Scuba diving with La Galigo Liveaboard in Indonesia

Introduction

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About La Galigo Liveaboard

ABOUT US

La Galigo is a premier diving Liveaboard that operates in Indonesia at some of the most popular diving locations in the world, Komodo, Raja Ampat and Wakatobi are among some of these fantastic diving destinations. Indonesia has some of the highest Biodiversity on the planet and is home to The Coral Triangle.

ABOUT US

La Galigo is a premier diving Liveaboard that operates in Indonesia at some of the most popular diving locations in the world, Komodo, Raja Ampat and Wakatobi are among some of these fantastic diving destinations. Indonesia has some of the highest Biodiversity on the planet and is home to The Coral Triangle.

La Galigo was conceived back in 2014 when two avid divers wanted to explore some of the pristine reefs in Indonesia but found existing Indonesian liveaboard choices were often out of budget. Nowadays liveaboard diving is very much friends and family affair, and they identified a niche in the market to provide a fun, comfortable, affordable, liveaboard adventure.

La Galigo was acquired in Bali, a beautiful purpose built ‘Phinisi’ style dive Liveaboard, handcrafted by the Bugis people of Southern Sulawesi.

We pride ourselves on our Indonesian crew, who have collectively spent many years sailing and diving around a significant number of the 18,000+ stunning islands that make up Indonesia.

Our schedule is primarily split between Raja Ampat and Komodo, though we offer the opportunity to dive, Wakatobi, Banda, Ambon, Maumere, Alor and beyond. We are predominantly a dive liveaboard but enjoy tailoring bespoke charters that our guests desire.

We often include land excursions as part of our trips, so our guests get to experience the beauty of the islands as well as marvel at the underwater world.

KOMODO DESTINATIONS

We offer two liveaboard trips to Komodo.

Jurassic Komodo - Our Jurassic Komodo trip takes in the highlights of the UNESCO world heritage site, both above and below the surface. Dive with schools of jacks on the world-class Batu Bolong, and drift along with the community of Manta Rays on the unique dive site of Karang Makassar.

Ultimate Komodo - Our Ultimate Komodo trip takes in all the wonders that Komodo National Park has to offer, in one sitting. No other liveaboard covers the nautical miles that La Galigo does through this trip. From the Stunning Diving to the scenic views of Padar.

Package deal

Package overview

This package includes:

  • 6 Days / 5 Nights aboard the La Galigo Liveaboard

  • Dives at multiple dive sites in Komodo

Departs / Returns: Labuan Bajo / Labuan Bajo

This package includes:

  • 6 Days / 5 Nights aboard the La Galigo Liveaboard

  • Dives at multiple dive sites in Komodo

Departs / Returns: Labuan Bajo / Labuan Bajo

The Itinerary:

  • DAY 1: Labuan Bajo / Flores to Central Komodo - We will collect you from your hotel or Labuan Bajo airport between 8:00 – 9:00 on the day of departure to welcome you on-board La Galigo. After a refreshing welcome drink, a quick breakfast and a safety briefing of our ship, we aim to anchor up around 10:00am from Labuan Bajo.
    After around 2 hours sailing we will arrive at our first destination, the islands of Sebayor Kecil and Sebayor Besar, where we will conduct 2 dives after lunch. We have selected this area for our first day as it is relatively protected from the currents renowned in the area, a provides a great opportunity to practice with your reef hook, or just get back into the swing of things after a lengthy lay off from diving. After an calm night dive, we relax for our first Dinner together and pop over to see our friends at Komodo Island resort to watch the stars and get to know each other.

  • DAY 2: West Komodo National Park - After a morning dive at Tatawa Kecil, we go in search of Manta Rays at the world class dive site we call Karang Makassar. After lunch, we will head to one of the highlights of Komodo diving, Batu Bolong, with a chance to see some large pelagic species such as Giant Trevally and Barracuda, as well as sharks and Napoleon Maori Wrasse. Later that afternoon we set sail for the northwest part of Komodo, for a small trek to witness the ever amazing Komodo sunset, dipping behind the nearby active volcano called Sangeang. For the night dive, we will stay in the bay close to the trekking area, and dive the site Stranger Things, for a chance to get your first glimpse of the macro in the national park.

  • DAY 3: North West Komodo - Day three is our personal favorite in terms of diving, and all 3 of the dives normally conducted on this day are what we would consider unforgettable. The morning is spent on both Crystal Rock and Castle Rock, two submerged pinnacles that are home to an abundance of marine life. Teams of hunting Trevally and Big-Eye Jacks patrol the blue waters of the reefs, chasing large schools of smaller fish. Eagle Rays glide effortlessly in the currents whilst the reef sharks hunt their next meal. In the afternoon we visit the fast becoming famous Cauldron / Shotgun. This dive site is the equivalent of an underwater roller coaster, words alone do not do the site justice. Back in June 2017, the worlds fist non captive Mega-mouth shark was recorded on this site, and the video went viral through national Geographic. The night dive will be spent on China Shop, or Gili Lawa Darat Bay, dependent on mooring conditions.

  • DAY 4: South West Komodo - Awake early in the morning to complete our diving at a wonderful site called the Golden Passage in the northern most part of western Komodo, a drift dive where you can encounter schools Sweet-lips and Snappers, as well as Mantas and Sharks.
    During breakfast we head slightly south in the national park, on the way, repeating either Karang Makassar or Batu Bolong, (dependent on conditions and the group), or visit a new site Mauan, for another chance to catch some Manta Rays. After the days morning dives, we end up at the island of Siaba. Siaba provides you with the opportunity to spot the elusive Dugong during the day, and dependent on conditions, can also be home to eagle rays. At night, Siaba has a great muck dive site we call Dunia Kecil (Small world), a place with a variety of macro possibilities, including flamboyant cuttlefish and many varieties of ghost pipe fish. We have on occasion here been lucky enough to spot different species of octopus, including the Wunderpuss, and the famous Blue Ring Octopus.

  • DAY 5: Rinca - 2 dives in the morning of the penultimate day of your trip, the first at Pengah Kecil, a small island that is easily to circle on a single tank dive. Sharks, turtles and a variety of rays can be spotted cruising the walls and the shallow stag-horn coral of the site. The final dive of your trip will be at a place the locals have named Wainilu, which translates as ‘cold water’. Here we go in search of Ribbon Eels, Ambonese Scorpion-fish or even Rhinopias. After lunch we go on a simple trek, searching to the Komodo Dragons on the island of Rinca, before heading out to Pulau Kalong, to watch the delay migration of thousands of fruit bats, as they leave their daily island of residence around sunset, in search of fruit.

  • Day 6: Disembark La Galigo at Labuan Bajo - La Galigo will be anchored up in the morning around 2:00am in Labuan Bajo, in preparation for you to catch your flight, or check in to your hotel. Guests are welcome to stay on-board until 11:00am, where upon we will assist you with transportation to your desired location.

Please note: La Galigo will not guarantee an itinerary, this is meant for illustrative purposes only.


The summa strait and the weather conditions in the area are highly unpredictable. We will not risk our vessel, or our passengers’ safety if our captain and chief officer feel that conditions will not allow us to travel to certain areas.

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Guided tours

Guided tours PADI - Open Water Diver

Komodo Jurassic Dive Tour

Duration
6 days

Discover our Jurassic Komodo trips

Diving Komodo Islands offer a scuba diver just about every type of tropical scuba diving imaginable – from warm, calm and colorful shallow reefs teeming with hundreds of colorful reef fishes and crammed with Nudibranchs, Lion Fish, Scorpion Fish, Frog Fish and so much more, to current-swept deep cool water seamounts, walls and pinnacles patrolled by sharks, tuna and other big fish.

Discover our Jurassic Komodo trips

Diving Komodo Islands offer a scuba diver just about every type of tropical scuba diving imaginable – from warm, calm and colorful shallow reefs teeming with hundreds of colorful reef fishes and crammed with Nudibranchs, Lion Fish, Scorpion Fish, Frog Fish and so much more, to current-swept deep cool water seamounts, walls and pinnacles patrolled by sharks, tuna and other big fish.

The diversity of marine life that you can see while diving Komodo rivals some of the best diving destinations in the world. Komodo is close to the world’s epicenter for marine diversity and you’ll see so much, that your underwater camera will be working overtime, just to keep up.

Jurassic Komodo Favourite Dive Sites

Here is a small selection of the most popular and well known dive sites that we like to visit in the Raja Ampat area.

  • Manta Alley - Karang Makassar is actually three large reef shoals that run north-south along the east coast of Komodo, forming a barrier reef. It is a famous and popular site for watching manta rays, which gathering here for large part of the year and are responsible for a section of the site being named Manta Point.

  • Batu Bolong - Widely considered to be one of Komodo’s best dive sites, Batu Bolong is also one of its most challenging. Powerful tidal currents and the plunging slopes of this tiny rock outcrop located between Tatawa Kecil and Komodo Island has made it a fish market down there. The current can flow through this passage at more than 3 knots

  • Shotgun - This small passage between the islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat in North Komodo has churning waters on fast tide. This site is also often to be called Cauldron. Best attempted on a falling tide, the dive starts on a reef wall that drops down to 25 m with scattered coral boomies on the sandy ocean floor.

  • Crystal Rock - Crystal Rock is another one of Komodo’s most popular dive sites. The site is named after the crystal clear waters that envelope it, and consists of two seamounts with a saddle between. The eastern seamount breaks the surface, and the top of western seamount lies at around 10 m depth.

  • Castle Rock - Located just north of Gili Lawa Laut, the top of this submerged seamount lies at depth 5m. This site forms large boulders and rocky outcrops on surroundings, that have given the site its name. At 20-25m descending divers are frequently met by whitetip reef sharks and massive trevally.

  • The Golden Passage - Pink Beach is a delightful dive and one of the most popular spots in the park. The pristine pink beach gets its color from red coral fragments, and it is located near to the trekking area on Komodo Island. Colorful stands of hard coral patterned on brilliant patches of white sand, and form a heaven for fish of all shapes and sizes.

  • Mawan - Mawan is a small part of islet to the north of Padar island, ringed by white sandy beaches and shallow coral gardens. The dive begins close to the beach on the southwest side of the island. Descend to around 15m and swim southwest, following a wide coral-covered slope.

  • Police Corner - This site located in northwest of Siaba Besar island. Really good for easy morning dives with mild to none current. Follow the steep reef sloping down to 20-24m, you will mildly drift past strikingly colorful soft corals, delicate black corals, sponges and a huge diversity of hard corals.

  • Sebayur Kecil - Located just outside the boundaries of Komodo National Park, the sheltered sandy bar of Sebayur Island runs east-west, and provides perfect location for check-out dives, or as a current-free zone for less experienced divers and snorkelers. The mooring buoys are the ideal location to start the dive, and we can follow the anchor line down to around 10m.

Included in the tour

Dive Guide, Skipper, Boat transport

Accommodation

Boat / Liveaboard

La Galigo Liveaboard

ABOUT US

La Galigo is a premier diving Liveaboard that operates in Indonesia at some of the most popular diving locations in the world, Komodo, Raja Ampat, and Wakatobi are among some of these fantastic diving destinations. Indonesia has some of the highest Biodiversity on the planet and is home to The Coral Triangle.

ABOUT US

La Galigo is a premier diving Liveaboard that operates in Indonesia at some of the most popular diving locations in the world, Komodo, Raja Ampat, and Wakatobi are among some of these fantastic diving destinations. Indonesia has some of the highest Biodiversity on the planet and is home to The Coral Triangle.

La Galigo was conceived back in 2014 when two avid divers wanted to explore some of the pristine reefs in Indonesia but found existing Indonesian liveaboard choices were often out of budget. Nowadays liveaboard diving is very much friends and family affairs, and they identified a niche in the market to provide a fun, comfortable, affordable, liveaboard adventure.

La Galigo was acquired in Bali, a beautiful purpose-built ‘Phinisi’ style dive Liveaboard, handcrafted by the Bugis people of Southern Sulawesi.

We pride ourselves on our Indonesian crew, who have collectively spent many years sailing and diving around a significant number of the 18,000+ stunning islands that make up Indonesia.

Our schedule is primarily split between Raja Ampat and Komodo, though we offer the opportunity to dive, Wakatobi, Banda, Ambon, Maumere, Alor and beyond. We are predominantly a dive liveaboard but enjoy tailoring bespoke charters that our guests desire.

The vessel takes a maximum of 14 guests comfortably; our accommodation is offered as seven cabins split over two floors built with comfort in mind. All cabins are double or twin share with air-con, hot water, and ensuite facilities.

We love our guests to feel at home, and we have several deck areas where people can chill, catch a few rays or read a book. Indoors you will find our salon where our excellent chef serves a mixture of Indonesian and International cuisine, and our lounge area with an extensive library of books, games and tv so that people can check out their dive videos.

We often include land excursions as part of our trips, so our guests get to experience the beauty of the islands as well as marvel at the underwater world.


Our dive deck is purpose-built at the rear of the boat, with plenty of room to gear up and lots of camera space, the dive deck is at sea level, giving easy access to the dive tenders.

LA GALIGO LIVEABOARD DESTINATIONS

We offer liveaboard trips to destinations in Raja Ampat and Komodo:

Raja Ampat North Trip - Our Raja North trip takes in the key elements of what makes the area recognized as one of the top dive destinations in the world. Trek the iconic limestone cliffs which have become synonymous through their photos, and dive on stunning healthy reef systems teeming with fish.

Raja Ampat South Trip - Raja South takes in what many marine experts consider to be the jewel of the 4 Kings, Misool. Coral life in this part of the Regency is some of the healthiest, most diverse on the planet.

Jurassic Komodo Trip - Our Jurassic Komodo trip takes in the highlights of the UNESCO world heritage site, both above and below the surface. Dive with schools of jacks on the world-class Batu Bolong, and drift along with the community of Manta Rays on the unique dive site of Karang Makassar.

Ultimate Komodo Trip - Our Ultimate Komodo trip takes in all the wonders that Komodo National Park has to offer, in one sitting. No other liveaboard covers the nautical miles that La Galigo does through this trip. From the Stunning Diving to the scenic views of Padar.

Room type
Deluxe Cabin (Twin)

Room details - Deluxe Cabin (Twin)

Bed type: Single bed / 90-130 cm wide
Number of beds: 2
Smoking policy: Non Smoking
Guests per room: 2
Room size: 12 m2
Check in time: 11:00 AM
Check out time: 11:00 AM
Room amenities

Air conditioning

Room type
Deluxe Cabin (Double)

Room details - Deluxe Cabin (Double)

Bed type: Double bed / 131-150 cm wide
Number of beds: 1
Smoking policy: Non Smoking
Guests per room: 2
Room size: 12 m2
Check in time: 11:00 AM
Check out time: 11:00 AM
Room amenities

Air conditioning

Room type
Master Cabin (Double)

Room details - Master Cabin (Double)

Bed type: Double bed / 131-150 cm wide
Number of beds: 1
Smoking policy: Non Smoking
Guests per room: 2
Room size: 14 m2
Check in time: 11:00 AM
Check out time: 11:00 AM
Room amenities

Air conditioning

Room type
Suite

Room details - Suite

Bed type: Large bed (King size) / 151-180 cm wide
Number of beds: 1
Smoking policy: Non Smoking
Guests per room: 2
Room size: 14 m2
Check in time: 11:00 AM
Check out time: 11:00 AM
Room amenities

Air conditioning

Room type
Master Cabin (Twin)

Room details - Master Cabin (Twin)

Bed type: Single bed / 90-130 cm wide
Number of beds: 2
Smoking policy: Non Smoking
Guests per room: 2
Room size: 14 m2
Check in time: 11:00 AM
Check out time: 11:00 AM
Room amenities

Air conditioning

Payment policies

A 30% deposit is required at the time of your reservation. Final payment is due 60 days before the date of La Galigo cruise departure. If payments are not made in the time frames required, La Galigo reserves the right to refuse the services contracted, retain the money paid as deposit (30%), and resell the excursion. In the case where a reservation is made less than 61 days before the departure date, the total price must be paid at the time of reservation. All deposits and full balance payments are nonrefundable.

A 30% deposit is required at the time of your reservation. Final payment is due 60 days before the date of La Galigo cruise departure. If payments are not made in the time frames required, La Galigo reserves the right to refuse the services contracted, retain the money paid as deposit (30%), and resell the excursion. In the case where a reservation is made less than 61 days before the departure date, the total price must be paid at the time of reservation. All deposits and full balance payments are nonrefundable.

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