Komodo Diving & Snorkelling with Mermaid Liveaboards

Mermaid Liveaboards offers unforgettable Komodo diving and snorkelling adventures, with 10-day itineraries aboard Mermaid I and 8-day itineraries aboard Mermaid II.

With many years of experience exploring Komodo National Park, our team knows how to dive the very best sites—at the right time and in the right conditions. This expertise is why we welcome a high number of returning guests, who also enjoy discovering new sites and unique experiences made possible by our extensive knowledge of the Flores and Komodo National Park regions.

Things to Do in Komodo National Park

This one-of-a-kind national park offers incredible experiences for both divers and non-divers alike.

Above water, guests can:

• Relax on the famous Pink Beach (yes, it really is pink!).
• Trek to the scenic viewpoints of Padar Island or Rinca Island.
• Watch breathtaking sunsets while thousands of bats emerge from Bat Island to hunt for food.
• Visit the legendary Komodo dragons in their natural habitat.

Below the surface, Komodo is a paradise for snorkellers and divers of all levels. Explore pristine coral gardens and encounter an extraordinary variety of marine life, including:

• Manta rays, schools of barracuda, and turtles.
• Blacktip, whitetip, and grey reef sharks.
• Macro favorites such as frogfish, nudibranchs, and pygmy seahorses.

While some sites experience strong currents, Komodo offers a wide range of dive and snorkel locations suitable for all experience levels, making it an exceptional destination for families and mixed-ability groups.

Best Time to Visit Komodo National Park

Below you’ll find the Mermaid I and Mermaid II schedules, route maps, itineraries, and a photo gallery showcasing the beauty of Komodo National Park.

Sample Itinerary

Day 1 – Embarkation | Bali

Check in on board Mermaid II between 13:00-15:00 hours at Benoa Harbour in Bali. You’ll set up equipment, and you can settle into your cabin, and after we will do a boat and safety briefing.

Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as Mermaid II cruises into the sunset on her overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west Sumbawa.

Day 2 – Moyo Island & Satonda Island

Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of longfin bannerfish and red tooth triggerfish, frogfish, nudibranchs, eels, surgeonfish, snappers, and dogtooth tuna.

Afterwards, Mermaid II will cruise for two and a half hours to Satonda Island for a fringing coral reef and a world-class night dive. After a great dive and dinner, she will cruise overnight to Komodo National Park.

Dives: 3

Day 3 – Komodo National Park

Mermaid II will enter Komodo National Park. We will spend the day in the northern islands of Komodo National Park, Gili Lawa Laut, and Gili Lawa Darat. We will cruise to central Komodo for a night dive at Soro Lia or Wainilu in order to do a muck night dive - a great place to spend the night.

Dives: 4

Day 4 – Komodo Adventure: Manta Alley & Horseshoe Bay

We will cruise south of Komodo Island to Manta Alley and Horseshoe Bay in Rinca Island. Spectacular diving awaits at the world-famous site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibranchs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish too. Watch dragons on the beach, monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore…. Maybe even a chance to see dolphins feeding in the calm bay

Dives: 4

Day 5 – Komodo National Park: Dragons & Big Fish Adventures

Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then we will do 3 dives in the Lintah Strait, looking for some big fish dives at Tatawa Besar, Siaba Kecil, or the infamous “Current City” Batu Bolong. Come face-to-face with reef sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse, and more. After a night dive at Gili Lawa Darat, it is time to say goodbye to Komodo National Park.

Dives: 3

Day 6 – Gili Banta

Mermaid II will make her way to Gili Banta for a morning dive, and then we will start cruising to Sangeang Volcano to spend the rest of the day. Black sand, bubbles, colourful reefs, and tons of critters will be waiting for you. Overnight, we cruise to Sumbawa Island

Dives: 4

Day 7 – Sumbawa & Moyo Islands

You will enjoy two fantastic dives at Sumbawa and Moyo Islands for more chances for ghost pipe fish, ribbon eels, turtle, cuttlefish, and more before cruising overnight to Benoa in the south of Bali.

Dives: 2

Day 8 – Disembarkation | Benoa

Disembark at Benoa Harbour after breakfast at 8 am.

Marine Life: Manta rays, school of barracuda, turtle, blacktip, white tip & grey shark, to frogfish, nudibranch, and pigmy seahorse.

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

*The itinerary description is provided by the operator. Sample itineraries and maps are for illustrative purposes only. The exact route and sites visited are subject to change based on local regulations, guest experience, weather, and logistics, and are at the Captain’s discretion.