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HARRO HUNNAYYY
I went to Komodo for my first liveaboard....Scubaboard did not disappoint when they urged me to go. (Thank you, guys!)
I did a 4 day because I wasn't sure how I'd do diving 7 straight days. Like you, I was a bit hesitant because of my experience level. I had about 44 dives when I went to Komodo at the time. I was really comfortable diving there because of the great DM but also because I was really comfortable with my buoyancy and had already dived with some fierce currents and surge while diving Cats and Bats in Costa Rica from about dives 25-33. My home diving is also cold water (45-55F) with crappy viz.
We did a more budget option but I knew I wanted private heads and rooms with AC. We were on the Mastro Aldo through Komodo Dive Center. They were good. Just make sure you don't get the room in the hull of the catamaran. It's fumey in there and you'll want to sleep on deck instead. The other rooms are all fine. It was $850 for 4 days....can't beat that. Is it the best boat to do Komodo with? Probably not, but our DM was SO good and experienced. He made the trip - good at reading currents, knowledge of the dive sites and areas, etc. We had 1 DM to 4 divers.
I would reach out to some shops and chat about it.
After that, I am hooked on LOBs and I did 2 more in back to back months - Sept, Oct, Nov.
Batu Bolong in Komodo is my favorite dive site. The mantas that we saw are amazing. The Shotgun/Cauldron lives up to its name - WOWZAS on that current!
Let us know what you decide and what happens!
I did a 4 day because I wasn't sure how I'd do diving 7 straight days. Like you, I was a bit hesitant because of my experience level. I had about 44 dives when I went to Komodo at the time. I was really comfortable diving there because of the great DM but also because I was really comfortable with my buoyancy and had already dived with some fierce currents and surge while diving Cats and Bats in Costa Rica from about dives 25-33. My home diving is also cold water (45-55F) with crappy viz.
We did a more budget option but I knew I wanted private heads and rooms with AC. We were on the Mastro Aldo through Komodo Dive Center. They were good. Just make sure you don't get the room in the hull of the catamaran. It's fumey in there and you'll want to sleep on deck instead. The other rooms are all fine. It was $850 for 4 days....can't beat that. Is it the best boat to do Komodo with? Probably not, but our DM was SO good and experienced. He made the trip - good at reading currents, knowledge of the dive sites and areas, etc. We had 1 DM to 4 divers.
I would reach out to some shops and chat about it.
After that, I am hooked on LOBs and I did 2 more in back to back months - Sept, Oct, Nov.
Batu Bolong in Komodo is my favorite dive site. The mantas that we saw are amazing. The Shotgun/Cauldron lives up to its name - WOWZAS on that current!Let us know what you decide and what happens!
