Embarking on a journey with MV Mermaid promises an extraordinary dive adventure, immersing you in the captivating beauty of Indonesia’s underwater realm. The itinerary, meticulously crafted, takes you through a marine wonderland, starting from the enchanting Flores and venturing into the legendary Komodo National Park.
Commencing the voyage in Maumere, Flores, your check-in ushers you into the realm of comfort aboard MV Mermaid. Setting sail towards Komodo National Park, day two unfolds with a trio of dives around the Lintah Strait. Crystal-clear waters reveal a symphony of marine life, from majestic sharks and rays to the mesmerizing dance of turtles, schooling fish, and vibrant nudibranchs.
Delve into the underwater treasures around northern Komodo, culminating in night dives at Gili Banta Bay or Stargazer beach. Transitioning to Sangeang Island, discover rare nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and the unique marine life thriving in underwater hot springs.
The adventure crescendos with dives alongside magnificent whale sharks in Saleh Bay, Sumbawa. As MV Mermaid charts its course back to Bali, the memories of this unparalleled dive odyssey linger.
More About Mermaid IIDives: Approximately 25 dives in total
Experience: Open Water – No minimum logged dives required.
Check-in on board between 13:00-15:00 hours at Maumere Harbour in Flores. After the boat and safety briefing, you’ll set up the equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as the vessel cruises into the sunset on her overnight journey to Komodo National Park.
Three dives around the Lintah Strait, the strait between Komodo Island on the west and Rinca and Flores on the east. Here, you can expect crystal clear waters and a vast diversity of marine life from sharks and rays, including mantas, to turtles galore, schooling fish, and nudibranchs if you can take your eyes off the rest of the action going on around you! There is a choice of dive sites including Batu Bolong, Takat Makassar, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Batu Tengah, and Siaba Kecil. Your night dive can be either a critter dive at Wainiloo or a reef dive in northern Komodo. Cruise overnight to Maumere.
The boat will cruise south to Manta Alley, home to a large school of reef mantas. After exhilarating manta dives, the crew will take you to Horseshoe Bay for your night dive at Torpedo Alley. This site offers some of the weirdest and most wonderful critters and macro diving you will ever see!
Spectacular diving awaits you today at the world-famous dive site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibranchs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish, and more. Watch dragons on the beach, spot monkeys, deer, and wild pigs along the shore, and go beach combing. There might even be a chance to follow whales and dolphins feeding in the calm bay.
Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then relax for around 1.5 hours as the vessel cruises north to the Lintah Strait for one or two dives and then on to Gili Lawalut or Gili Drat in north Komodo for a night dive to finish the day.
Gili Lawa Laut has several great dives – if the tide is right, you will have a chance to spot grey reef sharks and dolphins at Taka Toko. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer fast drifts with pelagics, perhaps a manta if you are lucky! Crystal Rock offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus the chance for sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse, and fishes galore.
Today we will do two more dives around northern Komodo before leaving for Gili Banta for the third and night dive. Night dives at Gili Banta Bay or Stargazer beach which will deliver many unusual species and hunters in action.
Two dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and underwater hot springs that support this very unique marine life. Then cruise all afternoon and night to Saleh Bay in Sumbawa in order to dive with whale sharks.
Dive all morning with whale sharks in Slah Bay, Sumbawa, next to the fishing bagangs. After diving or snorkeling for several hours, the boat will start heading back to Bali.
Disembark after breakfast, and transfer at 8 am to the airport or your local hotel.
Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (160-320 EUR per trip), National Park Fees (200-275 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox, Nitrox Course (175 EUR), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (75-250 EUR).
Alor, Maumere
27 Dives
Certificate: Open Water
No minimum logged dives
Raja Ampat, Halmahera, Lembeh
32 Dives
Certificate: Open Water
No minimum logged dives
Bali, Sumbawa, Komodo Island, Maumere
20 Dives
Certificate: Open Water
No minimum logged dives
Raja Ampat, Banda Island, Alor, Maumere
48 Dives
Certificate: Open Water
No minimum logged dives
Raja Ampat, Triton Bay
33 Dives
Certificate: Advanced Open Water
30 minimum logged dives required
Forgotten Islands, Ambon, Saumlaki
33 Dives
Certificate: Advanced Open Water
30 minimum logged dives required
