The Komodo’s are a spectacular massive National Park with dinosaur looking creatures above and below the surface.
Diving in Komodo makes you a stronger diver as the conditions are varied which also means the marine life is varied and stunning.
The dive sites around Komodo contain so much diversity. You’ll see healthy and colorful coral gardens surrounding the island and marine life ranging from the super tiny to beautiful large beasts.
More than 1,000 species of tropical fish, sea turtles, frogfish, seahorse, dolphins, reef sharks and of course the big flappy flappy: manta rays.
The Best Dive Sites in Komodo
Find your favourite dive sites and then join the day trip or liveaboard to explore them!
Komodo is surrounded with incredible dive sites suitable for all levels from beginner Try Scuba Divers to the most Advanced Recreational and Tech Divers. You’ll see everything from schools of fish, small nudi branch’s, sting rays, reef sharks, octopus and of course the beautiful flappy flappy manta ray!
A tiny “rock with a hole” in the strait between Komodo and Tatawa, this pinnacle is one of the most jaw-dropping reefs in the park, packed wall-to-wall with healthy coral and fish. Strong currents mean diving the sheltered side, where reef sharks, turtles, trevally and big schools swarm the slope.
A long rubble reef better known as Manta Point, this is the park’s famous manta highway where reef mantas cruise the cleaning stations and feed year-round. An easy drift over the shallows also turns up turtles, rays and reef sharks.
A spectacular submerged pinnacle near Gili Lawa Laut, blanketed in colourful soft corals and gorgonians. Strong currents pull in the big stuff: grey reef and whitetip sharks, giant trevally, schooling snapper and the occasional dogtooth tuna.
A seamount near Gili Lawa Laut famous for adrenaline-fuelled big-fish action. A negative entry drops you into strong current where sharks, trevally, tuna and dense schools of fusiliers and surgeonfish put on a show in the blue.
A dramatic pinnacle with boulders, swim-throughs and overhangs draped in vivid soft coral. Strong, swirling currents bring in reef sharks, turtles and the occasional manta, making it a thrilling dive for confident divers.
A trio of less-dived seamounts rising from the deep in southern Komodo, rewarding those who make the trip. Currents draw in mantas, sharks and schooling pelagics, with rich coral and macro life covering the pinnacles.
A relaxed sloping reef near Gili Lawa, perfect when you want a calmer dive between the high-octane sites. Healthy hard coral hosts turtles, reef fish, nudibranchs and cuttlefish, with easy conditions for all levels.
Also called “Shotgun,” this exhilarating drift between Gili Lawa Darat and Gili Lawa Laut fires you over a shallow saddle as the current accelerates. Mantas, reef sharks and schooling trevally patrol the channel in one of Komodo’s most memorable rides.
In south Komodo, this is one of the park’s most reliable manta spots, where reef mantas line up at cleaning stations and feed in the nutrient-rich water. A rocky bay of bommies and channels also shelters reef fish and the occasional shark.
An easy, scenic drift over a sloping garden of orange soft corals on the island’s sheltered side. Expect turtles, sweetlips, schooling fusiliers and reef fish gliding past as the current gently carries you along.
A gentle sloping reef and sandy patch that doubles as a manta cleaning station, making it a favourite for relaxed manta encounters. The shallows are great for beginners, with turtles, rays and reef fish rounding out the dive.
Known as “turtle city,” this calm, sloping reef is perfect for beginners and check dives, with green turtles resting everywhere among hard coral. Look out for cuttlefish, nudibranchs and the occasional reef shark in the shallows.
A laid-back coral garden off the famous pink-sand beach, ideal for easy dives and macro hunting. Frogfish, nudibranchs, pipefish and ghost pipefish hide among the corals, with turtles and reef fish throughout.
A world-class critter dive in cooler southern waters, this seamount is carpeted in colourful crinoids, sponges and soft coral. Rare frogfish, pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs and Spanish dancers make it a macro and photography paradise.
An easy, healthy coral garden close to Labuan Bajo, perfect for training, warm-up and check dives. Gentle slopes host turtles, reef fish, nudibranchs and the occasional reef shark in the deeper water.
A fast, exhilarating drift through the channel between Komodo and Gili Lawa, for confident divers only. Strong currents pull you past schooling trevally, snappers, reef sharks and turtles in a thrilling, action-packed dive.
Skill level: Advanced
Depth: 8m-30m
Currents: strong
Batu Bolong
Central · Komodo Strait
A tiny rock with a hole in the strait between Komodo and Tatawa, this pinnacle is one of the most jaw-dropping reefs in the park, packed wall to wall with healthy coral and fish. Strong currents mean diving the sheltered side, where reef sharks, turtles, trevally and big schools swarm the slope.
Depth:5-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Intermediate to Advanced
Reef sharksTurtlesTrevallyBig schools
Makassar Reef
Central · Manta Point
A long rubble reef better known as Manta Point, this is the park famous manta highway where reef mantas cruise the cleaning stations and feed year-round. An easy drift over the shallows also turns up turtles, rays and reef sharks.
Depth:5-20 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner to Advanced
Manta raysEasy driftTurtlesReef sharks
Crystal Rock
North · Gili Lawa Laut
A spectacular submerged pinnacle near Gili Lawa Laut, blanketed in colourful soft corals and gorgonians. Strong currents pull in the big stuff: grey reef and whitetip sharks, giant trevally, schooling snapper and the occasional dogtooth tuna.
Depth:5-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Advanced
Soft coralReef sharksGiant trevallyDogtooth tuna
Castle Rock
North · Gili Lawa Laut
A seamount near Gili Lawa Laut famous for adrenaline-fuelled big-fish action. A negative entry drops you into strong current where sharks, trevally, tuna and dense schools of fusiliers and surgeonfish put on a show in the blue.
Depth:4-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Advanced
Negative entrySharksTunaSchooling fish
Tatawa Kecil
Central · Tatawa Island
A dramatic pinnacle with boulders, swim-throughs and overhangs draped in vivid soft coral. Strong, swirling currents bring in reef sharks, turtles and the occasional manta, making it a thrilling dive for confident divers.
Depth:5-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Advanced
Swim-throughsSoft coralReef sharksManta possible
Three Sisters
South · South Komodo
A trio of less-dived seamounts rising from the deep in southern Komodo, rewarding those who make the trip. Currents draw in mantas, sharks and schooling pelagics, with rich coral and macro life covering the pinnacles.
Depth:5-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Intermediate to Advanced
SeamountsMantasPelagicsMacro
Light House
North · Gili Lawa
A relaxed sloping reef near Gili Lawa, perfect when you want a calmer dive between the high-octane sites. Healthy hard coral hosts turtles, reef fish, nudibranchs and cuttlefish, with easy conditions for all levels.
Depth:5-25 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner to Intermediate
Hard coralTurtlesNudibranchsCuttlefish
The Cauldron
North · Shotgun
Also called Shotgun, this exhilarating drift between Gili Lawa Darat and Gili Lawa Laut fires you over a shallow saddle as the current accelerates. Mantas, reef sharks and schooling trevally patrol the channel in one of Komodo most memorable rides.
Depth:5-25 meters
Currents:
Level:Intermediate to Advanced
Drift rideMantasReef sharksTrevally
Manta Alley
South · South Komodo
In south Komodo, this is one of the park most reliable manta spots, where reef mantas line up at cleaning stations and feed in the nutrient-rich water. A rocky bay of bommies and channels also shelters reef fish and the occasional shark.
Depth:5-20 meters
Currents:
Level:Intermediate to Advanced
Manta raysCleaning stationBommiesReef fish
Tatawa Besar
Central · Tatawa Island
An easy, scenic drift over a sloping garden of orange soft corals on the island sheltered side. Expect turtles, sweetlips, schooling fusiliers and reef fish gliding past as the current gently carries you along.
Depth:5-25 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner to Advanced
Easy driftSoft coralTurtlesFusiliers
Mawan
Central · Central Komodo
A gentle sloping reef and sandy patch that doubles as a manta cleaning station, making it a favourite for relaxed manta encounters. The shallows are great for beginners, with turtles, rays and reef fish rounding out the dive.
Depth:5-20 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner to Intermediate
Manta raysGentleTurtlesRays
Siaba Besar
Central · Turtle City
Known as turtle city, this calm, sloping reef is perfect for beginners and check dives, with green turtles resting everywhere among hard coral. Look out for cuttlefish, nudibranchs and the occasional reef shark in the shallows.
Depth:5-18 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner
Green turtlesEasy diveCuttlefishNudibranchs
Pink Beach
Central · Pantai Merah
A laid-back coral garden off the famous pink-sand beach, ideal for easy dives and macro hunting. Frogfish, nudibranchs, pipefish and ghost pipefish hide among the corals, with turtles and reef fish throughout.
Depth:5-22 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner
MacroFrogfishNudibranchsGhost pipefish
Cannibal Rock
South · Horseshoe Bay
A world-class critter dive in cooler southern waters, this seamount is carpeted in colourful crinoids, sponges and soft coral. Rare frogfish, pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs and Spanish dancers make it a macro and photography paradise.
Depth:5-30 meters
Currents:
Level:Intermediate to Advanced
CrinoidsPygmy seahorseMacroSpanish dancers
Sebayur Kecil
Central · Near Labuan Bajo
An easy, healthy coral garden close to Labuan Bajo, perfect for training, warm-up and check dives. Gentle slopes host turtles, reef fish, nudibranchs and the occasional reef shark in the deeper water.
Depth:5-20 meters
Currents:
Level:Beginner
Coral gardenEasy diveTurtlesTraining
Golden Passage
North · Gili Lawa channel
A fast, exhilarating drift through the channel between Komodo and Gili Lawa, for confident divers only. Strong currents pull you past schooling trevally, snappers, reef sharks and turtles in a thrilling, action-packed dive.