- Circular itinerary exploring all of Komodo’s top dive sites
- Marvel at the macro critters of Padar
- Meet Komodo’s iconic mantas at current-swept cleaning stations
- Find fairytale underwater formations at Castle Rock
- Watch the famous flying foxes at Kalong Island
- Trek in search of the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon
- Night dives offered
Day 1: Labuan Bajo – Sebayur Island
Depart from Labuan Bajo, Sebayur Island will be the first destination that we will anchor at.cBeneath the water of Sebayur Island is famous with groups of giants trevally, white tip reef shark, coral trout, snappers and emperors and Most of the wall is well protected from current and usually has warmer water and good visibility.
Activities: 1 x Check Dive
Day 2: Padar – Nusa Kode
Starting the day by trekking the Fairy-tale Dreamscape, Padar Island will give you an astonishing view from the top of it. Underwater, it also offers a big school of surgeons and smaller yellow snappers. Ghost pipefish, cuttlefish and nudibranchs are common here, in addition to rarer species such as Rhinopia and blue ring octopus. Then we will set sail to Nusa Kode where it is characterised by little corals and huge groupers.
Activities: Trekking + 3 x Dives
Day 3: Manta Alley – Pink Beach
On this day, we will explore Manta Alley where we can find the beautiful mantas and the enormous giant trevally, sharks, beautiful coral and a very high diversity of other invertebrates. Move from Manta Alley, then we will sail to Pink beach which has pink colour sand from Microscopic animals (Foraminifera), which produce a red pigment on the coral reefs, diving in this area enables us to see blue-ribbon eels, Crocodile fish, leaf scorpionfish and nudibranchs. The Spanish dancer can also be seen during the night dive.
Activities: 3 x Dives + 1 Night Dive
Day 4: Gili Lawa (Crystal Rock – Castle Rock – Shotgun)
Diving into the blue of Castle Rock, we will be surrounded by schools of fusiliers and curious batfish, and as we approach the reef, we will look for large reef sharks, giant trevally and Napoleon wrasse. And in the deep of 25 – 35 M, large grey reef sharks schooling barracuda, jacks and mackerels are able to be seen. While on Crystal Rock, a very colourful dive with excellent hard and soft coral, thousands of anthias and schools of yellow-ribbon sweetlips are always encountered.
Activities: 3 x Dives + 1 Night Dive
Days 5-6: Current City – Tatawa – Rinca (Komodo Tour) – Sunset Bat
Fish are abundant everywhere in the Current City and it gives the best chance for spotting the bigger fish, especially sharks and other pelagic. Move to Tatawa where it offers a healthy and beautiful coral garden. A good reef fish life, including giant trevally, schools of fusiliers, angelfish and a lot of sweetlips can be found here. At Rinca, we will take you on a land tour to see the famous Jurassic Age Lizard “Komodo” and in the afternoon as the sun goes down, we will take you to enjoy the fascinating view of hundreds of bats on Kalong Island leaving their trees to fly off to Rinca to feed.
Activities: Trekking + 2 x Dives
Day 7: Labuan Bajo
We will reach Labuan Bajo in the morning. Breakfast will be served and afterward prepare for disembarkation.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.