Indo Master Itinerary
Komodo National Park (BMU)11 days / 10 nights
About Indo Master
- Modern phinisi liveaboard built by artisans in Sulawesi
- Designed by divers, ensuring high standards of service
- Stay in spacious cabins decorated with superior style
- Versatile accommodations for a variety of guests
Indo Master is a modern phinisi liveaboard delivering incredible Indonesian diving expeditions to discerning guests. This sizable vessel offers ample space and plenty of contemporary comfort on board, ensuring each trip is as relaxing as it is exciting. And, thanks to the expertise of the Master Liveaboards fleet, guests can expect to receive the highest standards of service throughout each voyage, along with a selection of superior, first-class facilities.
Itinerary details
Length of trip 11 days / 10 nights
Number of dives 34
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required
Highlights
- Meet Komodo’s iconic manta rays at current-swept dive sites
- Trek in search of the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon
- Underwater pinnacles teeming with fish and beautiful coral at Gili Lawa
- Big fish dives at Tatawa Besar, or the infamous “Current City” Batu Bolong
- Dive into the iconic volcanic island of Sangeang
- Marvel at the macro critters of Padar
- Night dives included in the schedule
Day 1:
Embarkation is from Bima between 13:00 and 13:30, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and lunch. After this you can set up your equipment, settle into your cabin and relax before dinner is served. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Embarkation is from Bima between 13:00 and 13:30, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and lunch. After this you can set up your equipment, settle into your cabin and relax before dinner is served. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Day 2:
Breakfast followed by a check dive and up to 3 subsequent dives, as outlined below.
Breakfast followed by a check dive and up to 3 subsequent dives, as outlined below.
Days 3-9:
Your cruise manager will schedule up to 4 dives per day: 3-day dives and either a sunset or a night dive, typically scheduled as follows:
● Light breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1
● Full breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & Dive 2
● Lunch, relaxation, followed by briefing & Dive 3
● Snack
● Briefing for sunset or night dive
● Dinner
Scuba diving in Komodo National Park is best done by liveaboard, which allows you to explore the area to its fullest. The park and surrounding area boasts one of the world’s richest marine environments, with over 260 species of reef-building coral, 70 species of sponge, marine worms, molluscs, echinoderms, and crustaceans; over 1,000 species of cartilaginous and bony fish; marine reptiles; and marine mammals. Some notable marine species on this 10-night liveaboard itinerary include pygmy seahorses, anglerfish, nudibranchs, manta rays, dolphins, Napoleon wrasse and groupers.
Your cruise manager will schedule up to 4 dives per day: 3-day dives and either a sunset or a night dive, typically scheduled as follows:
● Light breakfast followed by a briefing & Dive 1
● Full breakfast, relaxation followed by briefing & Dive 2
● Lunch, relaxation, followed by briefing & Dive 3
● Snack
● Briefing for sunset or night dive
● Dinner
Scuba diving in Komodo National Park is best done by liveaboard, which allows you to explore the area to its fullest. The park and surrounding area boasts one of the world’s richest marine environments, with over 260 species of reef-building coral, 70 species of sponge, marine worms, molluscs, echinoderms, and crustaceans; over 1,000 species of cartilaginous and bony fish; marine reptiles; and marine mammals. Some notable marine species on this 10-night liveaboard itinerary include pygmy seahorses, anglerfish, nudibranchs, manta rays, dolphins, Napoleon wrasse and groupers.
There are several potential shore excursions which may be included on Komodo itineraries, depending on the trip duration. We organise a guided hike in the National Park where, apart from the famous Komodo dragons, you will also see buffalo, deer and monkeys. We also usually include a sunset visit to Pink Beach on Komodo Island, so-called for its pink-coloured sand, but we are not allowed to organise a beach barbeque. A visit to Horseshoe Bay on the south side of Rinca Island may also be included, where we go into the bay in the tenders to see more Komodo dragons on the beach and in the water; it is not permitted to go onto the island, as it is a restricted area
Day 10:
For your last full day on board, we usually schedule 2 morning dives* before the boat cruises back to the harbour, where it will remain at anchor overnight.
Day 10:
For your last full day on board, we usually schedule 2 morning dives* before the boat cruises back to the harbour, where it will remain at anchor overnight.
Day 11:
After breakfast on board, disembarkation is between 08:00 and 10:00
After breakfast on board, disembarkation is between 08:00 and 10:00
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
01:30pm
Bima
Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)
Return
10:00am
Bima
Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)
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