Komodo National Park North (5 Days / 4 Nights - 13 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Sebayor, Siaba Kecil. Castle Rock, Crystal Rock, Golden Passage, Manta Point, Batul Bolong, Tatawa Besar, Pink Beach, Manta Alley, Three Sisters, Padar, Rinca, visit to see Komodo dragons.
Day 1
An early transfer from either Labuan Bajo airport or a local hotel has been arranged for you so that you can be on board the Empress II and get ready for diving as it will be a busy and fun day right from the start of your Komodo diving cruise, with the liveaboard leaving port at around 10 am. 3 guided dives, with the 1st dive just before lunch and conducted at Sebayor, then 2 afternoon dives at Siaba Kecil and Siaba Besar, plus a night dive before dinner.
Days 2-4
The chef will spoil you with delicious food, thanks to a cuisine of Asian and European influences, using only fresh ingredients found in local markets. A breakfast will follow the 1st dive, while the afternoon dives will take place after lunch, and the night dive will make you hungry in time for dinner.
The Komodo dive sites will be one of the highlights of your diving career! The national park hosts manta cleaning stations, varied nudibranchs, harlequin shrimps, incredible hard and soft coral reefs, and tons of fish everywhere you look. Temperature and currents affect the sites in different ways, generating a high diversity of marine life and scuba possibilities. Look out for barracuda, bumpheads, big groupers and giant trevallies, as well as smaller delights like leaffish, candy crabs and frogfish.
Please not that on the last full day of the safari that are only 3 dives, followed by a barbecue evening and farewell party on a deserted beach.
Day 5
An early tour of Rinca Island just after breakfast to see the famous Komodo dragons. Back to Labuan Bajo harbour at around midday. From there you can be transferred to either the airport or your hotel.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].