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
Experienced≤40 m
The Cauldron (Shotgun)
Dive site in Komodo, Indonesia
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.
- Usual dive
- 25 m
- Deepest point
- 35 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A drift and rock formations dive. Known for manta rays, grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: divetribekomodo.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Grey reef sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Barracuda
- Trevally
- Batfish
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 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
- 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
