Scuba diving with La Galigo Liveaboard in Indonesia

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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:

  • 8 Days / 7 Nights aboard the La Galigo Liveaboard

  • Dives at multiple dive sites in Komodo

The Itinerary:

This package includes:

  • 8 Days / 7 Nights aboard the La Galigo Liveaboard

  • Dives at multiple dive sites in Komodo

The Itinerary:

  • DAY 1: Labuan Bajo / Flores - We will collect you from your hotel between 8:00 & 9:00am for a 10:00am departure from Labuan Bajo, then welcome you on-board La Galigo. After a refreshing welcome drink, and a short introduction to the facilities of our ship, the diving schedule, and the tour program, we set sail for our first day, which will include a refresher dive for all divers on board. Check-out dive: Sabayor Slope followed by Sabayor wall. Two nice and easy dives that will introduce you to the wonder of Indonesian diving, vibrant colors, clear warm water…. you have made a great decision coming here ;) We relax for our first Dinner together and an overnight cruise to central most part of western Komodo.

  • DAY 2: West Komodo - Pre-Breakfast. Morning dive: Tarawa Besar… OMG am I in heaven? After a ‘proper’ breakfast, we depart for a dive at Police Corner, having so much fun it should be illegal. After lunch is diving at one of our favorite spots: CURRENT CITY (Batu Bolong), for a chance to dive once more with our new Manta friends. Last dive of the day will be at Bombastic forest, a real visual delight.

  • DAY 3: North West Komodo Pre-Breakfast - Morning dive: is the ‘banging’ site Shotgun. After a ‘proper’ breakfast, we depart for a dive at the world renowned Castle rock. The rock is packed with bronze and rust colored sponges and soft tree corals. Black snappers, large cuttlefish, pyramid butterfly fish, and octopus galore await us there. Later in the afternoon we climb the local summit and enjoy a splendid panorama over the moon-shape islands of the Komodo Archipelago and the mainland of Flores. Afternoon dive at Crystal Rock, followed by a night dive at Buku Buku.

  • DAY 4: South West Komodo - Awake early in the morning to complete a dive at the world famous Golden Passage. After second breakfast we dive at Karang Makassar. We then set sail for Pink Beach and into Komodo National Park. Here we will commence a short hike to see the world famous Komodo Dragons. This is followed by a night dive at Bokep Point. The evening is spent watching the sunset with a beach barbecue.

  • DAY 5 - The day starts with an early dive at the colorful spectacle that is Dilarsten. After feeling like quite the hobbit with second breakfast you will jump in the water at Secret Garden, pure bliss. Some lunch and a short cruise will follow this, taking you to your afternoon dive at Padar Kacino. The night dive for the Day 5 will blow your socks off – Bole Mogoso… prepare to be amazed.

  • DAY 6 - Some sites are just so good that you have to go back and do them again. That’s how we start day 6 with an early morning revisit to Karang Makassar. Prepare to find even more bizarre macro critters and majestic large animals at Batu Bolong after break number 2. Lunch – Cruise – Mawan dive site, who wants to loose their passport so this trip never ends! The breathtaking Siaba bay is our night dive spot today.

  • DAY 7 - We start to wind down today as the trip starts to come to an end. To give you 24hrs to pass off your Nitrogen before tomorrow’s flight, we will only do 2 morning dives today. The first dive will be Penga Kecil and the second is Wainilu. The afternoon is spent swapping stories, having laughs and cracking a few cold ones with your new bff’s. A mystical sunset is spent anchored up near Bat Island, where you will witness 10,000’s of bats fly out at sundown to find fresh fruits to feast on.

  • Day 8 - Disembark - From 07:00 we will be anchored in Labuan Bajo in preparation for disembarkation, however, guests may stay on-board until 11am for breakfast with us!

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

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Ultimate Komodo Tour

Duration
8 days

Discover our Ultimate Komodo trips

Our Ultimate Komodo Trip adds 2 days to the schedule, allows us to explore that little bit further south, ensuring we get to share with you the Ultimate Komodo experience. As well as spectacular diving Komodo is popular for its savannah-like landscapes, volcano-shaped islands, endemic Komodo dragons.

Discover our Ultimate Komodo trips

Our Ultimate Komodo Trip adds 2 days to the schedule, allows us to explore that little bit further south, ensuring we get to share with you the Ultimate Komodo experience. As well as spectacular diving Komodo is popular for its savannah-like landscapes, volcano-shaped islands, endemic Komodo dragons.

Divers will be astounded by the 1,000 species of fish, 260 species of reef-building coral, and 70 species of sponges. The park is home to the rare dugong, as well as sharks, manta rays, 14 species of whales, dolphins, and sea turtles.


Other species seen may include: bump head parrot fish, nudibranch, jawfish, bubble coral shrimp, leaf fish, porcelain crabs, pygmy seahorses, schools of barracudas, mackerel, octopus, frogfish, banded pipefish, mandarin fishes, indian walkman…

Ultimate 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.

  • 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.

  • Manta Point - 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Secret Garden - This site is in front of the Padar Kecil island located in south Padar. Begin the dive on the southern part and we will slightly drifted to northeast with the sceneries of steep slope and you will find sandy slope where the black coral is.

  • Three Sisters - The Three Sisters is an unusual underwater rock formation just east of Padar island that makes the name of this site. The sisters are three large, submerged rocks that rise straight up from the flat sand and rubble bottom. They are within easy swimming distance of each other

  • Siaba Besar - Siaba Besar is located to the north of Rinca Island. Best dived on a falling tide, when the currents will carry you mildly to south towards a beautiful coral garden. Begin the dive at the northern tip of the island. Follow the reef slope down to 20-24m, where a series of dynamic overhangs wait to be explored.

  • Cannibal Rock - Cannibal Rock is THE dive site for macro and is a delight for macro photographers and critter hunters. This sea mound is located south of Komodo National Park and the water can be a little bit cold with current coming from the Pacific Ocean. This dive site is really famous for the wide range of strange and weird invertebrates and its wonderful soft coral.

  • Bombastic Forest - Siaba Besar is located to the north of Rinca Island. Best dived on a falling tide, when the currents will carry you mildly to south towards a beautiful coral garden. Begin the dive at the northern tip of the island. Follow the reef slope down to 20-24m, where a series of dynamic overhangs wait to be explored.

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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