• Kelimutu
  • Belaraghi
  • Naru - Bajawa
  • Cancar
  • Pink beach Komodo
  • Komodo varaan
  • Padar island Komodo
  • Pindito Komodo

Sea Safari Liveaboard 6 days Flores-Komodo-Flores -

6 days Sea Safari liveaboard Flores-Komodo-Flores - Cheng Ho

Welcome aboard the Cheng Ho, one of the traditional Bugis Phinisi schooners within the fleat of Sea Safaries. Your diving experience starts and ends in Labuan Bajo and will bring you to magnificient diving spots in the National marine park Komodo. Of course, we will visit one of the islands, Rinca, to spot the prehistoric Komodo dragons.

Cheng Ho give you plenty of space to relax. Whether it is in the air-conditioned comfort of the large saloon or lazing under the shade of one of the ship’s huge sails, you will find it easy to unwind.

Schedule

2020
Jun 30
Aug 17, 24, 31
Sep 07

2021
Jan 15, 21, 27
Feb 02, 08, 14, 20
Mar 05
Apr 03, 18, 24, 30
May 06, 12, 18, 24, 30
Jun 05, 11, 17, 23
Jul 03, 10, 16
Aug 01, 08, 22, 28
Sep 03, 09, 15, 24
Oct 08

Deposit 50%

Cancelation fees:
Untill 180 days before depart: 20%
179 till 91 days before depart: 35%
90 till 46 days before depart: 50%
Within 45 days before depart: 100%

Included:
. Breakfast, lunch and dinner
. Luxury cabin with aircon, private shower and toilet
. Thee, coffe, snack, water
. Towels
. Transfers to and from harbour

Excluded:
. Flights
. (Alcoholic) drinks
. Tipping (ca. € 20,- p.p.p.d.),
. Dive gear(USD 35/day or USD 200/trip)
. Snorkel gear(USD 15/day)
. 32% EAN Nitrox (USD 10/tank of USD 20/dag)
. Komodo National Park entrance fee (USD 25,- p.p.p.d.).

RouteRoute

Programme

Day 1: Labuhan Bajo – Sabolan

Arrival at the newly built Labuan Bajo airport in Flores. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you to the ship for immediate boarding. Safety Briefing, Safety DVD, Crew Introduction, Necessary Dive Paperwork, Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before leaving the Harbour. During the journey to our first dive site, Sabolan for a check dive,you can familiarize yourselves with the vessel and make yourself comfortable.
Meals : Lunch, Dinner
Dive: 1-2 times

Day 2: Canibal Rock – Banana Island – Yellow Wall – Torpedo Alley

Unbelievable amounts of rare nudibranchs fight for space on the rock with the thousands of multi colored feather stars and unusual sea apples that hide juvenile painted frogfish and ghost pipefish. Adult frogfish swim around the rock that hosts such surprises as Coleman Shrimp, Zebra crabs, Rhinopias, hawksbill turtles, blue ringed octopus and Torpedo Rays.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dive: 4 times – 5mm wetsuit is recommended, Temp 22-25 degrees centigrade.

Day 3: Manta Alley – Lohok Sera Bay – Komodo Island

First 2 dives of the day will be for Mantas, we will start our dive at The Stadium to the west of the rocks. In the lee area in this small bay, where the maximum depth is 30 meters, there are almost always Mantas cleaning here or travelling through to the other side of the islets. Second dive we will start in “The Channel”

We then move to Lohok Sera bay to enjoy the small wreck here, many nudi’s and other macro life can be found here. Our fourth dive will be a dusk dive to go in search of the elusive mandarin fish. This spot is well known to have some large specimens.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dive: 4 times

Day 4: Castle Rock – Gili Lawa Laut – Crystal Rock

We will dive the famous Castle Rock, well known for curious bat fish, trevally, mackerels and white tip reef sharks. Down at 30 metres you can see Grey Reef sharks. There is also excellent soft coral coverage. Close by there is another dive site, Crystal Rock, known for schools of surgeon fish and snappers and the occasional manta. Dive 3 will be at Shotgun, this is really a unique dive. Between the 2 islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat is a small channel and wall. The current here attracts Giant Trevallies, Mantas, Turtles and Barracudas. Night dive on Gili Lawa Laut reef, known for huge Spanish Dancers and other nigh time critters
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dive: 4 times

Day 5: Batu Bolong – Tatawa Kecil – Rinca

Before we land to see the Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, we will visit one of the finest pinnacles you will ever see, Batu Bolong. The reef is covered in colorful corals, invertebrate life and thousands Anthias and other brilliant reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water many large fish including sharks, napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna. Large schools of rainbow runners and fusilers can be observed on almost every occasion. Tatawa Kecil offers a drift dive along some of the largest fields of branching corals in Komodo. Batfish, Eagle Rays, and Turtles are some of the highlights. The afternoon will be spent trekking with park rangers as guides looking for Komodo Dragons on Rinca island. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen and your camera.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dive: 2 times

Day 6 : Back to Labuan Bajo

The ship will arrive in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards prepare for disembarkation. You will be transferred to the airport. End of the trip.
Meals : Breakfast
No dive

Your stay

Cheng HoCheng Ho is a traditional Bugis Phinisi schooner. With a length of 33 meters and 3 decks, the ship accommodates 14 luxury cabins: 4 kingsize at the up... meer info more info Informations supplémentaires

Flores & Komodo

Flores is the largest island of the Lesser Sunda islands and is named in one breath with the islands in the Komodo National Marine park. Most of the p...

Komodo Dive Sites

Labuan Bajo

Labuan Bajo literally means "The harbor of the sea nomads". Labuan Bajo used to be a fishing village, but in recent years tourism has been the main so...

Komodo

The marine park has several hundred islands, of which Komodo, Rinca and Padar are the best known. You can go trekking on Komodo and Rinca in search of...

Rinca

Rinca is a small island next to Komodo. Here, accompanied by experimented rangers, you are going to walk and look for big Komodo dragons. These Komo...

Komodo varaan
KomodoThe marine park has several hundred islands, of which Komodo, Rinca and Padar are the best known. You can go trekking on Komodo and Rinca in search of prehistoric Komodo dragons. The ascent of the island of Padar provides a beautiful panorama. To vis... Meer infoMore infoInformations supplémentaires
Labuan Bajo, Flores
Labuan BajoLabuan Bajo literally means "The harbor of the sea nomads". Labuan Bajo used to be a fishing village, but in recent years tourism has been the main source of income. Every year new hotels are added, from budget to 5 stars. Komodo, and thus Labuan Baj... Meer infoMore infoInformations supplémentaires
Rinca
RincaRinca is a small island next to Komodo.
Here, accompanied by experimented rangers, you are going to walk and look for big Komodo dragons. These Komodo dragons can weigh up to 70 kg and be 3 meters long. This unique experience allows you to see them... Meer infoMore infoInformations supplémentaires