Diving
DivingThe most important facts like a list of dive operators (dive centers) and liveaboard operators, dive safety (addresses of the hyperbaric chambers), dive conditions, climate, hotels and how to get to Nusa Tenggara on one page and ready to print.
On this page: diving facts about Komodo,
Flores, Alor
Look at my website about dive sites in Komodo,
Flores, Alor
Click here to look at underwater photos taken in Nusa Tenggara (Komodo,
Flores)
Indonesian dive terms
Maps of Indonesia: Collection
of maps / Overview map Indonesia
(keyword Indonesia)
Maps of Nusa Tenggara: map of Nusatenggara
/ map west
Nusa Tenggara / east
Nusa Tenggara
Articles about Nusa Tenggara: www.indonesiaphoto.com
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The closest international airport is in Denpasar in Bali. The best connections into Nusa Tenggara are from Denpasar but there are also flights from Surabaya (Java). Some of the islands can only be reached by ferry (Pelni oceanliners and local ferries) or by liveaboard. Please notice, that the schedules of feries change often and if there is bad weather some of them are better avoided! |
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| There are also several airports on Nusa Tenggara but they are usually small and airplanes can't land when it is dark. Flights can be very irregular and are sometimes canceled, so plan plenty of time for your trip and plan in some extra days if you need to connect to an international flight!! Please notice that you might have to pay for dive luggage exceeding 20 kg. Airports: Lombok: Mataran / Sumbawa: Sumbawa Besar, Bima / Flores:
Labuhan Bajo, Ende, Maumere / Alor: Kalabahi / West Timor: Kupang /
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- Adelaar, E-mail Komodo, Rinca, Banta, Mojo
- Adventurer
- Albatros (Gani Bali Dive) Lombok, Moyo, Sumbawa, Komodo
- Albatross Diving Adventure
- Amira
- Archipelago Adventurer II
- Baruna Adventurer and Baruna Explorer to Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Timor
- Bali Dive Cruise sailing and diving in Komodo, Takabonerate, Selayar
- Dive Damai Komodo, Kalimantan, Banda, Papua, Halmahera and Alor
- Evening Star II to Komodo
- Grand Komodo and Alor Dive to Komodo, Flores, Alor, Nusa Tenggara. This is one of the outfits that pioneered this dive area. Individual tours can be planned, if you charter the whole boat. Also operates in Irian Jaya and Tukangbesi.
- Kararu Dive Voyages to Komodo, Kangean, Sorong, Kupang, Lombok. Also operates in Irian Jaya and Tukangbesi.
- Komodo Tours to Komodo, Flores, Alor
- Mona Lisa
- Moana Cruising to Komodo, Irian Jaya
- M/V Komodo Dancer (Peter Hughes)
- M/Y Pelagian to Sumbawa, Komodo, Rinca, Sangean and Satonda
- Ombak Putih and Ombak Biru (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sangeang, Komodo)
- Ondina to Nusa Tenggara (Komodo, Flores, Alor) and Takabonerate, Selayar, Tukangbesi
- Pindito offers dives around Nusa Tenggara ( Bali, Moyo, Banta, Komodo, Rinca, Gilli Lawalaut, Sumbawa). Also operates in Irian Jaya and Tukangbesi.
- Seven Seas (Komodo, Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Alor and Wetar, Wakatobi)
- Tidak Apapa is a Phinisi Schooner operating around Komodo
You find more information about Alor on the website of the regional government of Alor www.alor-island.com
- Diving all year around possible, best time is May to September
- Water 27 to 29°C
- Visibility is mostly good (up to 15-20m)
Alor Dive
Alor Divers (Neya and Gilles)
Dive Alor (Graeme and Donovan Whitford)
la p’tite Kepa Homestay
Taman Alor Dive Resort (?)
There are also some liveaboard boats which make a 1 or 2 week tour around Nusa Tenggara and also visit Alor.
In general Indonesia has two yearly seasons of monsoon winds: the southeast monsoon (dry) and the northwest monsoon (rain). The dry season usually runs from May through September and the rainy season from November through March. Exception are the Moluccas (Maluku) where seasons are reversed. Map with weather in Indonesia - weather now - weather records and average in Kupang (Timor!).
The dive resorts also offer accomodation.
- Diving all year around possible, best time is late March to early May and late September to early November
- Water 27 to 29°C
- Visibility is mostly good (up to 20m)
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Most of the diving around Flores is done by liveaboard boats starting either from Sape (Sumbawa), Labuan Bajo or Maumere (Flores) or Kalabahi (Alor). However you can also stay in Labuan Bajo or Maumere and dive from there.
Labuan Bajo:
Bajo Dive Club / Dive Komodo / Divine Diving / Labuan Diving (no website) / Reefseekers
Information about Flores and Komodo hotels, trips on www.floreskomodo.com (Swiss Contact) / Budget Traveller information about Labuan Bajo
Maumere:
Ankermi Happy Dive in Watumita (about 30km east from Maumere) / Sea World Club in Maumere
There is a large choce of accommodations in Labuan Bajo. In Maumere you can stay at any of the above mentioned dive operators or in small resorts close by. Some accomodations are very simple bamboo huts and electricity is often only available during the night.
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- Diving all year around possible, best time is late March to early May and late September to early November
- Sometimes some dive areas are inaccessible due to rough seas
- Water 26°C or less in the south, 27° to 28° in the north
- Visibility is mostly good (up to 20m) but can be as bad as 5m
- Currents are strong most of the time
There are no dive operators on the Komodo islands themselves, but several in Labuan Bajo (Flores - see above). Most of the diving is done by liveaboard boats starting either from Sape (Sumbawa), Labuan Bajo or Maumere (Flores) or Kalabahi (Alor). Some liveaboards start in Bali or Lombok, but this means less time in Komodo itself. Probably all tours include a visit to the Komodo dragons.
Please check out the part of fact sheet about Flores (above)
There are several cheap accomodations in Labuan Bajo (Flores) and there are camping areas in the Komodo National Park and some bungalows.
Phone DAN (Divers Alert Network) outside Australia +61-8-8212 9242
Bali: Sanglah General Hospital (in Indonesian language) USUP Sanglah Denpasar JI. Diponegoro, Denpasar 80114 Bali, Indonesia: Phone 62-361-227911 through -15 ext. 232 (hyperbaric medical department) Fax 62-361-22426 Run by Dr. Antonius Natasamudra and Dr. Etty Herawati
Jakarta: Rumah Sakit Angkatan Laut (Navy Hospital) in Jl. Bendungan Hilir No.17, Central Jakarta (see text in italian with some addresses - list of help)
For more information about hyperbaric chambers look at the Indonesia page or the dive safety page.
This page www.starfish.ch/dive/info/Nusatenggara-info.html
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