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A limited offer to the Komodo Islands, a World Natural Heritage Site that divers yearn to visit. Enjoy everything from big species like manta rays and sharks to macrolife like pygmy sea horses and the rich ecosystems that surround them. Participate in the Dragon Walk and search for the world's largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon. With single rooms also available,this trip is ideal if you're travelling alone!
Water Temperature: 26℃ to 30℃ Visiblity: 10m - 30m Current: Extremely strong depending on location
This is a submerged rocky reef that barely touches the surface of the water, located on the northern side of two tiny islands north of the Komodo Islands. The coral reefs are covered in a variety of hard coral as well as green and yellow species of sponge. A huge number of Crimson Sea Bream and Pearl-Spot Chromis gather in shoals in the shallows, while huge Hawksbill Turtles, Oriental Butterfly Fish and huge Cuttlefish can also be seen. Northeast is a rock at around 14m that looks like a mound, where you can see predatory fish and dynamic shoals. Because of the strong currents, in order to reach this area, you will need to descend quickly as long as you don't hit the stopping tide but around the rock you can see schools of Crescent Sweetlips as well as Bluefin Trevally, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Napoleon Fish and White Tip Reef Sharks.
This is a submerged rocky reef that's another 1km north of Crystal Rock. It's the most thrilling and exciting of all dive sites around the Komodo Islands. The top of the rock is a submerged rocky reef like a mound of around 7m, that is crammed with small Sea Fans and many different kinds of table coral. As well as Black Tip Reef Sharks, Spanish Mackerel, Dogtooth Tuna and Napoleon Fish, you can see a variety of species including Groupers, Horse Mackerel and species of Snapper. Sometimes the huge Grey Reef Shark appears as well. At a depth of around 15m, schools of Spanish Mackerel and Horse Mackerel often appear,swimming wall-like in massive groups, stirring up bubbles and entertaining divers. If you are lucky, you can also see dolphins underwater. If you hit a mild current the dives can be relaxing but often there are very few fish. A moderate current is more likely to attract higher numbers of fish including sharks and shiny species. Depending on the conditions there can be downcurrents or whirlpools so please be careful.
Batu Bolong is a rocky reef that's around 75m wide between Komodo Island and Tarawa Island north of the Komodo Islands. It's one of the sites that's typical of the north Komodo Islands due to its thick shoals of fish. The rocky reef itself rises perpendicularly and because it's hit by extremely strong currents, no fishing has occurred there for a very long time. As a result, its impressive underwater environment remains to this day. It's Top to some extremely beautiful scenery, completely covered with slopes and walls with hard and soft coral rising perpendicularly. However, what you need to watch out for here is the high number of fish and their movements. In deeper depths, Napoleon Fish and White Tip Reef Sharks come and go. From the middle depths to the shallows, countless numbers of medium-sized fish such as Snappers and small fish such as Crimson Sea Bream and Pearl-Spot Chromis gather in shoals, squabbling over their territory everywhere. Hawksbill Turtles feed on sponges and sea squirts, tropical Surgeonfish species swim round and round in a show of courtship behaviour, while Crescent Sweetlips rest quietly in gaps in the rocks and overhangs. All are beautiful as individual species but this site lets you feel and enjoy the splendor of a coral reef ecosystem that lives through the joining together of various species through behaviour underwater such as courtship rituals, caring for eggs, hunting and squabbling. Because this site is Top to a small rocky reef, drift dives are not possible so when the current is strong, it is sometimes impossible to dive.
This reef is north of Batusamushia near the Komodo Islands. Piles of rock and coral continue on the seafloor for 2km. Not much of the coral is alive but it's possible to enjoy diving while aiming to see Manta Rays. Because there are Manta Ray cleaning stations dotted here and there, you can take your time watching them swim slowly close by. When there are many, you can see anything from a few up to five being cleaned at once. When there is a lot of plankton, you can often see 20 or 30 Manta Rays forming a queue and feeding. In addition, the site is also Top to White Tip Reef Sharks, Black Tip Reef Sharks, Porcupine Rays, Eagle Rays and Green Humphead Parrotfish.
Water Temperature: 22℃ -24℃ Visiblity: 5m - 30m Current: Extremely strong depending on location
As its name suggests, there is a high chance of spotting Manta Rays here. This site is typical of the southern areas, and almost all boats visit. It's a rock in a bay along the southern coast of the Komodo Islands. Touching the surface just a little bit, there is a separate submerged rocky reef a few metres below the surface in the east. Between this submerged rocky reef and main rock that just touches the surface, you can often find several small Manta Rays playing there. If you swim towards the deeper depths along the slope covered in soft coral that lies east of the submerged rocky reef, you'll see Giant Trevally, White Tip Reef Sharks and Black Tip Reef Sharks. Swimming north you will find huge Blotched Fantail Rays sleeping over the reef. Near the rock at around 18m is a wide underwater channel where huge Green Humphead Parrotfish gather in shoals. Manta Rays also like the rocks in shallower depths and this area is also where they circle around. The water temperature is low at 22 - 24℃ so you will need a wetsuit thicker than 5mm and a hood.
This site is a little different from others off the Komodo Islands and not as thrilling or exciting but it's Top to sessile organisms like Sea Fans, anemones, horn-like coral and sea squirts and offers a slightly different scene with plenty of colour like a picture. If you look closely, you'll see mimetic fish like Frog Fish as well as crustaceans and shellfish species that coexist with soft coral. The life and actions of a range of macro species will unfold here. Outside the rock, rays, snappers, Crescent Sweetlips and turtles swim around. The dives are particularly exciting at night when macrolife becomes more active. Water temperatures are low at 22 - 24℃ so you will need a wetsuit thicker than 5mm and a hood.
This site is representative of the Komodo Islands National Park. A huge number of bright yellow sea cucumbers can be found here and there. The wall got its name because it looks yellow. In addition to unique scenes of the wall, sharks, Manta Rays and turtles often swim past.
