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Komodo National Park
has
widely known with the home of the giant lizard
Komodo Dragon - which has just declare to be one
of the latest heritage of the world.
Explore the under water live and its ecosystems
which has well known as the best diving site in
the world. From beautiful coral, reefs,
thousands sort of fishes to the crystal water
and beautiful beach are await to visit. Komodo
dragons live in one of the driest area in
Indonesia, where there are few permanent water
sources
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Tanjung Rusa
- A variety of small
invertebrates and fish,
including sharks and giant
trevally, are visible while
snorkeling the rocky slopes.
Deeper diving to 40m reveals
many coral trout, large
groupers, schools of giant
trevally, and massive dogtooth
tuna.
Fantastic diving and snorkeling.
Ideal entry is approximately
100m south of the bay’s western
point. Once you have rounded the
point, continue diving
westwards. The shallow reef at
the end of the dive is an
excellent coral garden. Strong
currents and sometimes
down-currents can be experienced
on the point. Recommended time
to dive is during slack-tide.
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Toro Oi
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Excellent hard coral garden.
Frogfish can be found on sponges
on the reef slope. Nudibranchs
and other unusual creatures are
often found in this area. Entry
point is at the northern tip of
the headland. Swim along the
reef heading into the bay with
the reef to the left |
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GPS Point
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Abundant fish life still exists
in current-prone areas including
large, missile-like Spanish
mackerel. On the northwestern
corner of this seamount grey
reef sharks swim at 30m depth.
Dogtooth tunas can sometimes be
seen along the deeper slopes.
This seamount was once rated
amongst the best dive sites in
this area. Up to 7 species of
sharks could be seen during a
single dive and schooling
hammerhead sharks were seen in
the month of September.
Unfortunately, hard corals was
severely damaged by dynamite
fishing in 1997 and 1998 and
sharks were extensively fished
out by sharksfinners. Large
patches of coral rubble
intersperse stretches of live
coral, which are evidence of
what a great site this once was.
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Lohwenci
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A
good variety of hard and soft
corals, plenty of fish life and
other marine creatures can be
found at this site. This
site is a pleasant, relatively
current-free dive just north of
the ranger station where there
is a small white sandy beach and
a group of low, black rocks
sitting on the reef. The entry
point is just off the small
white beach. The dive continues
towards the ranger station with
the reef at left |
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Tukoh-serikaya
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The corals are in very good
condition and fish life is also
very good. Lots of a whitetip
reef sharks patrol the area,
which is surrounded in clouds of
anthiast.
This site is one of the better
small island dives in western
Komodo. On the eastern side of
Tukohserikaya there is a rocky
reef that break the surface.
Although this site is very
exposed to the current, it is
still possible to dive on the
lee side of the reef even when
the current is otherwise quite
strong. The best time to dive
this area, however, is during
slack-tide |
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Tukoh-lehokgebah
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This site has good coral
coverage and plenty of small
fish and sharks.
There is good diving on the
northern and southern points of
the island. The diving
environment is very similar to
Tukohserikaya. On the southern
side of the island there are
some big boulders that form an
interesting terrain. Coral
growth on the northern side is
also very good but stunted due
the force of the current that
sweeps the island. |
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Banana Split
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A variety of sweet lips species
live on this site and sometimes
school together. Groupers,
sharks and pelagic fishes can
also be found. There is a lot of
activity amongst the smaller
reef fish around the top of the
reef. Thousands of anthias and
wrasses can often be seen
spawning.
The top of the reef is shaped
like a banana and runs north to
south in about 2m of the water.
The western side of the reef
drops down to boulders in
approximately 30 m of water
where the bigger fish live. On
the eastern side of the reef,
boulders start in approximately
10 meters of water and slope
down. At the southern end of the
reef is a pinnacle detached from
the main reef.
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