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Private Double Cabin - Upper Deck
Dorm Cabin
Central and North Komodo Liveaboard
Central and North Komodo Liveaboard
5 Days • Monthly
Dive with Sokaraja Liveaboard
Price per person:
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$1,145.00 AUD
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$1,145.00 AUD
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Five days and fifteen dives take you out of Labuan Bajo and through the central and northern waters of Komodo National Park. You begin with a check dive at Sebayur Kecil, then work through Pengah Kecil, Siaba, Mawan, Tatawa Kecil and Batu Bolong before finishing at Castle Rock, Crystal Rock and a last dive at a site the crew keeps for its own guests. On land you trek Rinca Island for Komodo dragons and climb Gili Lawa Darat for sunset.
Komodo is a place where the water sets the schedule. The channels move hard, so the crew reads the tide before anyone kits up, and a dive that is a calm drift over seagrass in the morning can become a current ride past pinnacles by afternoon. Days settle into a rhythm of briefing, dive, meal and rest. By the third morning you are reading the surface the way the guides do, and the evenings are quiet anchorages, shared stories and a sky with very little interference.
Trip Highlights & Key Regional Features
- Fifteen guided dives in five days, including a night dive at Wainilu
- Mawan and Taka Makassar, two of the park's best-known sites for manta rays, plus a 2.5 km shallow drift over a manta cleaning station
- Batu Bolong, a pinnacle with anthias clouds, Napoleon wrasse, white tip reef sharks, giant trevally and tuna in the current lines
- Tatawa Kecil, a strong-current site dived at slack tide, with a swim-through and schools of snapper, sweetlips, barracuda and batfish
- Cauldron, a channel drift between Gili Lawa Darat and Gili Lawa Laut
- Siaba Besar, known as Turtle City, with green turtles and seagrass macro that can turn up flamboyant cuttlefish and mimic octopus
- A Komodo dragon trek on Rinca Island
- Flying foxes leaving Kalong Island at dusk, and a sunset hike on Gili Lawa Darat
- Dived inside Komodo National Park, where strong currents are part of the diving and reef-safe sunscreen is required
What's Included
What's Included
- Cruise director and divemaster or instructor
- Harbor fee
- Cylinders, mask, weight belt, weights, booties and torch (divers only)
- Meals and snacks
- Unlimited water, coffee and tea
- Cabin towels and basic toiletries
Itinerary
Itinerary
Day 1
Meet at Dermaga KP3 at 08:30 and sail. A check dive at Sebayur Kecil (5 to 18 m) settles your weighting and buoyancy on an easy sloping reef. Then Pengah Kecil, a lee-side island with walls, slopes and a plateau to 30 m, where eagle rays, juvenile white tip reef sharks, frogfish and nudibranchs are the draw. At sunset the boat sits off Kalong Island for the flying foxes, followed by a night dive at Wainilu.
Day 2
A morning trek on Rinca Island to look for Komodo dragons. Then three dives: a drift dive at Siaba Kecil along overhangs and steep reef, Siaba Besar for green turtles and seagrass macro (average depth 14 m), and Mawan, a drift site for mantas, sharks and turtles.
Day 3
Police Corner, with brain coral thought to be over 100 years old. A second dive at Mawan. Then Tatawa Kecil, which the crew times for slack tide, with its swim-through and schooling fish.
Day 4
Batu Bolong, a pinnacle dived from 2 to 30 m. Then Taka Makassar, a shallow drift (8 to 10 m) over manta cleaning stations. Third, Cauldron, a channel drift between the two Gili Lawa islands. The day ends with a sunset trek on Gili Lawa Darat and a quiet anchorage.
Day 5
Castle Rock, a strong-current pinnacle for advanced or experienced divers. Then Crystal Rock, a pinnacle to 22 to 23 m for advanced divers (18 m for Open Water divers). The 15th dive is at a site reserved for the operator's guests. The last dive finishes around 12:00 to 13:00 and you reach Labuan Bajo about 15:00 to 16:00.
The itinerary can change with tide, current and weather.
Meet at Dermaga KP3 at 08:30 and sail. A check dive at Sebayur Kecil (5 to 18 m) settles your weighting and buoyancy on an easy sloping reef. Then Pengah Kecil, a lee-side island with walls, slopes and a plateau to 30 m, where eagle rays, juvenile white tip reef sharks, frogfish and nudibranchs are the draw. At sunset the boat sits off Kalong Island for the flying foxes, followed by a night dive at Wainilu.
Day 2
A morning trek on Rinca Island to look for Komodo dragons. Then three dives: a drift dive at Siaba Kecil along overhangs and steep reef, Siaba Besar for green turtles and seagrass macro (average depth 14 m), and Mawan, a drift site for mantas, sharks and turtles.
Day 3
Police Corner, with brain coral thought to be over 100 years old. A second dive at Mawan. Then Tatawa Kecil, which the crew times for slack tide, with its swim-through and schooling fish.
Day 4
Batu Bolong, a pinnacle dived from 2 to 30 m. Then Taka Makassar, a shallow drift (8 to 10 m) over manta cleaning stations. Third, Cauldron, a channel drift between the two Gili Lawa islands. The day ends with a sunset trek on Gili Lawa Darat and a quiet anchorage.
Day 5
Castle Rock, a strong-current pinnacle for advanced or experienced divers. Then Crystal Rock, a pinnacle to 22 to 23 m for advanced divers (18 m for Open Water divers). The 15th dive is at a site reserved for the operator's guests. The last dive finishes around 12:00 to 13:00 and you reach Labuan Bajo about 15:00 to 16:00.
The itinerary can change with tide, current and weather.
Agencies
Agencies
- AIDA
- Apnea Academy
- Apnea Total
- CMAS
- FII
- Molchanovs
- PADI
- PFI
- RAID
- SSI
- NAUI
- SDI
- ADIP
Languages
Languages
- English
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
Important
Important
Requirements
- Open Water certification and a minimum of 30 logged dives
- A Deep Dive Adventure is required. Complete it before arriving, or on board for IDR 1,000,000 (about $56). Alternatively, complete the Advanced Open Water course on board for IDR 4,500,000 (about $251)
- Minimum age 17 (existing listing says 16 with parental consent, to be resolved with the partner)
- A Scuba Review is required if you have not dived in over 12 months
- A completed Medical Statement is required. If any answer is Yes, written physician clearance is mandatory
- Reef-safe sunscreen is mandatory on board and in the water
- Allow at least 18 hours between your last dive and a flight; 24 hours is recommended after multiple dives
Mandatory fees, paid in addition to the trip price
- Komodo National Park fee, including Rinca dragon trekking: IDR 1,250,000 to 1,525,000 per person per trip (about $70 to $85), amount to be confirmed
- Fuel surcharge: IDR 1,000,000 per person per trip (about $56), to be confirmed
Optional extras
- Rental of BCD, regulator, fins and wetsuit (price to be confirmed)
- Beer and soda
- Gratuities for the crew (appreciated, not mandatory)
Cancellations
Cancellations
Life happens so we keep cancellations simple. Enjoy free cancellation for 14 days from the time of booking or find an equally qualified suitable replacement up to 30 days prior to diving.
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