Samsara Samudra is a 42m phinisi built 2019 by Haji Awang for 12 guests. Raja Ampat charters from $69,650 per week + expenses. Verified August 2026.
Samsara Samudra is a 42-metre motor-sailing phinisi built in 2019 by the Haji Awang yards, hosting up to 12 guests on Raja Ampat and wider Indonesian itineraries. She charters from $69,650 per week plus expenses — one of the strongest value positions in the modern phinisi fleet — with Raja Ampat seasons running October to April. Rates verified August 2026.
| Length overall | 42 m | Guests | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Phinisi (motor/sailer) | Builder | Haji Awang |
| Year | 2019 | Cabin plan | Confirmed on request |
| From-rate | $69,650 per week + expenses | ||
There is a band of the Raja Ampat charter market where the mathematics get interesting: below the six-figure weekly rates of the flagship phinisis, above the shared-cabin liveaboards, where a whole modern boat costs less than many guests expect and delivers most of what the famous names do. Samsara Samudra sits precisely there. A 2019 build from the Haji Awang yards, she brings a young hull, a full charter crew and twelve private berths to the archipelago at $69,650 per week — a figure that, divided across a full group, rewrites what a private Raja Ampat expedition costs per person.
Her name — roughly, the cycle of the seas — suits a boat whose year genuinely cycles with Indonesian waters: reef seasons, crossings, the long wet-season quiet, then Raja Ampat again when the visibility returns. As a motor/sailer she carries the traditional rig above a serviced, air-conditioned guest deck, keeping the phinisi romance without asking guests to rough it. Cabin configuration is confirmed on request at enquiry, and our concierge team matches the layout to your manifest — couples, families or a dozen friends — before you commit.
Chartering in this band also tests an operator’s honesty more than the flagship tier does, because the brochure gloss is thinner and the operational detail matters more. That is where booking through an established network earns its place: the Komodo Luxury network behind this desk has run 800-plus voyages for guests from more than 45 countries across a 30-plus-vessel partner fleet, and that accumulated pattern-recognition — which boat fits which group, which season fits which route — is exactly what a value-tier charter needs to go right.
Samsara Samudra follows Indonesia’s charter calendar, with Raja Ampat weeks concentrated in the October–April prime season and wider Indonesian cruising across the rest of the year.
To see how her weekly rate compares per guest against cabin-charter and flagship options, start with the Raja Ampat charter cost guide.
Seven nights aboard Samsara Samudra map naturally onto the northern loop: out of Sorong into the Dampier Strait for Arborek and Cape Kri, north through Penemu and the Piaynemo lookouts, into the Wayag lagoon maze, and home through The Passage. Groups with more time extend south to Misool’s soft-coral amphitheatres on a combined 10–12-night route. Every itinerary is built to your dates, dive priorities and weather windows; see the full Raja Ampat charter fleet for how she sits alongside her peers.
The northern circuit stacks Raja Ampat’s best-known dives within short tender runs: Cape Kri’s record-holding fish counts, Blue Magic’s oceanic mantas, Sardine Reef’s baitball chaos and the orderly queue at Manta Sandy, where cleaning-station etiquette is part of the briefing. The Bird’s Head Seascape’s numbers — more than 1,700 fish species, 550-plus corals — stop being statistics about a day into the trip. Between dives the tenders handle lagoon runs, village visits and beach landings; snorkellers get the same reefs at three metres that divers get at thirty.
Samsara Samudra’s Raja Ampat charters embark at Sorong, reached via Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ) — about four hours direct from Jakarta, or via Makassar, Manado and Bali connections. Boarding at Sorong harbour is standard; Waisai and southern Misool embarkations can be arranged for one-way or combined routings. It is worth internalising the scale before you arrive: Sorong to Arborek is roughly 53 nautical miles, around eight hours of cruising, which is why good itineraries treat the opening crossing as the trip’s first evening at sea rather than a delay before it starts. Our concierge team books around your flight times, handles airport pickup and manages permits and documentation so embarkation day is simply lunch, a safety briefing and an anchor coming up.
Guests with longer windows can pair her Raja Ampat season with the region’s extension routes — Triton Bay and Kaimana, two sailing days from Misool within the October–April season — or time a crossing itinerary around the Banda Sea’s September–November window.
From $69,650 per week plus expenses, verified August 2026. Expenses cover fuel, provisioning and park fees, confirmed per itinerary; festive weeks typically price 10–20% above base.
Up to 12 guests. Her cabin configuration is confirmed on request — tell our concierge team your group shape and we will map the layout before you commit.
October to April, Raja Ampat’s prime window for sea state and visibility. Shoulder weeks in October and April often combine good conditions with easier availability.
Very. The northern loop from Sorong is the classic first-timer route, and her price point makes a private phinisi realistic for groups comparing against shared liveaboard cabins.
Samsara Samudra is booked through our concierge desk, operated by Komodo Luxury — part of Juara Holding Group, since 2015 — handling Sorong airport pickup, marine park permits, provisioning, dive guides and documentation end-to-end. WhatsApp +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com with your dates and group size for availability and a draft itinerary. Travelling as ten or fewer? Fenides offers a five-suite plan in a similar band.
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