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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Grey reef and whitetip reef sharks are the reliable Komodo species, concentrated at Castle Rock, Crystal Rock and Shotgun. A site-by-site probability…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Southern Komodo runs 21 to 25 degrees in upwelling season with 10 to 20 metres of visibility and world-class macro. Here is…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Castle Rock is the harder dive and the bigger shark show; Crystal Rock is clearer, shallower on top and slightly more forgiving.…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Batu Bolong is Komodo's densest wall of fish and its least forgiving current. Here is how the pinnacle splits the flow, where…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 7 min read
Manta rays are in Komodo year-round at Karang Makassar, with density peaking December to March when plankton-rich water fills the channels. Here…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Yes, Open Water takes three days on board with an 18 m limit, and Advanced adds two days and five adventure dives.…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Komodo liveaboards sit hours from definitive hyperbaric care. Here is what dive insurance must cover, what standard travel policies exclude, and how…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Plan 18 hours between your last Komodo dive and your flight out of Labuan Bajo. Here is how that interacts with the…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
The Komodo park ticket is IDR 250,000 for foreign visitors under PP 36/2024. Here is what that covers, what operators collect separately,…
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Komodo Diving Guides 1 Aug 2026 8 min read
Three dives a day is the honest Komodo liveaboard average, plus night dives and a bonus final morning. Here is the real…
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