PAPITON DIVE

★★★★★ Batu Bolong Komodo

Batu Bolong is a world class dive sites. Suitable for advanced and/or experienced divers due to its strong currents, Batu Bolong offers some huge schools of fish, many pelagic fish, and different kinds of sharks in the deeper parts of the dive.

★★★★★ Pengah Kecil

Pengah Kecil is a rocky island located in Central Komodo and offers plateaus, steep walls, and sloping reefs. Currents can be strong, thus diving is chosen according to the position/direction of the current, and always in the part not exposed to the current. A great site for macro marine life. Maximum depth is 30 m.

★★★★★ Castle Rock Komodo

Castle Rock is an action-packed pinnacle located in the north of Komodo National Park. The pinnacle is positioned in an open body of water and the castle-like peak is submerged a few meters below the water’s surface. You will jump into the blue and quickly descend to get into position within the split.

★★★★★ Siaba Besar

Siaba Besar is a great combination of coral and sandy bottom, and has a gentle slope leading down to a channel. It is a wonderful dive site for all levels of divers, especially for beginners and dive courses, plus those who just want to relax and snorkel in a calm bay.

★★★★★ Mawan Komodo

Mawan is a small island with white sand beaches and turquoise waters in central Komodo National Park. It holds many surprises for divers, offering huge inhabitants as well as a great macro marine life. Mawan is also a cleaning station for mantas. Divers and snorkelers alike can enjoy seeing them.

★★★★★ Crystal Rock Komodo

Crystal Rock in the north part of Komodo National Park is a pinnacle in the open sea that is submerged at high tide, and is home to a wide variety of marine life. With its challenging currents, Crystal Rock offers a thrilling experience and great visibility at around 20 m.

★★★★★ Tatawa Besar

Tatawa Besar is sometimes classified as a drift dive site, yet it offers an easy drift in shallow waters. The current can be mild to moderate. The dive spot offers a colorful reef with excellent life and many corals. Maximum depth is 30 meters.

★★★★☆ Wai Nilu

Wainilu, located close to Rinca Island, is a famous dive spot amongst “muck-diving” lovers and photographers. This is a rather shallow dive in dead coral, sand, and rubble, and surprises divers with weird and amazing critters. A great place for macro diving so don’t forget your camera.

★★★★★ The Cauldron

The Cauldron, aka Shotgun, is one of Komodo’s most popular dive sites and is located at the north end of the park. Famous for its ripping currents, this dive shoots you (like a shotgun) into China Shop, a beautiful protected coral garden. The Cauldron is a great dive for the thrill-seekers!

★★★★☆ Waecicu

Waecicu is one of the dive sites directly accessible from shore in Labuan Bajo. You can access this site from Waecicu Beach in the northern area of Labuan Bajo. This is a beginner friendly site with no current and a mostly sandy bottom area.

★★★★★ Sebayur Kecil Komodo

Sebayur Kecil is a sloping reef. This dive spot is suitable for beginners and those looking to refresh their skills as well as for snorkelers. Usually no to light current is present. Great dive site for searching for small inhabitants, yet deeper down divers can spot different sharks.

★★★★★ Tatawa Kecil

Tatawa Kecil is another great dive site in central Komodo National Park for those who love and know currents. As currents can be very strong, this dive spot is for experienced divers only. This spot offers great visibility, pelagic fish, small creatures, and a beautiful coral reef.

★★★★★ Siaba Kecil

Siaba Kecil offers some amazing drift dives. We drift along a reef that is filled with small caverns. At both ends of the island there is a beautiful coral garden where we do our safety stop, or wherer less experienced divers can dive. Otherwise this spot is for experienced divers only as currents can be strong.

★★★★★ Manta Point , Makassar Reef

Makasar Reef also called Karang Makasar or Manta Point is one of the best meeting sites for manta rays. Beginner divers and snorkelers can navigate this dive spot, offering a gentle drift dive at a depth of 10-15 m. You can dive at Manta Point all year around.

★★★★★ Manta Point

Karang Makassar, or Manta Point as it’s more famously known, is Komodo National Park’s biggest dive site at approximately 3km long by 400-500m wide. It is a shallow drift dive site with a beautiful coral reef to the south, dunes to the north, and a rubble coral bottom in between, scattered with manta cleaning stations.