety of soft corals, gorgonians, crinoids and fish is simply amazing!
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Wayilbatan, Ep.1 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-03-15 | Ep.1. One of the most vibrant, beautiful, memorable snorkels around small islands off the northwestern tip of Wayilbatan Island (Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia -2.204948, 130.412271). We have been here before - youtu.be/bothyyxD-bo This place can compete in beauty with the nearby Neptune’s fan sea youtu.be/TIPXiDSiOpE. The number and variety of soft corals, gorgonians, crinoids and fish is simply amazing!
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East Fiabacet - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-03-11 | Snorkeling East part (2°13'05.1"S 130°32'24.2"E and 2°13'01.3"S 130°32'46.4"E) of beautiful Fiabacet island (youtu.be/TrRwvkFVwOY), Misool, Raja Ampat.
We love to return here - it has very nice snorkeling spots!
South part - youtu.be/Ymid3nFWiU4
North - youtu.be/Qhqu7lxf_Fo
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Channel Pintu Kapal - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-03-07 | Very nice snorkeling spot (from 1°59'08.4"S 130°31'34.0"E to 1°59'05.6"S 130°31'22.3"E) - channel close to Pintu Kapal (youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs) and "Beyond Pintu Kapal" snorkeling spot (youtu.be/ibHJUNCFFKg , youtu.be/DeKEtmRqvCo).
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Beyond Pintu Kapal Ep.2 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-29 | Ep.2. One of the best snorkeling spot in Misool (1°59'00.1"S 130°31'40.3"E). We discovered it by accident in 2019 (youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs) - the boatman, as usual, wanted to return to homestay as soon as possible, but a full day snorkeling trip was not enough for us and we asked to stop for some more. The boatman without thinking twice just drops us practically in front of the homestay. So that's how we discovered this most beautiful spot very close to our location. After that, we often returned here. (youtu.be/GbGR7YqudZA). Constantly changing strong currents bring a lot of plankton - that's why there are a huge number of fish and a lot of various corals and polyps that filter food from the water.
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Sagof - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-26 | Snorkeling at Sagof islands - one of the most remote group of islands at East Misool!!! (2°01'38.4"S 130°42'56.8"E and 2°01'32.5"S 130°43'06.7"E).
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Neptunes fan sea Ep.4 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-22 | This is still one of the best walls in Raja Ampat! We've been here for 4 times - youtu.be/NsaEokmmEi0, youtu.be/wops2tCbdl8, youtu.be/PgbrKddFcyw, youtu.be/TIPXiDSiOpE and, I guess, this is one of three best spot for snorkeling, along with Pintu Kapal youtu.be/GbGR7YqudZA youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs and Aljui youtu.be/jTE3I5sFajQ youtu.be/kuMSnCTfq5U youtu.be/s65nEhwZxk8
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Neptunes fan sea Ep.3 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-19 | This is still one of the best walls in Raja Ampat! We've been here for 4 times - youtu.be/wops2tCbdl8, youtu.be/PgbrKddFcyw, youtu.be/TIPXiDSiOpE and, I guess, this is one of three best spot for snorkeling, along with Pintu Kapal youtu.be/GbGR7YqudZA youtu.be/W0vvHXgnGHs and Aljui youtu.be/jTE3I5sFajQ youtu.be/kuMSnCTfq5U youtu.be/s65nEhwZxk8
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Femin, Kaleid, Wacoke - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-15 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
We continue to discover new snorkeling spots in the Misool archipelago. Snorkeling at Pulau Femin (2°13'25.3"S 130°15'44.1"E and 2°13'21.9"S 130°15'22.1"E), dive-spot Kaleidoscope (Pulau Pelee 2°10'56.9"S 130°12'58.7"E) and Pulau Wacoke (2°11'43.2"S 130°11'42.5"E and 2°11'44.6"S 130°12'06.8"E). Raja Ampat, Papua Barat - Indonesia.
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Efpian, Ep.2 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-12 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at Pulau Efpian (Part 2) - one of the most remote island group at East Misool!!! (2°01'49.7"S 130°45'39.1"E and 2°02'06.7"S 130°45'53.6"E).
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Yilliet - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Snorkeling at pulau Yilliet (2°11'19.9"S 130°35'36.4"E and 2°11'27.3"S 130°36'14.9"E).
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Boo, Warakaraket - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-02-01 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at pulau Boo (2°13'16.3"S 130°35'22.1"E and 2°13'16.6"S 130°35'29.9"E) and pulau Warakaraket (2°15'15.1"S 130°36'21.6"E and 2°15'11.8"S 130°37'22.3"E) - one of the most remote island at South-East Misool, farther than Misool Eco Resort.
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Efpian, Ep.1 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-01-29 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at Pulau Efpian (Part 1) - one of the most remote island group at East Misool!!! (2°02'29.8"S 130°46'45.2"E).
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Dobul Yef, Fagom - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-01-25 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
We continue to discover new snorkeling spots in the Misool archipelago. Snorkeling at Pulau Dobul Yef (2°11'33.7"S 130°18'16.9"E and 2°12'08.7"S 130°17'20.8"E) and Fagom (2°07'02.6"S 130°15'37.9"E and 2°07'14.0"S 130°15'30.3"E) at Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua Barat - Indonesia.
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Gamfi, Ep.2 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2024-01-22 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at Pulau Gamfi (Misool) Ep.2 (2°00'40.4"S 130°39'14.2"E).
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Gamfi, Ep.1 - Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Snorkeling at Pulau Gamfi (Misool) Ep.1 (2°00'32.1"S 130°39'22.8"E).
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Farondi/Gamfi, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-10-10 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at Pulau Farondi (-2.006129, 130.647727) and Gamfi (-2.011577, 130.654351 and -2.008903, 130.656330) (Misool). There was a beautiful Farondi wall, we was so impressed, so we came back next day here.
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Balbulol, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-10-06 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at Balbulol (Misool) - located at the East of Farondi islands, outside of lagoon with famous pinnacles. The East tip of Balbulol - youtu.be/Lrg0rfpcvPY
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East Balbulol, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Snorkeling at the East Balbulol (Misool) - located at the East tip of Farondi islands, outside of lagoon with famous pinnacles.
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Tank Rock, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-09-28 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at the Tank Rock dive spot (Misool) - located between Boo and Fiabacet islands, close to Whale Rock youtu.be/e8bJ-1f-oQg and Nudi Rock youtu.be/0qd41wChF1g . This was very nice snorkeling spot!
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Gelu, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Snorkeling at the Gelu Island - south-east Misool. We saw whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) 02:23 .
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Whale Rock, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-09-21 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Snorkeling at the Whale Rock dive spot (Misool) - located between Boo and Fiabacet islands, closer to Fiabacet. We saw two huge moray eels, apparently engaged in mating games. It was very nice snorkeling!
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Nudi Rock, Misool, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Snorkeling at the Nudi Rock dive spot (Misool) - located between Boo and Fiabacet islands. This place is called Nudi Rock because of the shape of the surface rock - it looks like some kind of Nembrota, but not because there are nudibranchs here - we did not find them.
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Lalelkai, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Day and night snorkeling around the island of Lalelkai (Misool). The water is a little cloudy, but still, there are a lot of interesting hydrobionts!
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Atlas Pearls Farm, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-09-11 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Evening snorkeling at the pier of the pearl farm at the Aljui Strait. You can almost always find a wobbegong here!
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Kabui, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-09-07 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
One of the best places in Raja Ampat to observe various small hydrobionts. There is a huge variety of polyps and corals here - strong currents bring a lot of food, so they thrive. Several years ago, a huge salt-water crocodile settled here, and for two years no tourists were brought here. It's sad, but on our last trip we saw a lot of strange slime in the Kabui Strait.
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Swimming in a huge school of fish in Indonesia 4K

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Unexpectedly, while swimming in the Aljui, we got into a huge flock of small fishes, which were circling briskly, playing with the brilliance of scales in the rays of the setting sun and sometimes forming bizarre figures in the water column.
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Aljui Pt.7, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-08-31 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Part 7. Snorkeling along the walls of the channel leading to the Gulf of Aljui. Returning to the amazing snorkeling spot, where the strait narrows, then expands, forming small bays and labyrinths between limestone rocks. The current in the strait is strong, changing its direction depending on the tides, and the water is often muddy due to the high content of zoo- and phytoplankton, which causes the incredible richness of underwater life. According to locals, saltwater crocodiles can often be seen here at night.
Filmed in 2022.
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Aljui Pt.6, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Part 6. Snorkeling along the walls of the channel leading to the Gulf of Aljui. Returning to the amazing snorkeling spot, where the strait narrows, then expands, forming small bays and labyrinths between limestone rocks. The current in the strait is strong, changing its direction depending on the tides, and the water is often muddy due to the high content of zoo- and phytoplankton, which causes the incredible richness of underwater life. According to locals, saltwater crocodiles can often be seen here at night.
Filmed in 2022.
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Aljui Pt.5, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Part 5. Snorkeling along the walls of the channel leading to the Gulf of Aljui. Returning to the amazing snorkeling spot, where the strait narrows, then expands, forming small bays and labyrinths between limestone rocks. The current in the strait is strong, changing its direction depending on the tides, and the water is often muddy due to the high content of zoo- and phytoplankton, which causes the incredible richness of underwater life. According to locals, saltwater crocodiles can often be seen here at night.
Filmed in 2022.
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Aljui Pt.4, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-08-21 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Part 4. Snorkeling along the walls of the channel leading to the Gulf of Aljui. Returning to the amazing snorkeling spot, where the strait narrows, then expands, forming small bays and labyrinths between limestone rocks. The current in the strait is strong, changing its direction depending on the tides, and the water is often muddy due to the high content of zoo- and phytoplankton, which causes the incredible richness of underwater life. According to locals, saltwater crocodiles can often be seen here at night.
Filmed in 2022.
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Yanggelo, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Yanggelo Island sits off the western tip of Gam Island, and it is a fascinating place. The colors, the variety, and the quality of the corals are exceptional around Yanggelo island. On the way through Yanggelo Strait and close to Gam island, explore Citrus Ridge, which has one of the best soft coral gardens in central Raja Ampat. The sloping sides feature so much life that divers compare it to swimming through a well-stocked aquarium. If you decide to snorkel or dive, you are sure to find schools of barracuda, turtles, parrotfish, wobbegongs, morays, and blacktip sharks. As you explore above sea level, be sure to note the incredible soundscape produced by sea eagles, hornbills, and cockatoos that consistently fly above Yanggelo. It is no wonder the great western explorer, Alfred Russel Wallace, spent so much of his time here! Raja Ampat truly is a special place. For this video I used brand new GoPro HERO11 Black.
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Gam, Raja Ampat - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Night snorkeling at Gam Island. On this night dive we encountered a slipper lobster (Scyllaridae), an epaulette shark, a cute octopus and for the first time a large sea hare - Aplysia. For this video I used brand new GoPro HERO11 Black.
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Lava field & Keraka, Banda Neira - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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The lava field formed in two places around Gunung Api Island during the last explosive eruption that began on May 9, 1988 at 6:30 am. Then a pillar of ash rose to a height of 3,000 meters. Volcanic bombs were thrown into the air from the mouth of the volcano, and lava flows flowed along the eastern slope. Between May 9-19, 1998, 5 craters were formed. Strong tremors were felt within a radius of 2 kilometers from the volcano. About 7,000 inhabitants of nearby islands were evacuated to safe areas, 2 nearby villages were destroyed. The volcano ceased operations in August 1988. Satellite observations of the volcanic eruption showed that particles of volcanic ash reached a height of 16 kilometers. The lava fields are an excellent basis for coral colonization and very quickly overgrown with new young bright corals, showing a great example of the evolution of marine life. Keraka Island is a tiny island between Gunung Api and Banda Neira with a lighthouse.
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Malole, Banda Neira - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Pantai Malole (Malole Beach) is located on the northeast coast of Banda Neira Island. You can come to the beach from the city center in 45 minutes on foot, or rent a bike. The beach is clean, but the entrance to the water is not very convenient because of the stones and corals. There are quite a lot of Blacktip reef shark in the water. Malole is said to be one of the best reefs within walking distance on Banda Neira.
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Mandarinfish, Banda - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

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Just in front of Bintang Laut guest house, you find a spot in witch it is nearly impossible to miss the colourful Mandarin fish living here. If you go for a sunset snorkeling the chances are great you become witness of their daily mating activities. In the vicinity of the Mandarin fish’s home is the pier for local boats to other islands. There is a hundreds of pipefish, large moray eels, crabs and so on. There is still so much to discover that it is always worth getting a fins and jumping in directly in front of the dive center. But be aware of a trash in the water, because this spot is close to village.
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Pulau Pisang, Banda - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-31 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Pisang island (Pulau Pisang) is locally known as “Banana Island.” It’s just a 20-minute boat ride from Banda Neira and encircled by healthy, species-rich coral reefs; home to an impressive number of vibrant fish as one of Banda’s top spawning grounds. Visibility often goes right down to the bottom, making Pulau Pisang a spectacular place to spot large fish, including hammerhead sharks.
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Sea Slugs Ep.10 - Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-27 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Discover the amazing world of sea slugs! Underwater macro video, shooted on Olympus TG-6 using microscope mode while snorkeling in Indonesia. The sea slugs are shown in the order in which they were encountered, with names given as soon as a new ones appears in the video. Most of the sea slugs have been seen by me before, but also there are new ones, first seen in 2022! so just enjoy the meeting with old friends and new ones!

Chromodoris annae
Nembrotha kubaryana
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidia coelestis
Goniobranchus coi
Chromodoris sp.
Chromodoris lochi
Caloria indica
Samla riwo
Chromodoris dianae
Nembrotha milleri

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Hatta, Banda Ep.5 - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-24 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Episode five. Here I am snorkeling off Hatta (Rozengain) Island in the Banda archipelago. For this video, I used my GoPro HERO10 Black camera. The incredibly deep and transparent sea around the Banda Islands is filled with large schools of large and small fish, which, it seems, are not at all afraid of humans.
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Sea Slugs Ep.9 - Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-20 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Discover the amazing world of sea slugs! Underwater macro video, shooted on Olympus TG-6 using microscope mode while snorkeling in Indonesia. The sea slugs are shown in the order in which they were encountered, with names given as soon as a new ones appears in the video. Most of the sea slugs have been seen by me before, but also there are new ones, first seen in 2022! so just enjoy the meeting with old friends and new ones!

Phyllidia varicosa
Nembrotha cristata
Nembrotha kubaryana
Notodoris gardineri
Phyllidia elegans
Nembrotha chamberlaini
Phyllidiella lizae
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris annae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Chromodoris lochi
Jorunna funebris

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Hatta, Banda Ep.4 - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-17 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Episode four. Here I am snorkeling off west coast of Hatta (Rozengain) Island in the Banda archipelago. For this video, I used my GoPro HERO10 Black camera. The incredibly deep and transparent sea around the Banda Islands is filled with large schools of large and small fish, which, it seems, are not at all afraid of humans.
#animals #indonesia #nature #underwater

Sea Slugs Ep.8 - Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-13 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Discover the amazing world of sea slugs! Underwater macro video, shooted on Olympus TG-6 using microscope mode while snorkeling in Indonesia. The sea slugs are shown in the order in which they were encountered, with names given as soon as a new ones appears in the video. Most of the sea slugs have been seen by me before, but also there are new ones, first seen in 2022! so just enjoy the meeting with old friends and new ones!

Goniobranchus reticulatus
Phyllidia coelestis
Nembrotha kubaryana
Nembrotha cristata
Phyllidia ocellata
Nembrotha chamberlaini
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Notodoris gardineri
Hypselodoris tryoni
Phyllidia picta
Phyllidiella striata

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Hatta, Banda Ep.3 - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-10 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Episode three. Here I am snorkeling off Hatta (Rozengain) Island in the Banda archipelago in front of an "old" village - Kampung Lama. For this video, I used my GoPro HERO10 Black camera. The incredibly deep and transparent sea around the Banda Islands is filled with large schools of large and small fish, which, it seems, are not at all afraid of humans.
#animals #indonesia #nature #underwater

Sea Slugs Ep.7 - Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-06 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Discover the amazing world of sea slugs! Underwater macro video, shooted on Olympus TG-6 using microscope mode while snorkeling in Indonesia. The sea slugs are shown in the order in which they were encountered, with names given as soon as a new ones appears in the video. Most of the sea slugs have been seen by me before, but also there are new ones, first seen in 2022! so just enjoy the meeting with old friends and new ones!

Phyllidiopsis krempfi
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris annae
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidiella striata
Phyllidiella lizae
Notodoris gardineri
Nembrotha lineolata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Nembrotha kubaryana
Elysia ornata

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Hatta, Banda Ep.2 - 4K Snorkeling in Indonesia

Ad0a0m Smithy 2023-07-03 | Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - patreon.com/Ad0a0m
Episode two. Here I am snorkeling off Hatta (Rozengain) Island in the Banda archipelago in front of a "new" village - kampung baru. At the end of a video (05:42), there is a shark that was chasing me! But hopefully, not so dramatic as youtu.be/TGicnrS0fsk?t=562 For this video, I used my GoPro HERO10 Black camera. The incredibly deep and transparent sea around the Banda Islands is filled with large schools of large and small fish, which, it seems, are not at all afraid of humans.
#animals #indonesia #nature #underwater