Neomi Itinerary

Komodo - 7N

Day 1: Labuan Bajo – Sebayur Island

Departing from Labuan Bajo, Sebayur Island will be the first destination that we will anchor at. Beneath the water of Sebayur Island are famous for groups of giants, trevally, white tip reef sharks, coral trout, snappers and emperors, and most of the wall is well protected from current and usually has warmer water and good visibility.

Day 2: Manta Alley – Loh Liang Komodo National Park – 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 invertebrate. Move from Manta Alley, then we will sail to Loh Liang where we will take you to a land tour seeing the Famous Jurassic Age Lizard “Komodo” and then we will continue to Pink beach which has a pink color sands from Microscopic animals (Foraminifera), which produce a red pigment on the coral reefs, diving in this area enable us to see blue-ribbon eels, Crocodile fish, leaf scorpionfish and nudibranchs. The Spanish dancer will also be seen during the night dive.

Day 3: Padar – Central Komodo

Starting the day by trekking the Fairy-tale Dreamscape, Padar Island will give you an astonishing view from the top of it. But not only for the trekking, but also underwater, it offers a big school of surgeons and smaller yellow snappers. Ghostpipefish, 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 groups of grouper.

Days 4-5: Gili Lawa (Crystal Rock – Castle Rock – Shotgun)

Diving into the blue of Castle Rock, we will be surrounded by schools of fusiliers and curious bat fish, 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 where thousands of anthias and schools of yellow-ribbon sweetlips are always encountered.

 

Days 6-7: Gili Lawa – Tatawa – Bat Island

Fish are abundant everywhere in the current city, and it gives the best chance for spotting the bigger fish, especially sharks and other pelagic species. Move to Tatawa in Central Komodo, where it offers a healthy and beautiful coral garden. A good reef fish life, including giant trevally, schools of fusiliers, angel fish and a lot of sweetlips, can be found here, 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.

Day 8: Labuan Bajo

We will reach Labuan Bajo in the morning. Breakfast will be served, and afterwards, prepare for disembarkation. Thank you for having the Komodo Journey with us.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.