Crystal Rock

Another remarkable dive site in Komodo National Park

Dive Site Komodo Crystal Rock
  • Stunning Drift Dive

    Located in the northern part of the park and only 300 meters from Castle Rock. Like its nearby dive site, Crystal Rock is subject to strong currents and you will always find some action while diving in here. The way to explore the site will be based on the direction and strength of these currents. This dive site is recommended for experienced divers.

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    Diving Cruise KOMODO

    | 6 Days / 5 Nights | 1926 € Full Board

    Cruise through Komodo archipelago, 
    Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo

    Next Departure:

    2024 November 16th to 21th

    321 per day

    Up to 4 dives/day

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    Vessel
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    Activities
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    Crystal Clear Water

    Crystal Rock is a seamount in open water, covered by soft corals, that becomes exposed at low tide making the tip of the pinnacle visible from the surface. This site has very clear water with crystal clear visibility, hence the name of it. This great visibility will allow to easily spot all the diverse life in the blue. After descending with the current, you will find this stunning rock formation and is then when the action begins, you will see some grey reefs sharks, white tip and black tips sharks. The rock and walls are encrusted with barrel sponges and an array of colorful soft corals and large fans, making this, a very eye catching dive. You will also encounter schools of bat fish, giant trevallies, schools of tuna, eagle rays, snappers, huge schools of fusiliers, napoleon wrasse, angel fish, parrotfish, thousands of anthias, schools of yellow-ribbon sweetlips, butterflyfish, moray eels, damselfish, triggerfish, pufferfish mackerel, surgeonfish, crocodile fish, grouper, and also barracudas are often hunting around. Sometimes you can even spot dolphins in Crystal Rock, so keep your eyes wide open!

    Blueface Angelfish

    One of the Best site for Macro

    Although currents can be pretty strong, you can drift around to the protected lee, in the shade of the big rock, where you can find some shelter from the currents. Here you will see some beautiful coral gardens, rich in fan corals with tiny pigmy seahorses hiding, together with some octopuses, numerous interesting nudibranchs, small crabs and shrimps. Crystal Rock is a great macro dive compared to Komodo’s other dive sites.

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    Crystal Rock can be dove more than once

    Crystal Rock is a fine example of how Komodo truly represents diving diversity, with a topography just as exciting as the rich marine life. You will find it all, from the predators to the tiniest of creatures. Is the perfect combination of diving with action and spotting macro in the protected area. It is famous for the exciting currents and the big marine life they attract. More reasons that make this exceptional site a very popular Komodo diving site and why some divers think is worth doing it twice. You can dive Cystal Rock all year around, being April to November the best months. The average water temperature ranges from 23C to 28C. The maximum depth is 30 meters, but the average dive depth is around 22 meters.

    Drift Diving in Crystal Rock Komodo

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    Open water certified divers or equivalent will have access to most of the dive sites, but to make the best of the cruise Advanced level and experience in drift dive is recommended. You can spend a few days with us in Bali before starting your cruise, by joining our Safari tour or to get your Advanced certification in one of our four dive centers, it will allow you to dive up to 30m depth, to join night dives and be more confident and comfortable while drift diving.

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    Indonesia spread over its more than 5000 km along the Equator which offers a tropical climate with only two season, dry & wet.

    Dry season is mainly from May to October Wet season from November to April.
    Keep in mind that Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, so you can visit year-round as wet season won’t start in the same time in different places.

    Landscapes are also pretty different due to Tropical rainforest climate and Tropical savannah climate.

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    We do recommend you to bring your own gears if you already own it. If not it’s not a big deal, you can rent the full set onboard, some of our partners provide rental equipment for free, maximum you can expect another 60$ per day.
    As a reminder, every scuba diver should be equipped with: Wetsuite/BCD/Regulator set/Fins/Weight system/Dive computer/SMB/Torchlight/Compass.


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