tauchen komodo

komodo national park

 

the komodo national park lies in the center of the indonesian archipelago and contains 175 islands from which around 90 percent are uninhabited. the park was initially established to conserve the unique komodo dragon, but conservation goals have expanded to protecting its entire unique bio diversity, both marine and terrestrial. the park is now a 'world heritage site' and a 'man and biosphere reserve' by the unesco. some species in this area are endemic, such as the komodo dragon, one of the world's largest reptiles (3 meters or more in length and weigh over 70kg).

thanks to the strong current flow between indian and pacific ocean the marine life here is one of the richest environments on earth: over 260 species of reef building coral, 70 species of sponges are home to nudybranchs, frog fish, the tiny pygmy seahorse, snakes, turtles – an underwater paradise for photographers... mantas, sharks, dolphins, dugongs, napoleons, and even whale sharks come here to feed or hunt. the sites vary from gentle easy coral slopes to heart pounding adrenalin rides, from the warm waters of the flores sea in the north to the chillier waters down south in the indian ocean, the underwater terrain is so varied with sheer cliff walls, pinnacles, sandy flat bottoms, underwater plateaus, slopes, caves, swim-throughs, channels, all with varying colours, sizes and types of coral both hard and soft.