Yayap New Route Raja Ampat by Wallacea Dive Cruise

A Different Turn in Raja Ampat: Yayap Discovery

There are trips that follow the itinerary. And then there are trips that follow instinct.

Life at sea teaches us that even the most carefully designed route can leave room for something unexpected. This journey aboard Ambai felt different from the very beginning. The sea was calm, the guests were full of anticipation, and everything seemed perfectly aligned, yet there was something else in the air. A quiet urge to step slightly off the usual path. Sometimes, the best moments happen when we listen to that instinct. So we did!

Yapap: Where Stone Meets Current

When we approached Yapap, the rock formations stood like pillars, almost as if they had been separated from the mainland and frozen mid-fall. Jagged. Dramatic. Alive.

Below the surface, the currents moved with purpose. Fish gathered in shifting silver clouds. Soft corals bent rhythmically, responding to the invisible pulse of the ocean. Every movement felt deliberate, as though the reef itself had a quiet tempo.

It felt like entering a place that doesn’t ask to be visited often, a place that rewards respect and attention more than speed. The kind of site that reminds divers why Raja Ampat continues to surprise us, even after years of exploring these waters.

Wall Art: The Living Canvas

At Wall Art, the landscape changed again. Instead of a deep vertical drop, the site opened into a series of sculpted rock formations and overhangs, almost cave-like in shape, where light and shadow played together beneath the surface.

Swimming through these natural corridors felt more like drifting through an underwater gallery than following a classic wall dive. Soft textures, layered stone, and pockets of life appeared in unexpected places. Every angle revealed new details, small openings, textured surfaces, and changing reflections as the sunlight filtered through.

Harfat Peak: Perspective Changes Everything

Later, we climbed Harfat Peak. The view stretched across limestone silhouettes, scattered like brushstrokes across the sea. Raja Ampat has this way of making you feel small, but not insignificant. Just part of something larger.

After hours spent underwater, stepping onto land offered a completely different perspective. The view stretched across limestone silhouettes, scattered like brushstrokes across the sea, a reminder of how vast and intricate Raja Ampat truly is.

Raja Ampat has this unique way of making you feel small, but never insignificant. Standing at the top, looking out over endless islands and shifting light, the connection between land and sea becomes clear. Everything feels interconnected, the reefs below, the currents that shape them, and the people lucky enough to experience them.

This trip was different because we allowed it to be.

And that is what we love most about sailing Raja Ampat aboard Ambai. Even in a destination we know deeply, there are still moments waiting quietly, new angles, new moods, new discoveries, if we choose to look for them. Every voyage reminds us that exploration is not always about going farther. Sometimes, it’s about going deeper into a place we already thought we understood.

Until the next tide,

Raja Ampat | 24 January 2026

Wallacea Dive Cruise Team

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Yapap: Where Stone Meets Current

Wall Art: The Living Canvas

Harfat Peak: Perspective Changes Everything

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