Yes beginners can dive here and even take beginner courses.

However, Komodo is renowned for very strong currents. So is the current for you? 

If not, then put your “dive dates” furthest away from New and Full Moon. Also, you might miss some of the best dive sites if you do not want to dive in the current. 

It is mostly a psychological thing, to be able to dive in the current – because we never fight with the current. We may be using reef hooks, and drift with the current. And always pay attention to the dive briefing and follow the dive guides closely. Then everything is fine.

Yes. A couple of times per week the dive center visits Rinca, after the first two morning dives, to see the dragons. There is a surcharge for the trip.

The boat leaves depending on tides and dive sites. Return for lunch. 

Great! We can offer you courses from entry level to divemaster courses. 

Contact us for further details.

Please book courses at the time of booking the whole trip.

We highly recommend booking most of the dives in order to get a better total price.

The same goes for dive courses – you should book those in advance to ensure preparation for the dive center.

Most dive places in Indonesia use the “International” Yoke connection for the regulators 1st stage. 

See the Accommodation menu for further info.

If you have a DIN 1st stage you can buy a DIN to Intl. Yoke converter – which might come in handy every time you dive in South East Asia anyway!

There are several ATM’s nearby that take most credit and debit cards with VISA. Labuanbajo also has a few money exchange facilities.

Komodo National Park should still be considered a remote destination. The medical facilities are limited. Emergency evacuations may take 12-24 hours to the nearest major hospital in Bali and a possible helicopter transfer from Labuan Bajo to Siloam Hospital is extremely expensive.

Therefore, a full travel insurance that covers possible evacuations AND diving accidents, is required for all our guests. We recommend including cover for any cancellations e.g. flights as Indonesian airlines are known for changing or even cancelling their flights rather frequently.

There is Malaria present in Labuan Bajo / Flores.

Gastrointestinal diseases: Make sure you have some rehydration salts and basic medicines on hand. (Consult your doctor regarding appropriate medicines before you go.) Anti-diarrhea medicines like Imodium are best taken only if you have to travel – they only treat symptoms, not causes. Drinking only boiled or otherwise purified water will greatly reduce your chances of stomach troubles. You can read more about drinking water here.

Skin and wound infections: You should clean and treat even small wounds immediately with an antiseptic, and then examine them regularly for signs of infection. Especially if they are coral scrapes, which are notorious for going septic. Keeping wounds dry until healed is also good practice, but it’s a big ask when you’re on a short stay in the islands. Fungal infections love a tropical environment too, so you might want to consider having some antifungal medicine in your first aid kit.

Ear infections: Spending a lot of time with water in your ears in the tropics raises the risk of ear infections, so if you’re concerned pack an appropriate medicine.

Japanese Encephalitis and Dengue Fever: These mosquito-borne diseases have been reported from Flores and are present more or less all over Indonesia and most of South East Asia. You might want to consider vaccination for Japanese Encephalitis. Avoiding mosquito bites is the only protection available against Dengue Fever. 

Tropical diseases: All tropical environments harbour parasites and pathogens not found elsewhere. You’re extremely unlikely to come into contact with any of those during a short holiday in Indonesia, but if you suffer any persistent or recurrent symptoms that can’t be diagnosed or aren’t relieved by standard medical treatment – even if those symptoms appear months after your visit – you should consult a tropical diseases specialist.

See our “About” page to know more about prevention of moscuito bites.  

For further reading on health: https://www.iamat.org/country/indonesia