Hello,
we are going to Indonesia as a part of our long term backpacking trip in two weeks or so. We probably fly to Medan, Sumatra, spend 3-4 weeks on the island and then fly to Nusa Tengara, visiting Flores, Komodo and Lombok, finishing mid July, 90% flying out of Bali or Jakarta. Theoretically we could add another month for Sulawesi/Papua, but I do not think we will - plus Raja Ampat is really not the best in summer, I believe.
As we are on budget, we cannot really spend too many days diving, but we still want to enjoy amazing things Indonesian sea has to offer. What I really look for is a price per great dive, when we try to stick below 40 € or less if possible. We much prefer 3 or even 4 dives a day over two.
I would like to go to Nusa Penida for sunfish, and I read you can see hammerheads close to Lombok. We would also like to see mantas. Muck we like, but we have already had our fair share. Komodo will probably be great, but maybe the surrounding sites outside of the national park are equally great?
I would consider liveaboard provided it is not too expensive, nothing luxurious of course, we can live on basic terms, but of course the diving needs to be safe and the gear in a good condition.
So far we dove on the Phillipines (Anilao, Balicasag, Cebu, Moalboal) and Thailand (Ko Haa and Ko Bida), doing our AOWD there.
Could you please recommend, what sites should I look at, given our itinerary and budget consciousness?
Thank you.
we are going to Indonesia as a part of our long term backpacking trip in two weeks or so. We probably fly to Medan, Sumatra, spend 3-4 weeks on the island and then fly to Nusa Tengara, visiting Flores, Komodo and Lombok, finishing mid July, 90% flying out of Bali or Jakarta. Theoretically we could add another month for Sulawesi/Papua, but I do not think we will - plus Raja Ampat is really not the best in summer, I believe.
As we are on budget, we cannot really spend too many days diving, but we still want to enjoy amazing things Indonesian sea has to offer. What I really look for is a price per great dive, when we try to stick below 40 € or less if possible. We much prefer 3 or even 4 dives a day over two.
I would like to go to Nusa Penida for sunfish, and I read you can see hammerheads close to Lombok. We would also like to see mantas. Muck we like, but we have already had our fair share. Komodo will probably be great, but maybe the surrounding sites outside of the national park are equally great?
I would consider liveaboard provided it is not too expensive, nothing luxurious of course, we can live on basic terms, but of course the diving needs to be safe and the gear in a good condition.
So far we dove on the Phillipines (Anilao, Balicasag, Cebu, Moalboal) and Thailand (Ko Haa and Ko Bida), doing our AOWD there.
Could you please recommend, what sites should I look at, given our itinerary and budget consciousness?
Thank you.