Four Kings

Four Kings is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Raja Ampat, offering a stunning underwater landscape that attracts divers from around the globe

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Overview

Situated half way between Jef Pele and Wayilbatan Islands in Misool, Raja Ampat, Four Kings is one of the most celebrated dive sites in the region, offering a stunning underwater landscape that attracts divers from around the globe. 

The Visibility

The site is particularly popular with divers seeking encounters with large schools of fish, as well as those interested in photographing macro critters. 

Visibility generally ranges from 10 to 30 meters (33 to 100 feet), and the site is a favourite for both wide-angle and close-up photography.

The Marine Life

Four Kings is a hotspot for schooling fish and apex predators. The dive site is known for large schools of trevally, barracuda, and giant trevally, which are often seen patrolling the area. 

White tip reef sharks and black tip reef sharks are frequent visitors, and divers may even spot bumphead parrotfish grazing on the corals or the massive schools of red-tooth triggerfish,. For macro enthusiasts, the site is rich with critters, including pygmy seahorses nestled in the corals, and various species of colourful nudibranchs.

The Diving

When we go to dive this site we will want to drop into the shallowest of the pinnacles, which sits at about 7 meters at the North East corner of the site. We will drop down the first pinnacle to the reef slope with connects the pinnacles via a ridge and keep the reef on our left hand side. 

This ridge drops down to about 15 meters, we will explore this then continue on down to 25 meters and check out some of the impressive sea fans at this point to find some elusive pygmy seahorses. 

Making our way to the west end of the site, We will take in the beauty of another one of the pinnacles that peaks at around 16 meters. 

We will round off here and head south to another of the more deeper pinnacles, who’s top sits at 20m. Raising our profile now, we head back up to 15 meters to explore the ridge top and the impressive coral garden here, where we often see Bumphead Parrot Fish eating the hard corals. 

Finally we keep heading east back to the shallowest of the pinnacles which sits at 7 meters do our safety stop in this part of the site, and enjoy the spectacle of clouds of Red Toothed Trigger Fish a few meters below us by the shallowest pinnacle.

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Dive site Location

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28 dive sites found
Arborek Jetty

Arborek Jetty

Arborek Jetty's location is perfect for those wishing to explore both the macro wonders of the area and the occasional larger pelagic visitors.

Jetty Dive
Blue Magic

Blue Magic

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Pelagic Biodiversity
Cape Kri

Cape Kri

Cape Kri is well-suited for intermediate to advanced divers due to its currents, which can be challenging at times.

Marine Diversity
Chicken Reef

Chicken Reef

The reef's name comes from a story when the site was first being explored by Raja Ampat dive pioneer, Max Amer.

Marine Diversity
Citrus Ridge

Citrus Ridge

Citrus Ridge is located in the southern part of the Raja Ampat archipelago, off the coast of Gam Island.

Drift Dive
Friwen

Friwen

Friwen gets it's name from the two islands where it is located, Pulau Friwin and Pulau Friwinbonda.

Macro Diversity
Manta Ridge

Manta Ridge

Manta Ridge is one of Raja Ampat's most sought-after dive sites, famed for its incredible manta ray encounters.

Manta Rays
Manta Sandy

Manta Sandy

Located in the heart of Raja Ampat, Manta Sandy is a renowned dive site famous for its incredible manta ray encounters.

Manta Rays
Melissa's Garden

Melissa's Garden

The site can be found by looking for 3 very small islands sticking out from the ocean by Palau Keruwo, in the southeast of the Penemu chain, just west of the Dampier Strait.

Coral Garden
Mioskon

Mioskon

Another of the "don't miss" dive sites in Raja Ampat is Mioskon. The dive site gets it's name from the island Mioskon, located at the east end of the Dampier Strait in central Raja Ampat.

Lazy Dive
My Reef

My Reef

This site is known for its resident population of endemic Raja Ampat Tasselled Wobbegong Sharks that hide under the ledges and in crevasses in the coral and rocks.

Wobbegong Sharks Black Tips White Tips
Batu Lima

Batu Lima

Batu Lima, tucked away on the eastern side of Gam island in the northeastern parts of the Dampier Strait, is a diver's paradise noted for its enchanted night dives.

Macro Diversity
Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock, located off the southern coast of Kawe Island in Raja Ampat, offers divers an exhilarating dive experience among some of the richest marine biodiversity in the world.

Manta Rays Cleaning Station
Saonek Kecil

Saonek Kecil

This dive site is conveniently located just 5 minutes from Waisai, the capitol of Raja Ampat and the starting destination for all liveaboards. It's a small island, just 2 kilometres to the south of the main town.

Macro Diversity Pelagic Species
Tank Rock

Tank Rock

Tank Rock is a captivating dive site in Misool, Raja Ampat, eastern most of the small island chains extending from Fiabacet Island.

Dramatic Underwater Landscape
Andiamo

Andiamo

The site gets it's name from the liveaboard that Burt Jones went with during the early Raja Ampat exploration days.

Safety Stop
Boo West

Boo West

Boo West dive site does not get the recognition and fame of it's eastern cousin site and Boo Windows, but we think this is unfair as this is an amazing dive site.

Underwater Canyon
Boo Windows

Boo Windows

Boo Windows, a magnificent dive site in the middle of Raja Ampat, is famous for its remarkable underwater topography and incredible marine biodiversity.

Window Arch
Fiabacet

Fiabacet

Fiabacet epitomizes the Raja Ampat dive experience and is one of the premier dive sites in the Misool region.

Macro Diversity Pelagic Species
Four Kings

Four Kings

Four Kings is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Raja Ampat, offering a stunning underwater landscape that attracts divers from around the globe.

Panorama of Colors
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope Dive Site is nestled at the western tip of Pele Island in the southeast Misool region of Raja Ampat.

Macro Diversity Pelagic Species
Magic Mountain

Magic Mountain

Magic Mountain is one of those dive sites that goes by many names, also called Shadow Reef or Karang Bayangan.

Underwater Seamount
Neptunes Fan Sea

Neptunes Fan Sea

Neptunes Sea Fan dive site (Sometimes also called Neptunes Fantasea dive site) located in the narrow passage between Walib and Wayilbatan Islands, in the Missol region of Raja Ampat.

Marine Diversity
Nudi Rock

Nudi Rock

Nudi Rock got its name from the rock feature above the water that looks like a Nudibranch. This one-of-a-kind feature adds a fun touch to a dive that is already very beautiful.

Macro Diversity Pelagic Species
Anchovy

Anchovy

This site is often mistakenly called Anchovy or Anchovies, but the site was actually named Antichovie.

Massive Anchovies
Keruo Channel

Keruo Channel

Keruo Channel dive site (also sometimes called Fam Wall) is located on the east side of Keruo Island, Raja Ampat.

Drift Dive
Piaynemo Jetty

Piaynemo Jetty

Piaynemo Jetty is located on the eastern side of Penemu island, just before the entrance to the lagoon for trekking.

Night Dive Critters
Batu Rufus

Batu Rufus

Batu Rufus means Rufus Rock, the name coming from the large limestone formation that extends out to the fringing coral reef that forms the dive site.

Great Walls

Four Kings: Topography

The site consists of a series of rocky pinnacles, which rise from the depths to within a few meters of the surface. These pinnacles are surrounded by nutrient-rich waters, making it a prime location for both big fish encounters and macro life sightings. 

The site features shallower areas as well, particularly around the pinnacles, which offer a fantastic opportunity for divers to explore the vibrant marine life in varying depth zones.

The topography at Four Kings is defined by steep, rocky outcrops and coral gardens that attract an abundance of marine life. The pinnacles are home to an impressive variety of soft corals, sponges, and sea fans, which provide shelter for a multitude of critters. 

Max depth:

40 meters.

Typical Current:

Strong

Topography:

Submerged Pinnacles

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