After a morning flight from Bali to Maumere in Flores you will board the Ombak Biru/ Indo Aggressor and immediately set off east for some diving the next day on northern Adonara and Lembata before carrying on into the Panta/Alorstrait to dive the norther, central and southern sites of the area. We return either around […]
Leaving Bali at 9 in the morning your first day is spent travelling and relaxing on board. The following day we dive the Moyo and Santonda area before moving on to the western outskirts of the Komodo National Park to dive at Bima, Sangeang and Gili Banta. The rest of the trip is spent entirely […]
Stretching over 500 kilometres of Nusa Tenggara from Bali to Flores, the Ombak Biru’s area of operations is split into four distinct and different areas: Bali & Nusa Penida, Satonda & Moyo, Sangeang & Bima and the Komodo National Park. Moving from west to east we sometimes start or finish cruises with sites on Bali […]
We have a very interesting group of divers coming from US, Australia, Singapore and Canada diving with us in Komodo this week. We welcome Brian back, who joined us for the Alor cruise in July but it was really unfortunate that he had to leave in the middle of the cruise as he was not […]
[testimonial company=”Canada” author=”Judith Dunstan” image=””] Love the people, the diving, the country. Phenomenal diving, learned so.. Soo..so much. Meeting some of the villagers on landshops was moving. Thank you for the memorable experience. 9 July 2012 [/testimonial] [testimonial company=”Santa Barbara, California” author=”Andy Osbourne” image=””] Wow! 22 MAY 2012 [/testimonial] [testimonial company=” Australia” author=”Peter Hanner” image=””] […]
Ombak Biru Trip Report #007 East of Flores – Alor 11th to 21st of July 2012 Where is Alor? * Middle of the Indonesian archipelago * 8 degrees south of the equator, 123 degrees east * 500 nautical miles east of Bali. Alor – Getting There For our 11 days “Alor – East of […]
Komodo National Park, Sumbawa & Bali Itinerary – 24th of July – 03rd of August 2012 24th of July, Tuesday – Embarked Komodo Dancer, Labuhanbajo – Northern Komodo 12:00hr, depart for Sebayor Kecil, 15:00hr, Checkout dive at Sebayor Kecil. 17:00hr, depart for South of Gili Lawa Laut, Free and Easy. We spotted: Green Turtle, Cuttlefish, […]
Komodo – The Land That Time Forgot Komodo! Mention the word in company almost anywhere and you are likely to get the same reaction; hushed mutterings about a mythical, far away land dominated by barren sun scorched mountains and low lying primordial forests set on islands surrounded by dazzling coral reefs. The conversation would then […]
East of Flores – Alor Itinerary – 29th of June – 9th of July 2012 29th of June, Friday -Maumere Bay. 17:00, depart Maumere to North Kawula Island, Free and Easy. 30th of July, Sunday – North Kahula Island & Mt. Komba Volcano. 08:30hr, arrived at Batjatanwutun Bay, 09:15hr,checkout dive at Batjatan Inner Bay. 12:45, […]
