If we ignore all the other diving, and just focus on the Manta Bay/Point/Alley type dive sites in Nusa Penida, Komodo North and Komodo South.. which one offers the best experience? Ie. Most manta's, biggest manta's, best vis, easiest currents/conditions?
I'm trying to plan a trip to Indonesia and I'd like to spend a week in Bali, and a week in Komodo, but having trouble figuring out exactly what is the best month to do it. And if there are manta's virtually year round at Nusa Penida, then maybe I don't have to go to Komodo during peak manta season there, since I will have already gotten my fix in Nusa Penida. Unless the experience is much better in Komodo, or the manta's are bigger, more plentiful, clearer waters, etc?
Has anyone done both?
I'm trying to plan a trip to Indonesia and I'd like to spend a week in Bali, and a week in Komodo, but having trouble figuring out exactly what is the best month to do it. And if there are manta's virtually year round at Nusa Penida, then maybe I don't have to go to Komodo during peak manta season there, since I will have already gotten my fix in Nusa Penida. Unless the experience is much better in Komodo, or the manta's are bigger, more plentiful, clearer waters, etc?
Has anyone done both?