Batu Bolong
Tiny Central Komodo rock pinnacle with clouds of anthias, bigeye trevally and sweetlips, whitetips on the deeper slopes and common hawksbill turtles.
- Advanced
- Pinnacle
- Whitetip reef sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Tatawa Besar
Dive site in Komodo, Indonesia
Colourful drift past soft corals and clouds of anthias, with reef sharks and grazing turtles along the way.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A drift and reef dive. Known for manta rays, reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: komodoresort.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Reef sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- 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 Komodo?
The point shows the Komodo area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Komodo
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
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
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
- Batu Bolong dive site, Komodo, Indonesia, Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Manta Point (Komodo) dive site, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Siharaditia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
