Triton Bay Divers Beach and Dive Resort
Six bungalows on Aiduma Island, Kaimana, accessible by boat only, 2 hours from Kaimana town. Whale sharks visit the fishing platforms reliably enough to encounter on snorkel or dive. No phone signal; electricity 6am to 11pm. Saturday transfers included; Wednesday is extra.
Triton Bay Divers occupies a small white-sand beach on Aiduma Island in Kaimana Regency, West Papua. Six bungalows, no other dive resorts within miles, no phone signal, and electricity from 6am to 11pm. The bay sits within the Kaimana Marine Protected Area — the MPA was established partly because the reefs here were documented as productive enough to warrant protection, which is the same reason divers come.
Facilities
All the bungalows at Triton Bay Divers enjoy a beautiful sea view from their balconies. The resort is a barefoot or flipflops kind of place and guests have just to step down from their front door and onto the sandy beach. Just a short walk along this beach, sits the dive centre and their small dive boat. There is no need for a big boat here, in fact you might not see any other divers in this remote spot at all. The dive centre has ample space for safe storage of your equipment and cameras and the staff are always happy to clean and take care of your gear so you can stay in holiday mode.
Triton Bay is known for the whale sharks that congregate around the fishing platforms — close enough to the surface that encounters work on snorkel as well as on dive. The Aquarium site is dense with soft and hard corals at varying depths, often described as “fish soup” by divers who have also dived Raja Ampat. The endemic flasher wrasse performs colour-shifting courtship displays in the shallower sections of these same reef gardens. Drift dives with mantas are part of the regular programme.
Diving makes divers hungry and thirsty though so at the heart of Triton Bay Divers resort sits the restaurant and lounge area. Guests will have their three meals a day and snacks to keep them going through the afternoon and night dives. This is the place to relax and enjoy free tea and coffee. In the evening, stretch out on one of the comfy loungers with a beer or soft drink and enjoy the sound of the jungle and sea as well as some impressive sunsets.
The meals are a mix of local Indonesian cuisine with fresh locally bought fish and seafood usually spiced up with a dash of spicy sambal; and western fare. The chef also picks a lot of the fresh vegetables and fruit from tropical gardens around the resort. Fresh figs and bananas are a firm favourite for breakfast as well as an unending supply of tea and coffee. The resort is happy to cater to dietary requirements, best to let them know in advance though as the nearest shop is a few hours away.
Conservation
Triton Bay Divers live very close to nature and so are very conscious of their impact on the environment. This starts with the bungalows themselves which are made of wood that was cleared to make way for the resort. Not only was the resort made by local craftsmen but the produce used in the restaurant is locally bought. Local fishermen regularly stop by to offer their catch to the chef.
The surrounding area including the dive sites are within the Kaimana Marine Protected Area, which limits fishing and provides support and education to local communities. A marine park entrance fee of IDR 500,000 per person applies.
Dive insurance with evacuation cover is mandatory at this resort given its remote location; the nearest recompression chamber is several hours away. Saturday transfers from Kaimana are included in the package; Wednesday transfers cost extra. Ask us about routing from Jakarta and whether it’s worth arriving a day early to avoid tight connections.
