Labuan Bajo Komodo Labuan Bajo 7 Days/6 Nights Diving Liveaboard
Komodo National Park is an exiting and sometimes very challenging place to dive
and liveaboard. Komodo island is one of most diverse and rich marine
environments in the world, home to over 1,000 species of fish and 250 types of
reef-building coral. The coral reefs in the north of the park are rich with
colourful combinations of hard and soft corals. Be delighted by the ever present
schools of Anthias, Wrasses, majestic angel fish, and larger predators - reef
sharks and giant trevally.
Komodo offers a wide range of diving experiences: high-voltage current dives,
gentle drift dives, cliff dives along walls of colour, dives around monumental
boulders, caves dives and swim-throughs, colorful reefs, seamounts and
pinnacles, and sand slope dives composed of both black and white sand. Also
awaiting discovery during a Komodo dive are large pelagic fish, mantas, 18
species of cetaceans, green and hawksbill turtles and
much more.
Day 1 : Labuan Bajo Sabolan Start from Labuan Bajo airport, you will be transferred to the harbor to meet Sea Safari boat. Welcome
drinks will be offered. Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place
before depart to Sabolan for check dive.
Meals : Lunch, Dinner Dives :
2x
Day 2 : Gili Lawa Laut Gili Lawa Darat Arrive early in
the morning around the bay of Gili Lawa, an outstanding diving location in this
region, which will includes the sea mound and the drift diving of the point. A
few dive points such as GPS Point and Crystal Bomie will leave you the
opportunity to spot napoleon wrasse, sharks as well as turtles. Stunning corals
and reefs will excite you on your full days diving in this area
Meals :
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Dives : 3x day dives + 1 night dive
Day 3 : Sangeang Banta Island The boat arrives early in
the stunning volcanic island, Sangeang. Sea Safari welcomes you to enjoy the
half days of diving at the one of the best dive site in the island. Lunch will
be served onboard while the boat is sailing toward to Banta Island where you
will be treated to an enormous array of fish life as well as stunning above
water scenery.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Dives : 3x day dives + 1
night dive
Day 4 : Tora Longkoy Padar Lohoksera Arrive in Toro
Longkoi. Here, one of the well-known dive sites is Manta Ale, located in the
south west of Komodo. This is a home to famous manta cleaning station. This area
is excellent wide-angle opportunity as the topography of this island is facing
towards the wide-open Indian Ocean. The three rocks between this deep bay is all
covered by multicolor of soft coral and hard coral garden, leather coral, shark
and number of large fish with many different species such as Jack, Tuna,
Napoleon, Barracuda, and many other schools of fish. During the season of
October November, you have a golden opportunity to snorkel and dive with Manta
as they circle around you. This site is entitled with the most active area in
Komodo.
Next will be in Padar, Pillarsteen is also known as Pillar Rock.
This site is identified by a tiny pinnacle, just off the southern tip of Small
Island east of Padars southern point. In honor to its designation on our old
Dutch map. There are good caves at about 40 meters. Visibility averaged 10-12
meters. Then night dive in Lohoksera. After night dive and dinner, we proceed to
Tatawa Island Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Dives : 3x day dives + 1
night dive
Day 5 : Tatawa Besar Tatawa Kecil Our morning, after
light breakfast, we begin with diving in Tatawa Besar and Kecil. The prevailing
current, north or south, will dictate where you enter at the main dive site of
Tatawa Besar. Turtles seem to be everywhere and you can expect to see many as
you navigate the site. Before you leave the currents behind watch out of the
balcktip reef sharks, giant trevallies, great and black-tail barracudas. Manta
Rays also make occasional guest appearances.
Also to the south of Tatawa
Besar is Tatawa Kecil. Its best to dive the west coast of this island to
explore its vibrant shallow coral gardens full of anthias. Its caves and
boulders are perfect harbours for larger groupers. There are also large schools
of humpback snapper, titan triggerfish and the occasional orange-spotted
trevally.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Dives : 3x day dives + 1 night
dive
Day 6 : Pink Beach Komodo Our boat anchors early in the
morning in the famous Komodo Island. Before your encounter with Komodo Dragons,
we will have 2 dives in surrounding area of Pink Beach. Lunch will be served
onboard. After the dive, a park ranger will escort you across the island (about
4,5 km there and back ) to a viewing spot to safely watch the Komodo Dragons
at very close range. After this breathtaking encounter, the boat will sail to
Labuan Bajo. Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Dives : 2x dives
Day 7 : Labuan Bajo Bali The ship will arrive in
Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards
prepare for disembarkation. And you will transferred to the airport to catch 1,5
hours domestic flight to Denpasar, Bali.
Meals : Breakfast
Facilities and Services Onboard
- Deck state cabin located on the middle and upper deck with a sea-view
- Deluxe cabin located on the lower deck
- Air- conditioned cabins with private bathroom (hot and cold showers)
- A tray of toiletries in each cabin
- Dining room and Bar
- 24 hours tea and coffee making facilities
- Vegetarian food available on request
- Easy access swim/boarding platform
- Fresh water on deck shower
- Complete scuba dive equipment
- Snorkel, canoe and fishing equipment
- TV, Karaoke & DVD entertainment units
- Computer with Adobe Photoshop application
- Laundry service
- On Board telecommunication
Includes :
- Accommodation onboard & meals (Light breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Tea/coffee, bottled water, tea-time snacks
- Komodo National Park fee
- Certified Dive Master (ratio 1 DM : 5 divers)
- Cruise Accident Insurance
- Harbor and anchor fee
- Government tax
- Compressor, regular air fills 3000 psi or 200 bar, tank, weight belt
Excludes:
- International/domestic airfare and airport tax
- Soft drinks and alcohol beverages
- Personal travel Insurance
- Gratuities to guide and crew
- Onboard telecommunication
- Laundry service
Note, please email
us if you need full set dive gear 1 week prior departure
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