Located on a private island called Dokri in the archipelago of Raja Ampat Regency, MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge offers no more than five bungalows. The resort promotes an eco-friendly lifestyle in its accommodation options as well as experiences. Apart from vegan meals and locally prepared organic care products, it features a one-of-its-kind dive shop that rents out electric boats. Take one of these solar-powered boats to Batanta, a dive spot in Raja Ampat owned exclusively by the lodge; fishing is banned here. Like most upscale dive resorts, MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge offers night dives too, but with an eco-friendly twist: they use a UV Fluo torch, which is invisible to marine life and, hence, does not disturb them. Some of the most fascinating encounters with marine life—sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, octopuses, sea stars, and nudibranchs—happen in Raja Ampat.
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