Diving Spots
Destinations for Explorers
Explore the world’s most breathtaking dive sites, from vibrant coral reefs teeming with marine life to mysterious shipwrecks. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced diver, discover the beauty and diversity of these underwater paradises that promise an unforgettable diving experience.
Crystal Rock
Crystal Rock is located at the northern site of the Komodo National Park, potraying as one of the tremendeous diving spot and the exploration is carried by strong currents around the pinnacle. Due to its current, divers could enjoy enormous marine life after swifly drop to 20-25 meters while cling unto a rock in the split.
One of the best thing diving in this site is the great visibility of the clear water as it implies the name; Crystal Bommie. You can always spot massive different species of fish schools as much as tuna, mackerel, trevally, jacks, sharks, Napoleon wrasse and the occasional eagle ray that are shown frequently.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 35m
This dive is incredibly colorful and subject to strong currents. Numerous of giant marine species buzz this site; jacks, sharks, Napoleon wrasse, trevallies, sweetlips, tunas, grey reef, white tip sharks, and schools of batfish. If lucky, there will be occasional eagle ray, some pygmy seahorses and octopuses.
Castle Rock
Similar to its nearby north dive site, Castle Rock is known as the top 3 for its amazing diving spot with sharks. This site is full of abundance predators which is also subject to current. With negative entry, advanced divers can descend quickly where white tip sharks, giant and jack trevally, tuna, and mackerel buzz above their head.
Calling out advanced divers to challenge themselves with a lifetime drift dive to the landscape of huge seamount while enjoying clear waters with great visibility.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 35m
At Castle Rock, you can enjoy spotting white tip sharks, giant and jack trevallies, mackerels and dolphins frequently.
The Cauldron
Located in north Komodo Island site, The Cauldron has the famous name from its very shape as there is a deep, circular bowl with a sandy floor. Famous for its fabled drift dives, where divers rush through at rapid pace, they can meet giant sweetlips, snappers, sharks and groupers. Covered in soft corals and sponges, divers also can observe gorgonian fans, some of them host a few pygmy seahorses and leaf scorpion fish with another sea creatures.
If you want to experience Komodo trip with unparalleled scuba diving challenge to strong current in the split, you need to stop by The Cauldron as one of the best diving spot in Indonesia.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 25m
Drift along with some giant sweetlips, snappers, sharks, and groupers. At The Cauldron, you also can have a breathtaking view of gorgonian fans and soft corals around the sand bowl.
Golden Passage
Golden Passage is located in the north area of Komodo National Park that connects to Gili Lawa Darat. When the current pushes from east to west during a rising tide, it’s the ideal time to perform a drift dive.
Trying to watch whale drifting and spotting passing reef sharks and manta rays will be the must-have experience you don’t wanna miss! By its excellent water, Golden Passage is the one of best diving spots in the world to dive as the current leads you to many diverse marine life and landscapes to enjoy.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 20m
During exploration in this site, you may find sweetlips, trevally, turtles and black and white-tipped reef sharks, schooling fish, nudibranchs, dugong, pygmy seahorses, crab, and shrimp.
Siaba Besar
Well-known as one of the underrated dive spot, Siaba Besar is a protected bay where it is full of magic inhabitants and rare creatures to be sighted. It has an amazing combination of sandy bottom and coral garden. Since the currents are mild, it would be the best option for any type of divers to enjoy the abundance of marine life especially for the beginners and courses.
Along the dive, you can always find turtles as it also implies the famous name which is Turtle Village. Cuttlefish, sweetlips, white tip sharks, blue spotted stingrays, and manta ray can also frequently be sighted. And if you are lucky enough, dugongs, ornate ghost pipefish and other rarer creatures, also can be found.
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 12m
Max Depth: 22m
Cuttlefish, sweetlips, white tip sharks, and blue spotted stingrays are also frequently sighted where you can see turtle all of the season. There some lucky days when divers could watch rare creatures like dugongs, silver tip sharks, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Siaba Kecil
Siaba Kecil is the favourite site to drop in with negative entry and it is one of the fastest drift dive which is located in the central Komodo National Park. Because the waters are flowing from north to south and vice versa, the currents are generally strong, plus we dive this site depending on the current flows.
Small caverns on the coral face, home to angelfish, batfish, and sweetlips, abound as you float around the island. Overhead in the shallows, there are giant trevally schools. When the dive is over, you are thrust up onto a shallow reef plateau with a perfect hard coral garden, which is the habitat of a large number of Mandarin Fish and turtles. By putting this site into your destination, no wonder if you will get unparalleled Komodo Trip with best marine life.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 30m
This site is not only inhabiting many sweetlips, batfish, and angelfish but also lobster, nudibranchs, Gorgonian fans.
Tatawa Besar
Tatawa Besar is a well-known home for immaculate reefs located in the northeast part of Komodo National Park. As divers drift by, the divers literally fly around the black-tip sharks. Orange soft corals start to greet everywhere on the sloping terrain. You can also look more for nudibranchs, shrimps, seahorses, and turtles in the garden of corals. Another fantastic experience is watching manta ray in the rainy season if you are lucky!
Tatawa Besar drifts gently with rising tides but can move quickly at falling tides. It is suitable diving spot for every levels. Let’s put Tatawa Besar into your list!
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 25m
Residence for excellent reef and colorful corals. Sharks, napoleon wrasses, nudibranchs, shrimps, seahorses, and turtles are found to be sighted.
Manta Point
Manta Point is the biggest spot in the Komodo National Park, around 2 km long. The site has to be one of best diving spots in the world for sightseeing amazing marine life as the name implies to become the resident of giant, harmless manta rays. By exploring the stunning reef, you can spot manta ray while they feed on tiny plankton.
If you want to experience incredible moment by snorkeling and scuba diving around manta rays, Manta Point would be your must-visit diving spot because you’re almost always guaranteed to see this underwater creature. Embark the memorable journey of living up to the best life through this site.
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 10m
Max Depth: 16m
You can find the most impressive reefs in Komodo National Park and also it is the residents of 1200 Manta rays. Manta Point has various diversity of giant and micro life as you enjoy turtles, sharks, eagle rays, giant trevallies, huge clams, sponges, and cuttlefish.
Mauan
Mawan has become the perfect site if you wanna dive all year round! This diving spot is considered small yet has beautiful treks and can be dived in a few different ways as currents are generally strong which impressively attracts manta ray to be seen. Flying above a breathtaking, never-ending coral garden with the possibility of sighting manta rays, reef sharks, turtles, sting rays, and big schools of fusiliers.
What interesting is Mawan can be your favorite diving spot for all levels whether you are a pro or a novice diver. Let’s explore the fantastic underwater biodiversity with such an excellent landscape.
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 12m
Max Depth: 30m
White tip reef sharks, large cuttle fish and turtles are often seen here. Yet also nudibranch, mantis boxing shrimp, frog fish and lots of other small creatures.
Pengah Kecil
As a rocky island in the middle of Komodo National Park, Pengah Kecil stands out to be one of advanced diving spot which offers macro marine life. With a great topography, Pengah Kecil is the perfect combination of slope reefs, steep walls, and plateaus. The diving is done following the current’s flow because it has relatively strong currents.
One of the best moment scuba diving in this site is you can explore various marine life such as many kinds of nudibranchs and shrimp, eagle rays, bumphead parrot fish, white tip reef sharks, jackfish, frogfish, sea fans, feather stars, and other hard and soft coral species.
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 30m
Divers can enjoy bumphead parrot fish, eagle rays, white tip reef sharks, jackfish. Pengah Kecil is also home for macro marine life like frog fish, any kind of shrimp and nudibranchs.
Police Corner
Police Corner has the best diving spot to dive as its underwater topography gives you a magical experience with the three huge overhangs from 22m to 35m. By the time you explore, white-tip reef sharks, black tip reef sharks, moray eel, turtles, giant trevally, fussilier, snapper, grouper, barracuda, sweetlips, peacock mantis shrimp, frogfish, nudibranch can be seen while you also can enjoy the beautiful reef and bright corals.
There is no reason to be disappointed if you choose this site as your next scuba diving experience. You will get the exposure of underwater beauty at its finest!
Recommended for experienced divers only
Avg. Depth: 15m
Max Depth: 30m
White tip reef shark, Black tip reef shark, Moray eel, Turtles, Giant Trevally, Fussilier, Snapper, Grouper, Barracuda, Sweetlips, Peacock mantis shrimp, Frogfish, Nudibranch
Sabayur Besar
Like its sister island, Sebayur Besar has magnificent above and underwater life and it is a larger island than Sebayur Kecil. With shallower water and mild currents, it can be the perfect diving Komodo destination for beginners to explore such a underwater sightseeing.
Tagging along the clear water, Sebayur Besar offers great visibility to enjoy bright coral reefs. Not to mention the breathtaking coral gardens, you can see schools of colorful fish, gigantic trevally, coral trout, turtles, snappers, and white tip reef sharks. If you’re lucky, you can even spot some beautiful manta rays.
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 12m
Max Depth: 18m
It is the great site to watch marine biodiversity as you can spot chools of colorful fish, gigantic trevally, coral trout, turtles, snappers, and white tip reef sharks.
Sabayur Kecil
Sebayor Kecil is located in the north Komodo National Park and offers beautiful marine life biodiversity as it has protected bay. Covered in pristine waters and a vibrant coral reef, divers would also enjoy much schools of bumphead parrotfish and fusiliers, leaf scorpionfish and stonefish.
The first-timers divers are guarantee to have amazing scuba diving experience of underwater beauty, as much as experiencing the tranquil life by the shore.
Novice Divers / Open waters friendly
Avg. Depth: 12m
Max Depth: 18m
There are massive school of bumphead parrotfish and fusiliers, leaf scorpionfish and stonefish. And if we explore to deep level, there will be white tip sharks, trevally, and giant sweetlips swim around.