Kararu Dive Voyages is the brain child of three young individuals who recognized the demand in the market for a diving cruise-ship operation in Indonesia that combined the traditions of this fascinating group of islands with the experience and professionalism offered by a team of western dive instructors/operators.

It has been said that Indonesians are the friendliest and politest people on the planet. The founders of Kararu Dive Voyages recognized this as being only one of their gifts. They also derive from a multicultural, nation of over 15,000 islands. These people have salt water in their blood. The on board team comprises Indonesians from islands as far apart as Sumatra and Sulawesi, Java and Sumbawa, Bali and Flores but the combination of these different island cultures combined with the crew’s natural and sincere kindness towards others makes for a special team of gifted seamen and friendly personalities.

Experience on board is essential to any successful diving liveaboard but the founders also recognized that the operation could only succeed if it had experienced and effective shore support. A Swiss-educated Operations Manager was employed with experience in both cruise-ship operations and hotel resort management. The founders went further. They understood that many operations in underdeveloped countries fail to deliver on their commitments to customers due to lack of spare parts supply and essential maintenance skills. They found a company in the largest Indonesian port that they contractually employed to maintain the vessel. This company was the owner/operator of 100 tugboats and over 20 freight carriers and employs in excess of 2,000 people in every major port of the vast Indonesian archipelago. The company has its own warehouse of equipment for every aspect of marine equipment as well as its own boat-building yard that gives both the founders and customers of Kararu Dive Voyages peace of mind.