Komodo

We have just completed our first trip after dry dock. The trip started in Central Sumbawa and ended in Komodo. We had four Whale sharks on day 2 then slowly travelled east along the north coast of Sumbawa 150 nautical miles to Komodo National Park. Here are some pictures of the trip that you might […]

If you are fortunate enough to be in Indonesia right now (Indonesian or expat on residence visa), you don’t have lots of money to spend, but you’re a keen diver… There is something that perhaps you should not miss. And that is Komodo with the Seven Seas, this October. Why? Well there are a number

By Alex del Olmo. This October I was leading a two weeks snorkeling trip all around Komodo and including a quick visit to Sumbawa. As many of our trips are dive trips or mixed trips (snorkeling-diving), this pure snorkeling trip was a new experience: I loved it. As a consequence of being a passionate uw

By Rod Salm Manta Alley revisited. The large black pregnant manta we saw in May was gone or had pupped. Certainly, we saw smaller mantas while snorkeling than we had in May and none that was pregnant. But it was very different for the divers who watched and waited as between 12 and 14 mantas

By Karen Iizuka. Photos by Katherine Wells, Eva Pet and Alex del Olmo. We all looked to where Pete was pointing and sure enough, there were some dorsal fins and flippers at the surface. We ditched our breakfast and rushed out to the deck to get a closer look. There were about 8 Risso’s dolphins

By Hannah Lee. Photos by Katherine Wells. My time on the Seven Seas to Komodo was amazing. Incredibly, the two weeks of seemingly endless days still felt too short. Simultaneously relaxing and exhilarating they were filled with diving, snorkelling, paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking and reading. Although diving was a big part of the experience, if