Misool

private island resort:  s 02° 24.498e 130° 55.635

Located in remote Raja Ampat, Indonesia, our resort island is a true tropical hideaway.  We are just south of the equator, hidden in an archipelago of uninhabited islands.  Our resort island is fringed with powder-white beaches and pristine coral reefs. With a maximum capacity of just 40 guests and a staff-to-guest ratio of 4 to 1, Misool offers exclusive adventure holidays and transformative experiences in pristine nature.

Reserve your place in one of the 9 bungalows Richard has reserved on the north shore of the lagoon.

February 18-26, 2026

$6,335.00

$1000 nonrefundable deposit

$1500 payment due July 18, 2023

$1500 payment due July 18, 2024

$1500 payment due July 18, 2025

$835 Final payment due November 18, 2025

Transfer between Sorong and Misool $400.00

Raja Ampat Marine Park Entry permit $72.00

9 nights and 8 full dive days with Free Nitrox

+1 night in Sorong

3 boat dives per day plus a dusk or night dive each day

+The House Reef is open from 08:00 to 20:00 each day for buddy teams or guided dives

Trip Insurance Recommended

Passports must be valid 6 months after trip

Any cancellation less than 90 days out will result in a 100% penalty-no refund. 

If you cancel, we will do our best to find someone to fill your spot, but if we have any unfilled spots on the trip, we will fill those first before finding your replacement. 

 

 

This is my fourth trip with Richard. Even though I am not an active underwater photographer, I go because of his unique ability to build a group of fun loving people and inject more fun and value into the trip.  His warm and open personality serves him well as does his enthusiasm for teaching the finer aspects of photography.  I attend his photography lectures to watch a master in action.

-William Golley, Canada

 

I went to Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, with Richard Salas and it surpassed all my expectations!!!! As an underwater photographer and dive professional my expectations can sometimes be pretty high but the diving in Cuba is fantastic, the people I met were super nice and to be able to swim with crocs was the cherry on top.

Richard is an amazing person very easy to talk to about anything but if you start talking about photography even more, it's really cool to be around someone with so much experience that has the answers for pretty much everything. 

-Pepe Suarez, Cozumel

 

“I have known Richard for several years now, and have been on many of his trips. Not only well organized and a lot of fun, they’re most of all educational. I’ve been photographing above and under water for a long time, and I’m always delighted to learn new tricks and find new angles for my work. And Richard’s wealth of knowledge and experience ensures—again and again—that I can keep learning and exploring my own skills.”

-Jens Troger, Germany

 

Richard Salas will take you on an adventure you will never forget.  Swimming with sharks and crocodiles are experiences that most people have only seen on TV, and I did it almost every day in Cuba.   Each time I return home after a trip with Richard, I feel like a better version of myself, someone I am more proud of.   

Everything that Richard presented in his introductory video to Cuba I experienced ...and then some!  Not only is Richard Salas the best underwater photographer I know, he has a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of patience to help each person reach their goals and go on to the next level.  And he really knows how to draw an eclectic and wonderful crowd.  

As a professional photographer, I strive to always be better in my craft.  Richard's approach of teaching through experience and one on one training has made me a stronger photographer.   A trip of a lifetime is an understatement, it will touch your soul.  

-Elizabeth Harper, Chicago