Mantra

 9.7/10

Mantra is a beautiful traditional Indonesia Phinisi with a stunning wooden interior illuminated at night with ambient lighting and with beautiful cabins and spaces.

Great for: Couples, Small Groups, Macro Tours

Trip Lengths: 5 – 7 nights

Max Group Size: 10

Mantra’s routes include a popular “Macro Trip” that focuses on dive sites with smaller critters and a 7 night “Ultimate Komodo” package that let’s you discover much of the Marine National Park.

There are 3 stylish modern cabins; each with ensuite bathrooms, hot water and individually controlled ac and queen sized beds.

The air-conditioned indoor lounge has a large TV and entertainment facilities as well as a dining area. There’s also a sundeck from where you can catch both rays and stunning views.

The crew are friendly, helpful and experienced and really go out of their way to make your trip a memorable one.

Mantra is a relatively beginner friendly liveaboard, with guests not being required to have lots of experienced beforehand.

Trips also included additional activities like land excursions as well as the option to use kayaks and go standup paddleboarding.

Written by:

Alex

Scuba fanatic, travel ecstatic and loveable rogue. A rootless divemaster and perpetual adrenaline-junky, Alex holds the esteemed rank of Grand Admiral of the Diving Squad; a title he most nobly awarded to himself. A scuba-junky since 2014, he's dived much of the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, Red Sea, Ireland, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. It's hard to say where he'll pop up next for he never settles; forever a leaf on the wind... or perhaps a lone bubble blasted along on the current.