Reefseekers
Dive Centre
is
based in Labuan Bajo a small fishing town hugging the hillside on the
West coast of Flores and the gateway to begin your exploration of this
unbelievable island of surprises, with it's World class Diving and Snorkeling
, Myriads of tiny deserted islands, Volcanoes, Komodo Dragons, Flying
Foxes, Megalithic sites, Caves, Sulphur pools, Waterfalls, Endless Forests,
Spider web rice fields, Traditional villages, Stick fighting, Flora
and Fauna like you'll see nowhere else, there is certainly something
to capture everyone's interest and not forgetting the warm welcome from
the local people themselves, talk to them and learn about their Culture
with it's many myths and legends, your stay on Flores will be a memory
that you will never want to forget and for sure it is a place you will
want to return to. With 15 years experience of providing a personalized,
first class service to both divers and student divers, Kath and Ernest
invite you to taste the diving off the west coast of Flores in and around
the Komodo National Park, these dive sites rival the Worlds best.
Getting
to the Dive Sites
A leisurely journey through Komodo National parks many islands with
beautiful views of deserted beaches, mountains, mangroves and sand banks.
Our traditional boats have plenty of shade and also places to catch
the sun, we usually leave Labuanbajo harbour around 8am then after 2-3
dives and lunch return to Labuanbajo between 4:30- 5:30 depending on
the sites we have visited.
Boats are equipped with Radio, Oxygen and First aid.
What
you can expect
A days diving includes 2/3 dives with a Padi Divemaster, lunch and refreshments.
Taken by Traditional boat to the dive sites of your choice, after a
Reef teach from your Divemaster and an orientation to the site, get
ready to be amazed, your Divemaster will guide you though the endless
procession of marine life awaiting you, critters spotted will be identified
and logged after the dive.
What
we expect.
We are here as visitors to the underwater world and expect our guests
to treat the homes of all marine life the same you would treat the home
of a friend, we have a strictly no touch, no take policy, if you want
to capture something then please do it on film with your camera.
When
to dive
We dive the whole year around, with the exception of a few days during
the rainy season (Jan-Mar) where we can not get out of the harbour because
of strong winds, this used to be always in February, but, over the last
couple of years February has seen us with wonderful weather and diving,
the weather is changing all over the world and is very hard to predict
now.
Water
Temperature
The temperature of the water varies from 24 to 31 degrees Celsius, but
often cold upwellings can chill you, in the South upwellings can be
as cold as 16 degrees from the Indian Ocean.
What
to wear
Everyone feels the cold to different degrees, but we generally recommend
at least 3mm full suits, we use 5mm full and often a shorty 3mm on top
when it gets a little chillier.
Rental
Equipment
rental equipment is available to divers:
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Oceanic Regulators and gauges |
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Buddy BCD |
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Prescription Masks minus 1.5 up to minus 8 |
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5 and 3mm suits, long and short |
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Boots and Fins |
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Computers |