Prices are per person per trip and based on 2 persons sharing a cabin.
Exact pricing is available on the schedule here as prices vary dependant on the time of year, destination and the length of the trip and sometimes special offers are available.

All meals non‐alcoholic beverages on board the vessel,
Free local beer on board the vessel, while stocks last, Free 1 glass of wine at dinner on board the vessel,
Land transfers between airport, hotel vessel (3 transfers in total are 1 in Bali and 2 in Labuanbajo/Maumere), ( transfer in Bali only for guests stay around Kuta / Sanur / Denpasar area), Usually 3‐ 4 dives a day, depending on weather,
Shore excursion during the cruise,
Standard Indo Aggressor amenities.

Diving equipment rental
Diving courses
Nitrox fills
Domestic flights
Park fees - Komodo: USD $170 (7-nights) and USD $180 (10-nights) and Forgotten Islands: USD $180 USD (paid onboard)
Wine, Liquor, Spirits and other alcoholic beverages except for local beer and 1 glass of wine for dinner
Fuel surcharge - currently $150-7 nights, $200-10 nights and $220-11 nights (paid onboard)
Airport tax
Dive insurance is mandatory as is your own personal dive computer (You can rent one for the trip if you do not have your own).
As well as the Mandatory Dive Insurance we highly recommend Trip and Travel Insurance on the off chance of missed or cancelled flights / lost baggage, documents, money or passport / Covid issues or any other unforeseen problems that could possibly occur.
Dive Assure Insurance offers cover for all these eventualities as well as complete Dive Insurance all in one package

Booking deposit: 50% of your invoice total is required within 7 days of booking to confirm the booking.
The remaining final payment of 50% is due to 90 days prior to the departure date to complete your booking.
Individual booking made less than 90 days before the departure date are due full payment upon booking to confirm your booking.
Cancellation at any stage involves forfeit of the money already payed.

The Indo Aggressor sleeps 16 guests in privacy and comfort.
The accommodations include 2 deluxe staterooms with queen bed, 2 master staterooms with two single beds or one Asian king bed, and 4 twin staterooms with two twin bunk beds.
All staterooms have climate controls.

• Lower Deck Deluxe Stateroom
  The Deluxe stateroom on the lower deck has a queen size bed suitable for a couple.
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  They all have a porthole view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

• Lower Deck Deluxe Stateroom
  The Deluxe stateroom on the lower deck has a queen size bed suitable for a couple.
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  They all have a porthole view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

• Sun Deck Master Stateroom
  The Master Stateroom on the upper deck has two single beds (35”x78”) or one Asian Kingsize (70” x 78”).
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  The Master staterooms have a sea view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

• Sun Deck Master Stateroom
  The Master Stateroom on the upper deck has two single beds (35”x78”) or one Asian Kingsize (70” x 78”).
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  The Master staterooms have a sea view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

• Lower Deck Twin Stateroom
  The Twin stateroom on the lower deck is a comfortable stateroom with two twin beds.
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  They all have a porthole view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

• Lower Deck Twin Stateroom
  The Twin stateroom on the lower deck is a comfortable stateroom with two twin beds.
  All staterooms have a private bathroom and shower and individual climate control.
  They all have a porthole view, a mirrored Wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels are provided daily

Diving in Komodo is not a new idea but recently it's being recognised as a premier destination due to the awesome variety of diving to be had.
Crystal clear water and dive sites where you never see another diver provide a little something for everyone whether it's macro or massive you love.
One day you can be crawling along the bottom looking at pygmy seahorses, frogfish and unusual nudibranch and the next you are in the big blue on an open water pinnacle as the mantas fly by, the sharks circle and the dolphins hunt and the next day diving a live volcano!!
For sheer variety there is no better place on earth.

Komodo is one of the few places left in the world where sharks are not rare and down south is one of the places where manta rays have their legendary aggregations, meaning they are here in the area in their hundreds!!!

One of the highlights of these trips is the rare opportunity to walk with the lengendary Komodo dragons.
These truly awesome beasts can reach 3 metres plus and can reportedly run at 20km an hour chasing their prey. It's the icing on the cake, Stunning diving and one of the world's last surviving dinosaur descendants all one amazing package.

Covering the best of both worlds, from up close and personal with aggragating mantas to shy pygmy seahorses and rare nudibranches Komodo diving has it all. The beauty of Komodo liveaboard diving is in the balance between the large and small animals. One day you will be in the blue swimming with mantas and sharks and the next swimming along a bubbling volcanic reef covered with venting submerged fumeroles blowing bubbles into the water and hiding one of the worlds best kept secret macro dive sites.

In North Komodo the water temperature is normally 27-29°C. Around Southern Komodo and Rinca Islands the water temperature drops can drop a bit to 22-26°C. A 5mm long suit is advised and hood and booties are strongly recommended for the southern area.

These are some of the top sites that most liveaboards visit.

Angel reef, Moyo, Sumbawa diving

We start our Komodo liveaboard with the first dive of the trip and the check out dive. This dive site doesn't disappoint. A beautiful wall stretching down to 50 metres covered in hard and soft corals very reminiscent of Bunaken in North Sulawesi. Schools of bannerfish and trevally patrol the walls with the occasional reef sharks making an appearance. Ribbon eels hide in crevices and many different nudibranchs crawl over the vast elephant ear sponges that hang from the beautiful soft coral infested wall.

Satonda island bay

A protected bay on Satonda island north of Sumbawa hosts a treasure trove of macro critters, the more we dive here the more we find. The rare Denise pygmy seahorse lives in fans here, frogfish hang out in big barrel sponges and ghost pipefish hide amongst the featherstars that cover the reef slope. In the sandy bottom you can find jawfish with their mouths full of eggs, myriads of anemonefish, mushroom coral pipefish and spearer mantis shrimps.

Sangeang island diving

Sangieng island is a perfectly round volcanic island jutting up from the sea bed. Still active and last blowing in 1996 this well kept secret is one of the world's finest macro dive areas. With diving available all around the island there is not one specific spot but always new ones to be discovered. Bubbles of volcanic gas seep through the sand creating a surreal atmosphere and a warm black sand bottom hosting rare and unusual nudibranch. Pygmy seahorses, frogfish, Pegasus sea moths and carnivorous shells and all common here, this is my personal favourite dive site as every time we dive here there is a surprise in store of something new that is often not in the books - this site is why you go Komodo liveaboard diving.

Gps point - Gili Banta diving

Gps point is an open sea mount prone to strong currents at certain times of the day. This provides prolific hard and soft coral growth that is home to hundreds of different types of reef fish. Loved by sharks, white tip sharks cruise around the whole dive in amongst the hunting giant trevallies and schooling jacks and surgeon fish, an exciting dive.

Takat Toko, Gili Lawalaut diving

This is one of my favourite sites on the Komodo liveaboard itinerary and is very similar to Gps point this site takes it to the next level. Grey reef shark, white tip sharks, occassional dolphins and a literal fish soup created by jacks, surgeonfish, giant trevallies and bannerfish surround this large sea mount as you hang on to the reef edge and watch the action. Again this site is prone to strong currents but we time our dives to hit around slack tide and a little current brings in the big fish. Great pelagic action, my favourite blue water dive.

Lighthouse reef, Gili Lawalaut diving

An adrenalin pounding drift dive along the wall and around the corner under the lighthouse. Sharks, mantas, dolphins are all frequent visitors on the dive with some of the best coral reef top in the area around the corner out of the current at the end of the dive you can hunt for porcelain crabs, cuttlefish and unusual seahorses whilst waiting for the adrenalin to funnel out of your system and your heart rate to return to normal-this is what Komodo liveaboard diving is all about!.

Crystal rock, Gili Lawalaut diving

A stunning soft coral and sea fan covered pinnacle with crystal water clarity this is a great site for those magazine cover wide angle shots. With at least 5 different types of angelfish, 4 types of trigger and butterflyfish everywhere it is a excellent reef fish dive with frequent visits from eagle and manta rays and the resident sleepy hawksbill turtle.

Pink beach, Komodo diving

Colder water and lower vis here due to the huge amounts of organic matter in the water due to the southern currents but this is more than made up for by the astounding life available to see here due to this phenomenon. Normally done as a night dive it also makes a good day dive with everything from white tip sharks to pygmy seahorses; zebra crabs, Coleman shrimp, many coloured frogfish, xeno crabs, Spanish dancers, and unusual nudibranchs are hidden amongst the dense coral growth.

Cannibal rock, Rinca island diving

Colder water than the north but touted by many as one of the worlds best 10 sites, yes I know there seems to be way more than 10 "top 10 sites" but this one really is one if you like macro. Everything is here even the rarest of the rare, the Rhinopias scorpionfish. It's nudi heaven with only the special and the rare getting to appear here, more species than I care to mention along with large and different frogfish mixed in with schools of fish and the resident dopy turtle we do 2 dives here and it's still not enough!! You will love it, I personally adore this dive site.

Torpedo alley, Rinca island diving

Just next to cannibal rock and where the boat moors is a beach that has wild pigs, monkeys and Komodo dragons in the daytime and hosts a myriad of critters in the waters in front if it at night. Named for the large amount of torpedo rays found here, a member of the electric ray family- no touching! They cover the sandy bottom along with loads of nudis obvious on the black sand bottom along with bizarre crabs and octopus.

Manta alley, Komodo diving

In the cooler waters in the south of Komodo there is a bay in which there are a series of pinnacles that seem to be a magnet for aggregating mantas. They are here in their tens, often we come up having seen over 20 different individuals. Often a little shy, their evasive spins and pirouettes makes the watching of them that much more enjoyable.

Takat Makassar, Komodo diving

This is our other manta site. A little bit more of a risk to see them as it is a huge area and we drift along the bottom in about 10 metres but along the way we always run into loads of turtles, napoleon and humphead wrasse, white tip sharks and very very occasionally you will be incredibly lucky and run into the resident dugong that inhabits this area along with scores of mantas as they migrate north.

3 sisters, Padar island diving

A series of underwater pinnacles reaching nearly to the the surface off the coast of Padar island next to Komodo this site constantly springs surprises on you from silvertip sharks and mobular ray schools to marbled rays and rare nudibranchs.

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Komodo North and South 7-10 nights

The boat embarks and disembarks in Labuan Bajo. For this itinerary, the whole of Komodo National Park including Banta Island will be covered. Diving activities will primarily be concentrated in Sape Straits (The straits separating Komodo and Rinca Island). Bima Bay and Sangeang Volcano in East Sumbawa will not be covered in this itinerary. There will be hiking in Gili Lawa Darat and also the walk on Rinca Island to see the Komodo Dragons.

Highlights of the itinerary: Manta rays in Makassar Reef Manta Alley, variety of beautiful soft corals, schooling fishes such as Jacks, fusiliers, Eagle Rays, Napoleon and Bumphead wrasses, Oriental Sweet Lips, black tip sharks, nurse sharks, Oceanic White Tip Sharks, Dolphins, good macro life, The Dragon Walk.

Notable Dive Sites:
Sebayor Kecil – Sebayor Island
Tatawa Besar – Tatawa Island
Tatawa Kecil – Tatawa Island
Crystal Rock – Gili Lawa Laut
Castle Rock – Gili Lawa Laut
Lighthouse – Gili Lawa Laut
Shotgun – Gili Lawa Laut
Batu Bolong – Sape Straits Makassar Reef – Sape Straits
K2 – Banta Island
Circus – Banta Island
Rollercoaster – Banta Island
Secret Garden – Padar Island
Three Sisters – Padar Island
W Reef – Padar Island
Manta Alley – Langkoi Lehoksera Point – Langkoi
Rodeo Rock – Horseshoe Bay
Cannibal Rock – Horseshoe Bay
Yellow Wall – Horseshoe Bay
Torpedo Alley – Horseshoe Bay
Passage – Gili Lawa Darat
Sabolan Kecil – Sabolan Island
Coral Garden – Batu Moncho

Komodo Deep South 7 nights

The boat embarks and disembarks at Labuan Bajo, Flores and the entire cruise is focused on diving South Komodo National Park where we will cover Padar Island, Langkoi, Horseshoe Bay, South West Flores, Mota Island and the Mola Straits (The channel between Rinca Island and Flores). This is only possible in the 1st quarter of the year during the North West Monsoon). Mota Island and Mola Straits are only available in this itinerary only. There will be the walk on Rinca Island to see the Komodo Dragons.

Highlights of the itinerary: Manta rays and occasional Molas in Langkoi, excellent macro life, schooling fishes such as jacks, bumphead wrasses, excellent soft coral growth, torpedo rays, sea apples in Mota Island, the Dragon Walk.

Notable Dive Sites:
Manta Alley – Langkoi
Rodeo Rock – Horseshoe Bay
Cannibal Rock – Horseshoe Bay
Torpedo Alley – Horseshoe Bay
Pelican Head – Horseshoe Bay
Yellow Wall – Horseshoe Bay Secret Garden – Padar Island
Three Sisters – Padar Island
W Reef – Padar Island
Lehoksera Point – Langkoi
Kerita Tol – Mota Island
Apple Orchard – Mota Island
Toro Sie – Rinca Island

Komodo North, East Sumbawa

The boat embarks and disembarks from Labuan Bajo. The boat will sail west towards Bima Bay in East Sumbawa, covering Sangeang Volcano, Banta Island and North Komodo National Park up to Padar Island in Sape Straits. The south side of Komodo National Park including Langkoi and Horseshoe Bay will not be covered in this itinerary. There will be hiking in Gili Lawa Darat and also the walk on Rinca Island to see the Komodo Dragons. There will also be a visit to Bonto Village in Sangeang.

Highlights of the itinerary: Schooling Angel Fish, Octopus, excellent macro life, excellent wall completely covered with soft corals, Stargazers, bubbling reef, Oriental Sweet Lips, turtles, Ghost Pipefish, cuttlefish, Oceanic White Tips and black Tip sharks, eagle rays, manta rays, schooling fusiliers, Napolean wrasse, The Dragon Walk, bubbling reef in Sangeang Volcano, Bonto Village Visit.

Notable Dive Sites:
Sebayor Kecil – Sebayor Island
Tatawa Besar – Tatawa Island
Tatawa Kecil – Tatawa Island
Crystal Rock – Gili Lawa Laut
Castle Rock – Gili Lawa Laut
Lighthouse – Gili Lawa Laut
Shotgun – Gili Lawa Laut
Batu Bolong – Sape Straits
Makassar Reef – Sape Straits
K2 – Banta Island
Circus – Banta Island
Rollercoaster – Banta Island
Secret Garden – Padar Island
Three Sisters – Padar Island
W Reef – Padar Island Hot Rocks – Sangeang Volcano
Deep Purple – Sangeang Volcano
Mentjeng Wall – Sangeang Volcano
Estuary – Sangeang Volcano
Bima Bay – Bima, East Sumbawa

Forgotten Islands - Saumlake to Tual / Tual to Saumlaki / Saumlaki to Maumere / Maumere to Saumlaki

Sample Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and boarding Indo Aggressor
Maumere

Day 2: Sizzling Critters Giant Bats
Lewoleba Ipet Island

Day 3: Dramatic Walls and Thundering Fireworks
Teluk Waihinga Komba Volcano

Day 4: Mythical Alor
The Alor Strait

Day 5: A Submarine Wonderland
Wetar

Day 6: Hard Coral Ridges
Romang

Day 7: Along The Circle of Fire
Damar

Day 8: Reefs Of Discovery
The Leti Islands

Day 9: Picture Perfect Atolls
The Sermata Reef Complex

Day 10: More Islands To Explore
Babar

Day 11: The Tanimbar Islands
West Yamdena

Day 12: Disembarkation
Saumlaki

Please note: This itinerary is only an example and may at times vary and visit different areas than the above. All is dependant on weather, sea conditions and marine life expectations.

Where are the The Forgotten Islands?

Adventure, unknown dive sites, spectacular scenery off the beaten track… this is The Forgotten Islands. The Forgotten Islands are part of Indonesia’s south Maluku province, a region located at the extreme south eastern boundary of the country and less than 200 nautical miles from the northern tip of Australia. These cruises concentrate on the most unexplored regions of the country and will start or finish in either Maumere, on the north coastline of east Flores or at Saumlaki on Jamdena, the largest island of the Tanimbar group. These itineraries will give guests the opportunity to dive some of the fabulous sites of East Nusa Tenggara around Lembata, Pantar and Alor during the cruise as well as exploring the fascinating reefs, walls and topside scenery of the islands further east, the mysterious and rarely visited Forgotten Islands.
East Nusa Tenggara.
For cruises that start from Maumere, the Indo Aggressor will initially be covering areas that we have been visiting for many years, the line of islands that include Lembata, Pantar and Alor. These areas were part of our initial eastern explorations many years ago when the Indo Aggressor was brand new and features incredible clear water wall and reef dives. Alor, located at the very end of the Nusa Tenggara archipelago is the last large landmass you will see before we move further east and enter the region known as The Forgotten Islands, the most southerly part of Indonesia’s Maluku province. These smaller island groups mark the southern boundary of the immense Banda Sea to the north. The Banda Sea is a huge expanse of open ocean approximately 200 nautical miles from north to south and 450 nautical miles from west to east and in certain parts over 5,000 metres deep. Around the south-east edge there are two distinct lines or arcs of islands that appear as the sea gets shallower, the inner line and the outer line, these are The Forgotten Islands.

The Damar Ridge

The most northern or inner line of islands guests will visit are located along the top of a marine mountain range known as the Damar Ridge and take in the islands of Wetar, Romang, Damar, Nila, Serua and finally Manuk as well as their numerous satellite islands and associated shallow reefs and atolls. Composed of a chain of high jungle clad volcanoes and surface breaking coral reefs that run up in a curve from south-west to north-east, the Damar Ridge is a mini “Ring of Fire” and their close location to the extremely deep waters of the Banda Sea makes them a magnet for all manner of marine life. The southern arc of islands, which extend eastwards from the island of Timor are in shallower water and are larger with the topside consisting of barren limestone hills and mangrove forests. The coastlines are fringed by white sandy beaches shaded by swaying palm trees before the sea begins to run over extensive reefs and atolls.

South to Saumlaki

This southerly line starts in the west at the Leti island group and continues to the atolls and island of Sermata, Barbar, and the Tanimbar Islands before finishing at the Kei and Aru island groups, made famous as the final destination of the “Ring of Fire” television documentary. The diving and anchorages across this southern line are for the most part more sedate than those on in the north, although they are certainly not lacking in vibrant reef life and incredible topside scenery.

Getting There

The embarkation port for many of these special trips is Maumere, north Flores. This is easily accessible from Bali, sometimes with a non-stop flight. The other ports of embarkation or disembarkation will be Saumlaki on Jamdena for the majority of cruises and Tual, the capital of the Kei Islands for the rest. Both Saumlaki and Tual require transiting through Makassar airport on Sulawesi and Ambon.

Airports

All itineraries will start and end at the following locations. The airports you will fly in and out of are:
Maumere Airport (MOF)
Tual Airport (LUV)
Saumlaki Airport (SXK); on the island of Saumlaki-Yamdena Island, Indonesia
Ambon (AMQ)

Cuisine
Komodo diving can be hungry work so on a Indo Aggressor dive cruise there is always plenty of great food to be enjoyed on our cool decks or air conditioned lounge.
After an early morning beverage, delivered to your cabin, breakfast is cooked to order and is always accompanied by fresh fruit and cereals. Lunch is buffet style and is generally varied and interesting Indonesian cuisine with other additions.
In between times snacks are provided throughout the day to keep your diving strength up.
When the diving day is over it’s time to sit down for dinner around the main deck table to recount your underwater adventures and enjoy our head chefs range of international dishes and maybe have a glass or two of wine - all fully inclusive of course.

Photo and video
Komodo diving provides a myriad of photo oportunities and the Indo Aggressor is comprehensively set up for the underwater imagemakers with dual voltage charging stations, large camera set-up and storage areas, digital download and burn facilities and even film-making capabilities.
Large tables in the lounge make working on cameras and housings a breeze and we have a large tool kit if things start to get serious. Laptop power points are situated at these tables too for easy dowloading and editing.
Transporting your imaging equipment to the dive sites is worry free too, our tenders are camera safe with sprung rubber flooring for protection.
When the diving is over there is a huge wide-screen TV in the lounge for video and image viewing or presentation and our on-board experts are always on hand to give you advice and guidance to help you capture your own exciting pictures.

Rental
Want to try your hand at underwater imaging? Diving in Komodo gives our guests such a huge range of subjects, large and small, that it is a great place to learn to get pictures of your own.
The Indo Aggressor has on board underwater camera and video rental equipment to get you started. High quality digital and still video can be shot, downloaded and edited, with the guidance of our experienced dive crew, so that when you get back home you can enjoy your Komodo experience with family and friends.

Nitrox
Diving with nitrox has become the rule rather than the exception these days on Komodo liveaboards. When submerging up to five times a day to depths of 20 metres or more the elevated levels of oxygen in our mix keeps us safe and out of the dreaded decompression zone.
The Indo Aggressor was the first vessel in the region to offer nitrox and runs a Nitrox Technologies membrane system to produce EANx. This is the latest method of production and is very safe and accurate.
We have five separate O2 analysers on board to enable our divers to analyse and log their own cylinder (32%) with every new fill.
The NT system differs from other production methods in that we subtract nitrogen from the mix rather than adding oxygen - so no heavy cylinders on board. Production limit is 40% for SCUBA or rebreather use.

Tenders
The two twin tenders were made in Bali by Bali Fibreglass close to our home port of Benoa to our own design. They are 6 metres long and 2.5 metres wide and are each powered by two 40 hp Yamaha outboards. They have electric starters and are driven from the front leaving most of the interior free for divers. Each craft has its own Oxygen Unit, VHF Radio, Camera Area, Shot Line, Stern Line and Electric Bilge Pumps. They are each crewed by at least one Divemaster as well as a driver and an assistant.
Our divers sit either facing forwards or backwards with their scuba units secured in special slots in the seats. This enables us to re-fill your cylinders in position so there is no need to carrying your equipment up and down the tender entry staircase.

Dive safety equipment
Diving in Komodo can sometimes mean diving in currents and there are certain pieces of equipment that are needed for safe operations. The Indo Aggressor carries SMB’s (safety sausages) and Dive Alerts for our guests use though it is recommended that they bring their own.
Guests will be also issued with an EPIRB (Electronic Positioning Device), if desired, and shown it’s correct method of operation.
The main vessel and both tenders carry O2 units. If there are guests on board who have training in O2 administration they are shown the location and correct operation of these units.
The Indo Aggressor also carries a comprehensive first aid kit for any cuts, scrapes and headaches.