Diving Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park boasts some of the best diving in the world. This time of year the water is very choppy and the visibility is less than perfect, but even then the diving was more amazing then the Similian islands in Thailand, and that WAS the best diving in my life. A National Geographic journalist came along with the dive trip, which was great because it made the Divemaster take us to the best spots for the regular price.

Some locals getting towed out of the bay














Me at Batu Bolong. "Batu Bolong is a tiny rock island in the strait between Tatawa and Komodo, definitely one of the very best Komodo has to offer. This area is undamaged because the current and topography (steep walls) makes it impossible for local fishermen to use their dynamite and cyanide fishing techniques. It also means it can only be dived around slack-tide. The dive starts right at the surface with colorful corals along with other invertebrates and thousands of small colorful fish. In deeper water along the steep walls, many large fish including sharks, mantas, napoleon wrasses, giant trevallies, dogtooth tunas, and large schools of rainbow runners will greet you." I wish I had an underwater camera!!!!
















The currents are very unpredictable in Komodo N.P., and at about 5m when were about to surface a whirlpool came out of no where and instantly pulled us down to more than 15m (very pain full on the ears) - best thing to do is inflate your BCD and swim horizontally out of it.



We went snorkeling around this little island and were surrounded by loads of huge mantas and eagle rays.














The captain and 1st mate laughing about the Bob Marley sized spliff they rolled.














The great divemaster at Dive Komodo