Explore Flores

Flores, nestled between the renowned Komodo National Park and the lesser-known gems of Maumere, offers a diverse and unforgettable diving experience. This Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda Islands is famed for its world-class drift and muck dives. Komodo National Park, accessible via Labuan Bajo, is particularly exciting, known for its swift currents and majestic manta ray squadrons. Divers here can explore the dramatic pinnacles, walls, and drop-offs, encountering everything from elusive frogfish to mighty sunfish, all while witnessing pilot whales streaming past in the blue.

Maumere, centrally located on Flores, is a hidden treasure for divers seeking adventure beyond the Komodo waters. It boasts impressive wall dives and a multitude of muck dives, home to numerous endemic species and otherworldly creatures waiting to be discovered. The best diving conditions are found from April to December, during the dry season. For those wishing to fully immerse themselves in this underwater paradise, liveaboard trips offer a comprehensive exploration of Flores's northern coastline, bringing divers closer to the action.

Places to Explore

Maumere

Maumere, located in the middle of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, is a largely unknown and unvisited diving destination. Due to being a neighbour to the extremely popular dive locations of Bali, Komodo and the Gilis, Maumere often isn’t given the attention that it deserves. Offering stunning wall dives covered in gorgonian fans as big as cars to muck dives which house a number of endemic species as well as frogfish and mimic octopus - Maumere is more than worth a visit! Especially considering pilot whales, sperm whales and dolphins have all been spotted off the coast.

Labuan Bajo

4 Divesites 14 Centers

Located on the large island of Flores, Labuan Bajo is the gateway for the extensive marine diversity, strong currents and world-class dive sites which can all be found in Komodo National Park. Komodo’s waters are known to invite droves of manta rays and sharks while immense schools of fish shoal in the nutrient-rich seas. Experience enthralling drifts through sites which appear like underwater assault courses or relax in some of the calmer locations in Central Komodo surrounded by countless sea turtles.

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Assistant Instructor Trainers prepare Assistant Instructors to teach academics and conduct in-water training. As an Assistant Instructor Trainer, you are also qualified to assist Instructor Trainers, giving you valuable experience along your scuba diving instructor pathway. When ready, you can finish the Instructor Training Seminar, allowing you to become an SSI Instructor Trainer. Start your journey to create scuba diving instructors today.

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Top Dive Sites Map

★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★☆ 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.

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★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★☆ Three Sisters Komodo

The Three Sisters are three large rocks all connected to each other, all covered with corals, blue sponges, and are teeming with life. You will dive in the shade of the current and finish the dive on the peaks which top at 6, 7 and 8 meters respectively. You may be lucky enough to spot rays crossing on the top of the pinnacles.

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★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★★ 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.

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★★★★☆ 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.

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★★★★★ Police Corner

Police Corner is located in the central area of Komodo National Park. Topography here include huge overhangs. This is an advanced dive site with a medium to strong current. Highlights include the beautiful soft and hard coral. Maximum depth is 30 m.

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★★★★☆ Sabolon Kecil

MACHINE TRANSLATION: We reach Sabolon Kecil in just 40 minutes by boat. It offers a pleasant drift dive and a seam. At the beginning of the dive we follow the reef, then cross a sandy bottom to the seam, and finish our dive with a slight drift on a beautiful plateau.

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★★★★☆ Canibal Rock Komodo

This site was named after having seen two Komodo Dragons fighting and the winner eating the loser on the closest beach. This dive site is the Heart of the Nusa Kode, or Jurassic, as locals like to call the south of Rinca.

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★★★★★ Wairterang Wreck

After a short swim on a sandy area, we arrive on this Japanese ship wreck sunken during WW2. It lies between 12 and 33 meters and is about 50 meters long. It is covered with corals and is home to many species. The end of the dive is spent looking for seahorses and small critters on the sea grass area.

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★★★★☆ Mini Wall

Mini Wall is located in the central area of Komodo National Park. The topography consists of a wall covered by corals. This is a beginner friendly dive site. Highlights at this site include corals and macro critters. Max depth is 30 m.

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★★★★☆ Yellow Wall Komodo

Yellow wall is located in the south area of Komodo National Park. Bottom contour consists of a drop off and steep slope mix. Bottom composition is coral reef and rubble. This is an advanced level dive site with medium to strong currents. Maximum depth is 40 m.

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Diving in Flores

Komodo diving offers warm, calm and colourful shallow reefs at Siaba Besar and stunning wall dives with soft corals enveloped by swarms of golden and orange anthias at Batu Bolong. At almost every dive site you’ll find yourself drifting along in sites with strong currents among unruly underwater jungles. In North Komodo, the park is full of staggering pinnacles and seamounts which attract incredible schools of fish to the area while at muck dives its possible to investigate the sandy bottom for all types of macro life. At Maumere there are a number of fantastic muck dive sites as well as deep walls, wrecks and drop offs exposed to the strength of the ocean.

The best Months to dive in Flores

Scuba diving in Flores is best during the dry season, from April through to November. Yet, some species are seen more often in the rainy months. In Maumere, sperm whales are seen from November to December while the best season to spot manta rays in Komodo is between December and February. January through to March may have rough conditions at Komodo’s northern dive sites while southern dive sites are rough in July and August. Despite this, daily trips and liveaboards run throughout year-round and are rarely affected.

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Centers Map

Santai Divers Maumere

Jl. Nangatobong RT 005 /RW 003, 86185 Waigete, NT - IDN

Uber Scuba Komodo Dive Center

Jl. Soekarno Hatta,, 86554 Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggar, NT - IDN

Divers Paradise Komodo

Jl. Mutiara - Labuan Bajo, 86554 Nusa Tenggara Timur, NT - IDN

AMARE DIVERS KOMODO

Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Labuan Bajo, Komodo, NT - IDN

Maika Komodo Tour & Diving

Jl. Soekarno Hatta, 86754 Labuan Bajo, NT - IDN

PAPITON DIVE

Jl. Soekarno Hatta no.11, 86754 Manggarai Barat, NT - IDN

Indo Aggressor

Bali, BA - IDN

MAKO DIVING KOMODO

Jl. Soekarno Hatta, 86554 Labuan Bajo Komodo, NT - IDN

Red Whale Dive Center & Tours

Jl. Soekarno Hatta Kampung Ujung Lingkungan 1, 86554 Labuan Bajo-Komodo, NT - IDN

iDIVE Komodo

Jl. Opseter Maun nomer 9, 86754 Labuan Bajo, NT - IDN

LUMBA-LUMBA NTT

BOLOK, KUPANG, NT - IDN

CAJOMA LIVEABOARD

Jl. Soekarno-Hatta, Labuan Bajo, Komodo, 86754 Manggarai Barat, NT - IDN

Scuba Republic Komodo

Jl. Soekarno Hatta , Kampung Tengah , Labuan Bajo, 86700 Manggarai Barat, NT - IDN

Wet Frog Divers

C/O Bintang Flores Hotel, RT/RW 005/002 Labuan Bajo Desa Gorontalo Kec, NT - IDN

LIVEABOARD INDONESIA®

Jl. Bandara Gg Sukun, Batu Cermin, Komodo, 86754 Manggarai Barat, NT - IDN

Wunderpus Liveaboard

Jl. Soekarno Hatta , Labuan Bajo, 86554 Manggarai Barat, NT - IDN

NEREN Diving Komodo

Jln. Soekarno Hatta, 86754 Labuan Bajo, NT - IDN