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Dive · Deep guide

Raja Ampat month by month: when the mantas actually show.

Liz · June 2026 · 9 min read

The liveaboard season runs October to April, but "season" hides a lot of texture: water sits at 27–30°C year-round, while the manta aggregations at Magic Mountain peak roughly December through March, and the north-versus-south routing question matters more than most boats admit.

The month-by-month calculus — currents, crowds, and which itineraries actually reach Misool — is what we plan every Raja route around.

Dive · Trip report

What we built for two divers with 10 days and $7,000 each.

Liz · May 2026 · 7 min read

The brief: AOW, about 40 dives each, wanted "big stuff" without a liveaboard. What we built: Malapascua for thresher sharks at dawn, then Moalboal's sardine run, with the budget breakdown line by line — including the $310 we told them not to spend.

Ride · Deep guide

The Chilcotins are the best alpine riding in North America. The floatplane is the easy part.

Mark · April 2026 · 8 min read

Everyone fixates on the floatplane drop. The real story is what your legs need to be ready for: 25–40 km days at 2,000+ meters, hike-a-bike sections that earn the descents, and a season that's honestly only about ten weeks long. The training block we send clients starts twelve weeks out — ask and we'll send you one too.