Raja Ampat 2026

10 days in Raja Ampat in Indonesia visiting several islands. Raja Ampat is a part of the coral triangle and is known as the most diverse marine ecosystem.  Raja Ampat is Indonesian for Four Kings.

Beautiful Reef
Bumphead Parrotfish
Another reef full of fish
Pygmy Seahorse
Anenome Fish
Dolphin Feeding
Jellyfish Lake
Large School
Crocodile fish
From the lagoon tour at Piaynemo
Piaynemo
Pygmy Cuttlefish
School of Batfish
Wobegong Shark
Giant Clam
Napolean Wrasse
Green Sea turtle
Beautiful Reef (Jan 22, 2026)

Beautiful Reef (Jan 22, 2026)

Bumphead Parrotfish (Jan 22, 2026)

Bumphead Parrotfish (Jan 22, 2026)

Another reef full of fish (Jan 22, 2026)

Another reef full of fish (Jan 22, 2026)

Pygmy Seahorse (Jan 23, 2026)

Pygmy Seahorse (Jan 23, 2026)

Very small, about 1/4 inch

Anenome Fish (Jan 23, 2026)

Anenome Fish (Jan 23, 2026)

Lagoon tour in the Wayil region (Jan 24, 2026)

Swimming with Dolphins (Jan 26, 2026)

Dolphin Feeding (Jan 26, 2026)

Dolphin Feeding (Jan 26, 2026)

We dove beneath the bagan (an Indonesian fishing platform), where the crew threw bait into the water for the dolphins

Swimming with jellyfish (Jan 26, 2026)

Jellyfish Lake (Jan 26, 2026)

Jellyfish Lake (Jan 26, 2026)

Swan with jellyfish, they don't sting

Large School (Jan 27, 2026)

Large School (Jan 27, 2026)

At Melissa's Garden dive site by Penemu, there were thousand of these fish swimming

Crocodile fish (Jan 27, 2026)

Crocodile fish (Jan 27, 2026)

Note the eyes are on its head, and has a mouth like a crocodile, at Melissa's Garden at Penemu

From the lagoon tour at Piaynemo (Jan 27, 2026)

From the lagoon tour at Piaynemo (Jan 27, 2026)

Piaynemo (Jan 27, 2026)

Piaynemo (Jan 27, 2026)

Too a hike to a vista overlooking some of the islands of Raja Ampat.  This view is also on the $100,000 rupee bill

106 0201 (Jan 28, 2026)

106 0201 (Jan 28, 2026)

Pygmy Cuttlefish (Jan 28, 2026)

Pygmy Cuttlefish (Jan 28, 2026)

Hiding inside the coral, this was less than an inch.

School of Batfish (Jan 29, 2026)

School of Batfish (Jan 29, 2026)

Wobegong Shark (Jan 29, 2026)

Wobegong Shark (Jan 29, 2026)

They lie flat on the surface, but attack an unsuspecting fish very quickly

Anenome fish (Jan 29, 2026)

Giant Clam (Jan 29, 2026)

Giant Clam (Jan 29, 2026)

Napolean Wrasse (Jan 29, 2026)

Napolean Wrasse (Jan 29, 2026)

Green Sea turtle (Jan 30, 2026)

Green Sea turtle (Jan 30, 2026)

This one was very big, perhaps 5 feet long