Nautika Dive Alor Resort, Alor

Diving at Nautika Dive Alor

Nautika is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort with a well-equipped dive centre and a maximum ratio of four divers to one guide. Diving packages normally include two morning dives and an additional afternoon or night dive. Two fibreglass boats take divers to the surrounding sites, with rental equipment included in the price, and nitrox, private guides and PADI training available on request. Underwater photographers can use the air-conditioned camera and storage room with space for up to six camera systems, charging points, air blowers, tools and cleaning equipment. Snorkelling can also be arranged. 

The resort’s position opens up an unusually varied week of diving. Sites around Pura, Kepa, Ternate and Buaya islands offer good visibility, dramatic reef scenery and current-swept sites where schooling fish and pelagic encounters are possible, while sheltered areas reveal an entirely different side of Alor. Macro-focused dives can produce rhinopias, pygmy seahorses, frogfish, Coleman shrimps and mandarinfish, and the wider region can occasionally deliver hammerheads, thresher sharks and mola mola. Visibility is often excellent, but currents can be powerful and site choice is adapted to conditions and diver experience. 

Diving in Alor

Alor offers one of Indonesia’s most exciting combinations of reef, drift and muck diving. The currents flowing through the Pantar Strait support colourful coral gardens, dramatic walls and pinnacles alive with schooling fish, while protected bays such as Kalabahi and Beangabang have earned a reputation for unusual macro life. Classic sites include the Great Wall of Pantar, Cathedral, Current Alley and Apuri – also known as Clown Valley – where sprawling fields of anemones add yet another distinctive underwater landscape. 

Diving is possible throughout much of the year, with March to December normally the most reliable season - our favourite time of year is September to November. Conditions can be cooler and currents stronger around October and November, increasing the possibility of encounters with larger pelagic species. Nautika’s location on western Alor puts both the reefs of the Pantar Strait and Alor’s celebrated muck diving within reach, making it a fantastic choice for divers who enjoy a variety of diving.

Learn more about the diving in Alor on the ZuBlu site here.

ZuBlu’s dive travel experts will help you create the ideal package at Nautika Dive Alor, including your preferred room type, diving, excursions, equipment rental, transfers and any special requests. Share your travel dates, group size, diving experience and budget, and we’ll recommend the best options for your trip.

We’ll also help with practical travel planning, including flight routes, arrival timings and resort transfers, making sure your itinerary works as smoothly as possible from start to finish.

Once you’ve finalised your plans, your travel expert will put a complimentary hold on your preferred room and send a final quote that includes accommodation, meals, diving, transfers, rental equipment or excursions. This quote will also show any extras paid in advance or at the resort - there are no hidden fees - as well as a payment schedule and cancellation terms and conditions.

Your booking is confirmed once the required deposit, or full payment when necessary, has been received.

After confirmation, your dedicated guest concierge will take over and assist with flight routes, transfers, any personal information required by the resort, and questions about your reservation. They are there to make the entire process as straightforward as possible.

Getting There

Alor Mali Airport (ARD) is the main domestic gateway to Alor. Most international visitors reach the island via one of Indonesia’s major international gateways, such as Bali or Jakarta, before travelling onwards through Kupang in West Timor. 

Nautika is around a 50-minute road journey from the airport, and airport pick-up can be arranged for resort guests. On arrival or before departure, guests also have complimentary use of the Nautika Airport Lounge at Alor Mali Airport. 

Other Activities

Although diving is the focus of this resort, land tours around Alor can be arranged for guests interested in seeing more of the island, while snorkelling offers an easier way to explore its clear coastal waters.

Nautika also runs a coral adoption programme connected with its wider reef monitoring and restoration work, giving interested guests an opportunity to engage more closely with the resort’s marine conservation activities. 

Good to Know

• WiFi: Available in guest rooms and around parts of the resort.
• Mobile coverage: 4G phone coverage is available.
• Electricity: the resort has 24 hour electricity.
• Plug type: Round 2-pin plugs (220V)..
• Payments at the resort: Payments at the resort can be made with cash or credit card.
• Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR); resort dive pricing is quoted in rupiah.
• Time zone: Central Indonesia Time, WITA (UTC+8).
• Food policy: Pork products are neither prepared nor permitted at the resort.