Dive into History
Wreck-Diving in Bangka-Belitung and the Gaspar Strait

This unique cruise brings us to a group of islands only 50 minutes by plane from Jakarta yet definitely off the beaten track. Bangka-Belitung and their surrounding isles have something of a magic thanks to their massive and mysterious granite stones. Our ship will depart from the harbor of Tanjung Pandan to cruise in the nearby Gaspar Strait, which is a unique theatre of shipwrecks.

We have a dozen wrecks charted for recreational diving, and many more on our exploration list. Amongst them are several old and still unpublicized wrecks, such as the 3-masted Marie-Thérèse lost in 1872, in 17 meters of water, with a full load of French wine and champagne bottles, some salvaged, some still there for you to witness; the British clipper Herculean lost in 1861 on his way back from China to the UK with a cargo of general merchandise. Her wood superstructures have since then been firmly embedded into coral reefs; the Chinese junk Teck-Sing, dubbed the Titanic of South East Asia, which went down in 1822 carrying more than 1000 people and an enormous amount of Chinese porcelains and ceramics.

As the pioneer of adventure scuba tourism in this part of the country, we will take you to dives sites no one else is diving. It is important, however, to always remember that only photos are allowed to be taken!