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Flores, Alor & Timor

The string of islands stretching east of Java and Bali continue all the way to Alor, the last one before Wetar marks the beginning of the Maluku and the Banda sea. The straits between the islands east of Flores have a similar configuration as the ones in Komodo, and diving is as spectacular here as in Nusa Penida or Komodo. The water tends to have a deep ocean blue quality, and the reefs display a palette of pastel colours unique to this region, probably due to the volcanic composition of its shores. Many different types of diving take place here, from walls to ridges, from seamounts to muck diving, creating different opportunities for different levels and interests.

Topside, the volcanoes predominate, many of them populated by some of the friendliest locals in Indonesia. Combining Christianity and animism, there are villages still dedicated to traditional whaling for sustenance – as it is also a cetacean thoroughfare - while the women skilfully weave their famed ikat sarongs, both following traditional methods from their ancestry.
This route retains a flavour of wilderness, in spite of the fact that it is just a quick one-and-a-half hour flight from Bali.


Itinerary and Map

Itinerario en Flores, Alor & Timor
Day 1: Flores Coast

Transfer to the boat upon arrival, welcome drink and accommodation. Check dive in Tanjung Darat, in mainland Flores, and night dive in The Crack, a big shaft on the reef top caused by 1992 tsunami, that continues down the wall.. Overnight to East Flores.

Day 2: East of Flores

First dive in Tanjung Gedong, along a wall with a couple of pinnacles rising from it, sporting reef sharks, tuna, barracuda and schools of fish. Next dive in West Serbete, a ridge covered in hard corals with schooling silvery fish and sharks. Afternoon dive in Wotang, a muck site with small coral heads and critters. Overnight sail to West Solor.

Day 3: Southwest of Solor

Dive the islands on SW Solor: Oceanic Rock, Pulau Kambing and Pulau Tiga, with rich colorful reefs reminiscent of those of Komodo Straits, populated by napoleon wrasse, reef sharks and jacks and tunas. After night dive sail to South Lembata.

Day4: Pulau Soangi

Two morning dives in Pulau Soangi, featuring terraces covered in soft corals, caves, canyons and a swim-through across the island. Afternoon and night dives in front of the village of Lamalera, dedicated to traditional whaling, which we visit in between to witness a mock hunt and other whaling-related paraphernalia. Night sail to West Pantar.

Day 5: Pantar

Dive West Pantar, in current-swept sites such as Pulau Kambing (a small islet featuring a big boulder with an arch and schools of fish), a pinnacle with a sprouting little ridge that attracts a lot of fish life, and Watu Ile, a small wall with a swim-through at 26 m. Night dive at a nearby reef and off to Alor.

Day 6: Great Wall of Pantar

First dive in Babylon, with hanging gardens of soft corals, sponges and fans. After breakfast visit a village to witness traditional Ikat weaving. Second dive at The Great Wall of Pantar, and afternoon in The Boardroom, a slope covered in hard and soft corals, with lots of fish and eaglerays swimming in the blue. Night dive at Pak Yan’s Village, with interesting critters including rhinopias.

Day 7: Clownfish Valley

Morning dive at Clownfish Valley, probably the largest anemone field in the world. After breakfast dive Crucifixion, and afternoon and night dives in Gereja Tua, in South Pura.

Day 8: Beang Abang

Full diving day around Beang Abang, a bay with hot springs from the volcano pouring into the beach. The diving here offers multiple critters like ribbon eel, ghost pipefish and frogfish. Visit to the village in the afternoon and night dive in the black sand of the bay. Overnight sail to Kupang.

Day 9: Kupang

Last two dives in the morning in the vicinity of Kupang, and afternoon sailing into town to prepare for departure the morning after.

Advertencia: Los itinerarios son solamente orientativos y pueden ser modificados a causa de la climatología, estado del mar u otros factores externos.


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