How deep are the Truk Lagoon wrecks?

Bow of Amagisan Maru

Truk Lagoon hides its most famous treasures underwater: more than 40 WWII era shipwrecks. But, many divers think that the wrecks are really deep and cannot be dived recreationally. This is not true. So, how deep are the Truk Lagoon wrecks really? Truk – Not as deep as you think You will be surprised, but […]

How to get to Indonesia?

How to get to Indonesia

You’ve booked on Indo Master. This is EXCITING. But now what? Now you obviously need to organise your travel to get to the boat. So how do you get to Indonesia to join Indo Master? It might look complicated, but it is not. Where is Indonesia? Indonesia is a country located in South-East Asia. It […]

How often do scuba divers get left behind?

Diver at the surface left behind

Every year you hear the story of divers being left behind in the water. It always makes the news headlines and has even inspired Hollywood with blockbusters like “Open Water”. But in reality, how often do scuba divers get left behind? And what can you do to prevent it? Reasons There are several reasons as […]

Photography Workshop – Douglas Hoffman

Photographer by Anke Rohrbach

Master Liveaboards knows a thing or two about running a photography workshop. We have been offering them with outstanding underwater photographers, pretty much from the day we started operating trips. As destinations open, we are bringing these trips back to life. But who are these photographers? Well, how about meeting Douglas Hoffman? About Douglas Douglas […]

Supporting Ukraine By Diving

Supporting Ukraine by diving

Michael booked a charter to Palau for his agency, based in Russia, in October of 2019. The trip was for a departure in 2020, but none of us could foresee just how much the world was about change. Read on for the story of how Master Liveaboards is doing its little bit supporting Ukraine The […]

What is coral?

Colorful soft and hard corals in the Mergui Archipelago

From a distance, it often looks like mossy rock or bone. Up close it appears to be covered in tiny flowers. So what is coral? Let’s look at it under a microscope Firstly, what you generally see as coral is not ‘a’ single individual. Rather it is a huge collection of corals. Each of those […]

Olive sea snakes in the Eastern Banda Sea

2 snakes entangled at Manoek Indonesia

Seeing a sea snake underwater is quite a sight. They are both relatively rare and majestic. On our Southern Forgotten Islands or Eastern Banda Sea itineraries you will visit dive sites such as Manuk and Gunung Api. These places are so pretty but what makes them extraordinary is the amount of Olive sea snakes you […]