This tour starts and concludes in Labuan Bajo, providing you with 7 days to fully experience the wonders of the park. The nutrient-rich currents here attract an impressive array of marine life, including large schools of fish, sharks, and even manta rays. Above the waves this trip will offer numerous opportunities to see Komodo dragons up close in their wild habitat. Local rangers lead the way to the park’s best viewpoints and will answer your questions about these prehistoric looking creatures.
Anticipate memorable dives at Castle Rock, Batu Bolong, Manta Alley, and Horseshoe Bay, as well as at Cannibal Rock and Larry’s Yellow Wall of Texas near Rinca Island. These less-frequented spots offer a unique opportunity to observe Komodo dragons in their natural environment.
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Komodo (Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo) – 6 Nights / 7 Days (up to 33 dives)
Day 1
Day 2
- Dive 1 at Tatawa Besar: A drift dive over stunning hard coral garden, with endemic orange soft coral covered along the slope, expect to see many kinds of reef fish, Black tip reef sharks, and Eagle ray appear from time to time.
- Day 2 at Karang Makassar: A well-known site for Manta ray encounter, most of the sea bottom are rubbles with coral patches and coral bommies, where the manta come in to get cleaned by the cleaner fish. Eagle ray, black tip and turtle often appeared while drifting along the reef.
- Dive 3 at Pink Beach: A stunning hard coral garden covered the slope rom 3-10 meter, after that the reef turn into sandy slope with many coral boomies. It’s a good place for macro findings as well.
- Night dive at Komodo Bay: A well-protected bay, hosting different kinds of Crustaceans and often comes with Spanish Dancer.
Day 3
- Dive 1 at Manta Alley: One of the best places for Manta dive in Komodo, nice rocky reef with water temperature may dropped to around 20-24 degrees Celcius.
- Dive 2 at Manta Alley.
- Day 3 at Tanjung Lehoksera: A good combination of wall to slopes, with turtles, White tip reef shark are common sightings.
- Night dive at Lehoksera Bay.
Day 4
- Dive 1 at Three Sisters: The site consists of three beautifully submerged pinnacles, with nice coral varieties, big school of Surgeon fish, Giant Frogfish and abundant macro life.
- Dive 2 at Secret Garden: Great place for macro dive, started with gentle slope with coral patches and sandy patches combined with the mini wall. Different kinds of Nudibranches, Ghostpipefish, Frogfish, and from time to time, big school of Mobula rays cruising around the shallow depth.
- Dive 3 at Padar Kecil: Generally shallow dive on a reef from 3-10m, great place for macro lovers.
- Hiking to the famous and breathtaking Padar Island Viewpoint.
- Night dive at Padar Kecil.
Day 5
- Dive 1 at Castle Rock: One of the famous dive sites of Komodo, a submerge reef came up to 5m, packed with lots of fish, Anthias, Fussiliers, Surgeonfish, groups of different kind of Trevallies hunting together, many Whitetip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, with dolphins and whale sharks spotted in the past. A negative diving entry is required, and reef hook is mandatory to bring along as the current can be quite demanding.
- Dive 2 at Crystal Rock: Another one of must-do’s of Komodo; a submerge pinnacle came up to the surface, the reef covered the slope part with the pinnacle located on west side. Fish life is incredible, Giant Trevally hunting smaller fish, huge Napoleon wrasse, many Whitetip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, thousands of Fusiliers and big school of Surgeon fish. Reef hook is mandatory.
- Dive 3 Shotgun: An amazing site, this dive is only good when the tide is falling and generating its famous “shotgun” current at a particular spot during the drift dive. The dive is in between the channel of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat, started from southwest of Gili Lawa Darat, drifting over nice hard coral garden, seeing White tip reef shark laying on the sand, blacktip reef shark, turtles are quite commo and from time to time, Manta rays are feeding right in the middle of the channel.
- Night dive at Gili Lawa Darat.
Day 6
- Dive 1 at Batu Bolong: A rock sticking out on the middle of Linta Strait, the dive often experiencing strong current. Very often the dive can only be conducted on one side of the rock, either north or south depending on where the current runs. Fish life is really good.
- Dive 2 at Siaba Kecil: The reef is covered with amazing hard coral garden. Blacktip reef sharks and turtles are common sighting, and sometimes Dugong cruising by.
- Trekking.
- Dinner on the island.
Day 7
We reserve the right to change the travel itinerary or any agreed services, if force majeure, unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances require us to do so.
Included
- Full board accommodation
- 5 meals per day (Light and main breakfast - Lunch - Afternoon Snack - Dinner)
- Water, tea and coffee
- Diving activities with up to 4 dives a day
- Diving cylinders, weights and weight belts
- Dive guides and Cruise directors
- Transfer from/to embarkation/disembarkation airport or hotel
- Land excursions
- ENOS (GPS beacon)
- Nitrox (for EANx certified divers)
- Wi-Fi on board 1GB per guest (additional quota chargeable)
Not Included
- 15 liter tanks
- Diving courses
- Dive equipment rental
- Port clearance and harbour tax
- National park fee and local fee
- Fuel surcharge/distance fee
- On board purchases
- Alcohol and softdrinks
- Crew gratuities
- Dive, travel and medical Insurance
- Laundry service
The Malaillo Liveaboard staff will do everything possible to ensure your stay is enjoyable and memorable.
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