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A full day of diving in Komodo!

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The Komodo National Park in Indonesia is the perfect place for regular travelers & adventurers that also want to experience a little bit of the best diving in Indonesia. The park area where you find the best dive sites are quite big but not huge. With a boat trip in Komodo you can pretty much experience the best activities and diving just by doing day trips from Labuan Bajo. The most common scuba diving day trips in Komodo is organized 3 dives, breakfast & lunch. At Mikumba diving we start the day early by meeting up outside our dive center at 6.30 in the morning. When all the divers is gathered we make our way down to the harbor where the boat is waiting for us. It’s an amazing feeling to step on the boat, make yourself a coffee knowing you’re about to experience the beautiful diving in Komodo ! The best diving is further central in the park and usually takes 2 hour to get to, it gives you that quiet golden morning time to enjoy the amazing scenery of Komodo island . A...

A day on our budget liveaboard in Komodo

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The absolute best way to explore & experience Komodo is on a liveaboard, and here’s a brief sum-up of how a trip with us would be like. “Time to wake up! Dive briefing in 30 minutes” It’s usually the sound of our crew going around the boat making sure you’re up in time for the 1st dive. It’s early and the boat is gently rocking by the ocean and it’s time to explore some of the best diving in Indonesia . Time for some small breakfast of fruit, toast and juice before our first dive briefing. It’s amazing to jumping into the ocean early in the morning to enjoy the healthy marine life! During the 1st dive on our budget liveaboard , our chef is preparing a bigger breakfast with pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, toast and fruit platter, so when we get up from the dive we can just dig in! on our boat trip in Komodo we usually move around in-between the dives. So when we move the boat we get ready for dive no.2 at another stunning site diving in Komodo. The regular routine is ...

The heart of Mikumba Diving in Komodo & Raja Ampat

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At Mikumba Diving we are working hard to give you the best experience possible! One key factor to be able to do that is our beloved crew, the heart of the company. They work hard every day diving   in Komodo and our budget liveaboard in Raja Ampat . In our dive center in Labuan Bajo we have friendly staff to provide you with all information, you’re welcome to drop by whenever to enjoy the air  in the office and popcorn fresh from the machine. On our daily boat we have five people in the crew and on our liveaboard there are ten sailors to manage and take care of the boat. If you want more information about our boats have a look at our website www.mikumbadiving.com . The crew have extensive knowledge of working on boats and knows the areas very well. This is important when we are diving in Komodo & Raja Ampat because there can be strong currents and it’s the crew’s responsibility to care for the safety onboard. The captain is the most important employee on...