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Komodo DivingBali vs Komodo Diving: Which One Should You Actually Book?
An honest comparison of diving in Bali and Komodo: what each costs, how the currents differ, mola mola against reef mantas, which suits a new diver and which needs fifty dives behind you, when to go, and why doing both in one trip is easier than it looks.
Komodo Travel GuideKomodo in December: Green Season Value and the Christmas Trap
What Komodo is really like in December: why the first three weeks are among the best value of the year, why the Christmas fortnight is the most expensive and most booked period in the calendar, how the monsoon opens the southern dive sites, real rainfall figures, and the sailing suspensions nobody warns you about.
Komodo Travel GuideBajawa, Bena Village and Mount Inerie: How to Visit the Ngada Highlands
A complete guide to Bajawa and the Ngada villages of central Flores: the daily 45 minute flight from Labuan Bajo, Bena village and its ngadhu and bhaga ancestor shrines, 2026 entrance fees, climbing Mount Inerie, the two hot springs, Bajawa coffee, the Reba ceremony, and the altitude rule divers need to know.
Komodo Travel GuideKomodo in October: The Month the Whole Park Is Open
Komodo in October is the one month both halves of the park are diveable: the north still clear at 18 to 28 metres and the southern sites reopening after the monsoon, with dragons guarding nests and rates below the July peak.
Komodo DivingDiving on Your Period in Komodo: The Honest Answers
Can you scuba dive on your period? What the research actually measured, plus the pill, pregnancy, breastfeeding and the practical side of a Komodo dive trip, including the Labuan Bajo supply problem and why cold southern sites matter.
Komodo Travel GuideIs Komodo Island Closed? What Is Actually Open in 2026
Komodo National Park is open, and it stayed open through the August 2026 earthquake. But it did close for a month in January, and almost nobody reported it. The four different things people call a Komodo closure, what is shut on Flores right now, and how to check before you fly.
Komodo DivingHyperbaric Chamber in Labuan Bajo: What Happens If You Get Bent in Komodo
Komodo's nearest recompression chamber is at Siloam Hospitals Labuan Bajo, not Bali. What decompression sickness actually feels like, the first hour on the boat, who to call, how far the park really is from a chamber, and why insurance small print matters.
Komodo Travel GuideIndonesia SIM Card and eSIM: Staying Connected in Komodo (2026)
Which Indonesian SIM card or eSIM to buy, what registration and the IMEI rule involve, and exactly where mobile signal dies inside Komodo National Park — plus what the WiFi is really like on the boats and at the resort.
Komodo Travel GuideA New Komodo Resort on the Ridge: Introducing Hilltop, Opening April 2027
Hilltop Komodo Resort opens in April 2027 on the ridge of our private island: bungalows raised to canopy height, its own restaurant, spa and infinity pool, and a panorama much like the view from Padar. What is being built, how it works with the dive centre below, and exactly how the 40% pre-sale offer works.