Komodo – 5 Nights

After being welcomed aboard The Lady Denok by our crew, we set sail to our first destination, Sebayur Island, where we will do check dive and possible night dive.

Enjoy a day of exploring the dive sites around Batu Bolong, Manta Point, Tatawa Besar, and Gili Lawa Bay. Batu Bolong features strong currents, making it ideal for experienced divers, and boasts a rich biodiversity that includes turtles and reef sharks. Manta Point is renowned for its manta ray sightings and also has variable currents. In Tatawa Besar, currents typically range from mild to moderate, making the site suitable for divers with some experience. Similarly, Gili Lawa Bay generally experiences moderate currents, but the bay is known for stronger currents during certain tidal conditions, which makes it best suited for experienced divers.

We will trek on Komodo Island to discover the famous Komodo dragons and diving at Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, and The Cauldron. These diving sites offer the chance to encounter a wide variety of marine life, including reef tip sharks, manta rays, pyramid butterflyfish, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, schools of barracuda, trevally, and possibly even dolphins! Castle Rock features strong currents, making it best suited for experienced divers while attracting pelagic species like barracudas and manta rays. Crystal Rock showcases beautiful coral formations and diverse marine life, ideal for divers with some experience. Meanwhile, The Cauldron offers dramatic underwater landscapes and strong currents, drawing in those eager to see marine life, including reef sharks.

We will spend the day exploring the waters around Padar Island, starting with a dive at the 3 Sisters spot, and then moving on to The Secret Garden and Pillar Steen, where you can discover beautiful coral gardens, little caves, and a sloping reef teeming with colorful reef fish and other marine life. The currents at these locations can vary, providing different diving experiences. At the 3 Sisters, currents are typically moderate, making it suitable for divers with some experience, while the changing currents add excitement and attract diverse marine life. The Secret Garden generally features mild to moderate currents, allowing for a more relaxed dive experience that is accessible to divers of varying skill levels, with opportunities to see a rich array of corals and marine species. Similarly, Pillar Steen usually has moderate currents, making it best suited for more experienced divers.

Diving at Manta Alley, located south of Komodo Island, offers an exciting experience with regular sightings of majestic manta rays. The currents are typically moderate, making it ideal for experienced divers. In the afternoon, we will dive at Tanjung Sera, known for its vibrant coral reefs and diverse marine life, including colorful fish and larger species. Depending on your flight schedule for the following day, you can choose to dive once or twice on this penultimate day. Before we head towards the harbor, we will visit Kalong Island to enjoy the sunset and witness the flying bats.

Departure day. After breakfast, we’ll head back to Labuan Bajo. Transfer to hotel or airport. Thank you for joining our Komodo trip and see you again in the next trip.