Manta Point

★★★★★ (1,551)

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.

Komodo has a known resident manta population of 1200 mantas and you have the opportunity to see them all year round!

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

674 Sightings
J
44
F
34
M
59
A
78
M
64
J
53
J
49
A
59
S
72
O
72
N
56
D
34

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

166 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
9
A
17
M
20
J
17
J
12
A
17
S
17
O
17
N
16
D
16
Green Turtle

Green Turtle

138 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
19
M
12
J
22
J
15
A
18
S
14
O
15
N
11
D
6
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

69 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
19
N
8
D
6
Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

64 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
9
J
0
J
9
A
10
S
0
O
12
N
0
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

19 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

222 Sightings
J
17
F
13
M
18
A
26
M
20
J
29
J
23
A
17
S
16
O
17
N
14
D
12
Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

201 Sightings
J
6
F
12
M
16
A
10
M
15
J
23
J
22
A
25
S
24
O
23
N
15
D
10
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

161 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
11
A
8
M
11
J
26
J
21
A
16
S
16
O
21
N
11
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

118 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
10
J
11
J
10
A
0
S
15
O
12
N
12
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

101 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
14
M
9
J
11
J
10
A
12
S
10
O
0
N
9
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

70 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
7
A
15
M
9
J
14
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

59 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
9
M
9
J
14
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
9
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

58 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
13
M
9
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
7
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0

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