komodo

9 New Year Resolutions for the Adventurer in You! Let’s face it. Thousands of us make New Year resolutions but only a slim percentage actually follow through with them. If you were one of the few who could keep one of these resolutions, how cool would that be! I RESOLVE TO…take all my vacation...

Hi everyone!!! I joined scuba board to ask a question. I am currently planning an impromptu 5-6 week diving vacation departing early January. I would like to do PADI Dive Master training as part of this trip because 1. It will be the cheapest way for me to get lots of dives in and I have a...

Hi scubaboard! Here’s a video from our recent trip to Indonesia (Komodo, Tulamben, Padangbai). It was shot with a Sony RX100 IV in a Fantasea housing. The macro shots were taken with a set of diopters (subsee +10 and/or Inon 165 +6), and I (generally) used a red filter on the wide angle shots...

Let me start by thanking everyone on scubaboard for all the fantastic advice I received leading up to the trip. What a great community and unbelievable resource! Here's a video and trip report from our September trip to Tulamben, Padangbai, and Komodo. Enjoy! Indonesia is an amazing country...

Hello! Thank you in advance for any advice you can give as I take my first steps towards my eventual goal of scuba instructor! I am currently a rescue diver with only about 50 logged dives under my belt. I am planning on finding a location in SE Asia to complete my DM training, and from there I...

Pulau Sangeang – Diving Between Bali and Komodo Located outside Komodo National Park, this volcanic island is a must do on any dive liveaboard traveling from Bali or Bima. Although volcanic, with black sand, Sangeang isn’t normally considered a traditional “muck” area. Fantastic muck diving is...

Think of what Mt. Everest is to mountain climbers, that is what Indonesia is to reef and critter diving. Most divers in the know already realize that Indonesia sits in the heart of the coral triangle and that is has the largest fish and coral biodiversity in the world; but let’s take a closer...

More Travel Bargains, Free For the Asking Exotic Stopovers, Tours and More | Flying East to S.E. Asia and Indonesia Stopovers, tours, hotels, and name brand goods are available FREE for the asking all around the world, if you know where and how to find them! If your holiday takes you to...

Travel Bargains, Free For the Asking Exotic Stopovers, Tours and More | Flying West to S.E. Asia and Indonesia Stopovers, tours, hotels and name brand goods are available FREE for the asking all around the world, if you know where and how to find them! If your holiday takes you to Indonesia or...

Hi I am looking for 3 people to join my wife and I on a liveaboard dive trip in Komodo national park sometime in early October. We are both mid 20s backpackers and I am a coral reef biologist and divemaster. If I can put 5 people together the trip is 3 days 2 nights for just over $500 usd per...

Warning, some content may be complete rubbish, some of the healing effects may be all in my head! This information is based on my observations, good old common sense, and stuff I’ve learned along the way as a working dive professional in remote areas. Are you traveling to an exotic dive...

Gili Banta – Diving Between Bali and Komodo | Part II Imagine yourself diving inside the caldera of a volcano without ever having to climb above sea level to get there. Gili Banta (Banta island) is an ancient, uninhabited, partially submerged volcano off the Northwest coast of Sumbawa. Very...

Hello All - new to Scuba Board and joined in anticipation of going to Indonesia in the next month or so. I have been diving since '98 with only 100+ dives in various parts of the world, but going to Indonesia will hopefully double that number. I will be reaching out on the board for advice...

Due to a last minute group cancellation we have limited spaces in Komodo on our 26th August to 5th September cruise. Suuuuper deals available!!!! CONTACT US TODAY!!

To all lucky travellers heading to Indonesia soon, I'd like to give a quick Visa update to the Scubaboard community, so they avoid sticky situations. For divers from many countries, there are now 2 types of Visa on arrival: Free Visa On Arrival and Paid Visa On Arrival (35USD). Travellers lucky...

Filmed at Karang Makassar in Komodo National Park by Peter Fratesi It’s tough not to get excited when you see (and video) a manta mating train; part of the manta mating ritual, since “courtship rituals and actual mating events are relatively infrequently observed…”.[2] As you can imagine, when...

Manta Mating Train Video – Mating Ritual in Komodo It’s tough not to get excited when you see (and video) a manta mating train; part of the manta mating ritual, since “courtship rituals and actual mating events are relatively infrequently observed…”.[2] As you can imagine, when we caught this on...

As you can see from our guest’s video above, the ritual happens quite quickly, but if you are vigilant and patient, watching fish behavior can be exciting. Don't worry about being a voyeur, if you don't shine the torch on them too much they don't care if you watch. After they separate, if you...

Male and female mandarinfish paring up to begin their mating ritual, photo by Christian Beiser Male Mandarinfish It begins just before sunset on what can sometimes be the gloomiest spot on the reef. However, if you have the patience, the shallow areas under the pier or in the rubble is where...

Me and my husband are travelling around the world and currently in Indonesia. We are planning to stay a few weeks in Ubud and after that travel around Indonesia for almost one month. Our main focus will be on diving. I am AOWD with 30 dives and my husband is a Divemaster. We want to dive at...