Charter Sydney, a 26m Sunseeker motor yacht (2009, refit 2022) for up to 8 guests in Raja Ampat from $45,000 per week + expenses. Verified August 2026.
Sydney is a 26-metre Sunseeker motor yacht, built in 2009 and refitted in 2022, chartering in Raja Ampat for up to 8 guests from $45,000 per week plus expenses (rates verified August 2026). Her sporting British pedigree and 2022 refit make her a fast, polished way for a small group to cover the archipelago’s headline sites in a single week.
| Length overall | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Guests | Up to 8 |
| Type | Motor yacht |
| Builder | Sunseeker, 2009 (refit 2022) |
| Cabins and crew | Confirmed on enquiry |
| Charter rate | From $45,000 per week + expenses |
| Prime season | Raja Ampat, October to April |
Raja Ampat is usually explored at the unhurried pace of a sailing phinisi, and there is romance in that. Sydney offers the other reading of the map. Built by Sunseeker, the British yard synonymous with sleek, performance-minded motor yachts, she treats the archipelago’s distances as an invitation rather than an obstacle. The run from Sorong into the Dampier Strait, about 53 nautical miles to Arborek, is the gateway leg of every itinerary, and a capable motor yacht simply gives you more of the day at the destination and less of it in transit.
Her 2022 refit brought the interior and guest systems up to current standards, so a 2009 build year reads as maturity rather than age: a proven hull with a fresh finish. With eight guests aboard, she works best as one or two families or four couples, small enough that every meal is one conversation, and the itinerary bends to the group’s mood rather than a committee’s.
Sydney charters through our concierge desk, operated by Komodo Luxury, part of Juara Holding Group, since 2015, with 800+ voyages across the network. The Bali team builds the trip end to end: Sorong airport meet-and-greet, marine park permits, provisioning matched to your table, certified dive guides and daily route calls made against real weather and manta reports.
Sydney charters from $45,000 per week plus expenses. Rates verified August 2026.
| Season | Region | Guide rate |
|---|---|---|
| October to April (prime) | Raja Ampat, Sorong basing | From $45,000 per week + expenses |
| December to March (peak) | Raja Ampat | Expect a 10–20% seasonal premium |
| May to September | Elsewhere in Indonesia; positioning confirmed at enquiry | On request |
Expenses, fuel, marine park and village fees, premium provisioning, are billed at cost on top of the base rate; the Raja Ampat charter cost guide shows what a real week totals. Peak-season dates close out 9 to 12 months in advance, and 2027 enquiries are already moving.
A single week aboard Sydney maps cleanly onto the northern loop: embark Sorong, cross the Dampier Strait for Arborek and Cape Kri, hover with the mantas at Blue Magic, snorkel Melissa’s Garden off Penemu, take the dawn climb at Piaynemo and, conditions allowing, push to Wayag’s karst maze before returning via The Passage. Her pace also opens an ambitious alternative: a week that samples both north and south. Guests with more time should look at the southern loop Misool itinerary as a pairing.
The northern sites read like the region’s greatest hits: Cape Kri, holder of record single-dive species counts; Blue Magic’s oceanic mantas; the regulated cleaning-station queue at Manta Sandy; Sardine Reef’s baitball chaos. Raja Ampat’s 1,700+ fish species and 550+ corals, documented across the Bird’s Head Seascape, mean even the house reef at anchor is an event. Between dives: karst-lagoon kayaking, village visits at Arborek, birds-of-paradise walks on Gam and long swims off the transom. Our concierge supplies certified dive guides and equipment and processes the marine park entry fee (around IDR 700,000 to 1,000,000 per person per year; verified at booking). Sites are sequenced to the day’s current forecast and to the least experienced diver in the group rather than the most ambitious, and the Manta Sandy cleaning stations run on a strict queue etiquette that our guides brief in full before anyone enters the water.
Sydney boards at Sorong harbour, reached by direct flight from Jakarta in about four hours or via Makassar, Manado or Bali with a transit. Our team meets you at Sorong airport (SOQ/DEO), handles luggage and transfers, and has you aboard within the hour, an arrival sequence designed so that the first afternoon already includes water time in the Dampier Strait rather than a hotel night in town. Embarkation at Waisai can be arranged where flight timings favour it.
Behind the scenes, the concierge desk clears the administrative water: Raja Ampat Marine Park entry PIN cards for each guest, cruising and anchorage fees, and the village contributions that apply at stops like Arborek. Provisioning is stocked to your preferences before arrival, and certified dive guides are assigned to match your group’s experience levels. Disembarkation is timed against your departure flight, with a buffer our planners insist on during peak season.
From $45,000 per week plus expenses, with December to March carrying a 10–20% premium. That from-rate makes her one of the sharpest motor-yacht entries on our Raja Ampat list. Rates verified August 2026; enquire for a firm quote.
Up to 8 guests. Cabin configuration is confirmed on enquiry, and our planners will match the layout to your group before you hold dates.
Neither is better; they are different trips. A motor yacht like Sydney covers ground faster and suits guests who want maximum time at the sites; a phinisi trades speed for sail-borne atmosphere. Browse the full fleet comparison to see both side by side.
October to April is the Raja Ampat prime season; December to March is peak and books 9 to 12 months ahead. Shoulder months, October, November, April, offer the same diving with softer demand.
Compare her with W J Lip, a 22-metre Princess in the same compact motor-yacht class, or scan the whole Raja Ampat charter fleet. Ready when you are: WhatsApp +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com with your dates and group. Plan my charter.
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