Makassar Reef (Manta Point)
Shallow manta cleaning-station drift where reef mantas show up year-round, peaking December–April with 4–12 on a good dive.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Manta rays
Advanced≤30 m
Batu Bolong
Dive site in Komodo, Indonesia
Tiny Central Komodo rock pinnacle with clouds of anthias, bigeye trevally and sweetlips, whitetips on the deeper slopes and common hawksbill turtles.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Strong
Photo: Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The dive
A pinnacle and reef dive from a boat. Known for whitetip reef sharks, turtles and trevally.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divetribekomodo.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Pinnacle, Reef
- Entry
- By boat
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Anthias
- Napoleon wrasse
Season in Komodo
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–Oct.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Batu Bolong?
More dives in Komodo
Drift
down to 35 m
Castle Rock
North Komodo site where grey, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks cruise the blue alongside big schools of giant trevally, dogtooth tuna and barracuda.
- Advanced
- Grey reef sharks
Rock formations
down to 35 m
Police Corner
Strong-current corner off Siaba Besar with a crack wide enough for one diver at a time and rays and sharks passing in the blue.
- Experienced
- Batfish
Macro
down to 25 m
Siaba Besar
Sheltered sandy bay nicknamed Turtle City, where green turtles are everywhere, resting on coral and cruising past.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Drift
down to 35 m
The Cauldron (Shotgun)
Channel drift between Gili Lawa Laut and Darat: drop into a giant bowl, then ride the current through a small rocky channel with mantas and reef sharks.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Drift
down to 30 m
Crystal Rock
Komodo site where divers scan the blue for large tuna, giant trevallies and grey reef sharks.
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Manta Point (Komodo) dive site, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Siharaditia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
