Visiting Banda is interesting for two reasons: excellent diving and its amazing history. Banda islands, part of a volcanic group of islands covered with lush vegetation, have been a destination for traders for more than two thousand years.

Some of the most spectacular drop-off walls we have ever encountered are found amongst these tiny atolls in the heart of the Banda Sea. Plunging straight down for thousands of meters these walls are covered with countless species of soft corals and enormous barrel sponges.

Located 400 miles from Ambon, these islands offer exotic panoramas. Natural and artificial pearl cultivation are found around these island, giving the nickname of the of the Pearl Island. The Aru Island cover very large area, and are important for traditional pearl giving the deer hunting.