Tatawa Kecil Dive Site

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Amazing fishes & life!
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Strong current
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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

Tatawa Kecil is a small island and is a magical world class dive site for a drifting! Be careful the current there can be very strong and it is not an easy dive site. No place for inexperienced divers! The dive site is a mixed of a very nice reef, rock formations and small caves. The water is full of fishes with numerous pellagics and sharks patrolling the area. Manta rays are often seen on the coral plateau. Sometimes dugong are also there! The hard coral is also fantastic. Is is also possible to snorkel here with manta rays when they are around :-)

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This is a Cave diving spot, make sure you have all required certifications. Tatawa Kecil is sometimes classified as a Drift dive. This location is a Reef.

You can dive Tatawa Kecil all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Tatawa Kecil on the right for the exact location.

Tatawa Kecil Tatawa Kecil is a small island and is a magical world class dive site for a drifting! Be careful the... Julien 5

Fishes you may spot while diving Tatawa Kecil

  • Barracuda Barracuda
  • Batfish Batfish
  • Bumphead Parrotfish Bumphead Parrotfish
  • Giant Trevally Giant Trevally
  • Manta Ray Manta Ray
  • Nudibranch Nudibranch
  • Sea Snake Sea Snake
  • Turtle Turtle

... and more fishes & sea life, Ray, Reef Shark, Schools Of Blue And Yellow Fusilier, Stunning Table Coral

Photos

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  • Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house, Clownfish
    Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo! Black Tip Shark
    Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Flying Ray Manta in Bali! Manta Ray
    Flying Ray Manta in Bali!
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Transparent Shrimps On White Pristine Coral Reef
    Transparent Shrimps On White Pristine Coral Reef
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara

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3 dive logs in “Tatawa Kecil”

  1. Dived there in August 2013, no currents when I dived, awesome dive, great vis and lots of fish, one of my fav dives in the area

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  2. One of my favourite dive sites in Komodo. So much to offer. Really fun jumping into the split (experienced divers with current). Beautiful coral and interesting overhangs/ swim throughs. Top 3 in Komodo with a proper dive plan and a good guide/buddy

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    • Hi there!
      Thanks for reading Divezone and taking the time to leave a review on this dive site here! Glad to read you had a great time diving in Komodo!

      Best bubbles, always!

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