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| Labuanbajo (Komodo National Park) |  
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Description:
As a "world heritage" site it offers a unique experience, partly because its the home of the giant lizard Komodo Dragon and partly because of the diving. Komodo National Park is nestled between eastern Sumbawa and western Flores. There lie three tiny grass-covered islands Komodo, Padar and Rinca, which together form the National Park. The reefs around Komodo teem with life, a result of the ongoing struggle between the tremendous tidal changes from the north - the Java and Flores Seas - and the fierce currents and heavy swells from the south - the powerful Indian Ocean. The resulting nutrient rich water has created a biological paradise of incomparable splendor. 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. See for more details: http://www.komodonationalpark.org | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Labaunbajo (international via Bali or Jakarta) |
| Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 25 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks, Vegetation, Vulcanic |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Dry season between April and November. Nevertheless, Komodo diving is year-round. During the rainy season, the southern sites are accessible, but northern winds make anchorage at the northern sites difficult. Vice versa during the dry season. The best months to dive Komodo are April and November because the lull in the prevailing weather allows divers passage to both the north and the south. |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Blacktip reef sharks |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Seen at most sites
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of brilliant reef fish
| | | Cow nose rays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Dugongs |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Northern and southern sites, dugongs have been spotted in areas with strong currents as well as sheltered bays, always in shallow water.
| | | Eagle rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Northern sites very good chance of seeing them
| | | Grey reef sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Especially at divesite Karang Makasar, but snorkling only. The best time is during rising tide. Sometimes there can be between 40 to 50 mantas.
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | many different species including Blue ribbon eels
| | | Nurse sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Almost everything can and will be seen; napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, large schools of rainbow runners and giant trevallies, groupers, potato cods, and snappers.
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Thresher sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Whale sharks | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern sites
| | | Whitetip reef sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White tips at most dive sites
| | | Wobbegong sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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