Rugged Beauty of Flores
From Komodo to the East of Flores
This cruise combines the world class diving in the Komodo National Park with some lesser known albeit equally great dive sites along the north coast of Flores. It takes off from the port of Labuhan Bajo on the west coast of Flores, and takes us all the way to the city of Maumere in the East of the island.
Leaving Labuhan Bajo, we will take in all the famous dive sites of the Komodo National Park, and spend the first couple of nights anchoring in beautiful secluded bays of the many islands in this area. You can expect intact coral coverage on kilometers of reef, macros sites, colorful night dives, as well as lots of pelagic action. We will next set sails for our voyage along the north coast, stopping en route for extended diving in the Seventeen Islands National Park and finally taking in the best dive sites in the Maumere Bay including Pomana Kecil, North and West Pulau Babi and Pangah Batang.
Both Labuhan Bajo and Maumere are within easy reach by plane from Bali. For those adventurous few with lots of time to spare, and alternative would be to make their way back to Labuhan Bajo along the "Trans-Flores Highway", taking in en route the world famous three-colored crater lakes at Mount Kelimutu, the port city of Ende with its perfectly table-flat mountan in the middle, as well as the traditional villages and megaliths around Bajawa.
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