East of Flores – Alor
Itinerary – 29th of June – 9th of July 2012
29th of June, Friday -Maumere Bay.
17:00, depart Maumere to North Kawula Island, Free
and Easy.
30th of July, Sunday – North Kahula Island
& Mt. Komba Volcano.
08:30hr, arrived at Batjatanwutun Bay, 09:15hr,checkout dive at Batjatan Inner Bay. 12:45, 2nd dive at Batjatan Ledge, 14:30hr, depart for Mt. KombaVolcano. 18:00hr, arrived at Komba, 19:00hr, depart for Pantar Strait.
We spotted: Many species of Cardinal fish, Cuttlefish, Flatworm, Bargibanti & Dennise’s Pigmy Seahorse &
Whitetip Reef Shark. U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 28c –
Topside: Mt. Komba Volcanic Eruption.
1st of July, Sunday – Pantar Strait &Kalabahe Bay, Alor. 06:00hr, arrived at East Pantar, 07:45hr, 1st of at French
Window, 11:00hr, 2nd dive at Babylon – Ternate Island, 14:45hr, 3rd dive at Mucky Mosque, 18:00hr, dusk dive at Mucky Mosque. We spotted: 2 Weedy Rhinopias, Giant Frogfish, Ornate Ghost pipefish, Thorny Seahorse, Cuttlefish, Zebra Crab, painted Frogfish, Leaf Fish, Coconut Octopus, Bobtail Squid, and many others.. U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 27c
2nd of July, Monday – Pantar Strait & Biangabang,
South East Pantar.
07:00hr, 1st dive at Pak Yan’s Village, North Pura, 10:30hr. 2nd dive at Red Wall, East Pantar Island. 11:45hr, depart for Biangabang, South East of Pantar, 3rd dive at Biangabang. 18:00hr, dusk dive at Biangabang. 20:00hr, depart for Kalabahe Bay.
We spotted: Great Hammer Head, Napoleon, Seaslugs, Snake Eels, White V & Coconut Octopus, Demon Stinger & stunning wa#s covered by mi#ions of Antias. U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 24c. Topside: Visit Biangabang Village.
3rd of July, Tuesday – Pantar Strait, Pura, Ternate &
Buaya Island.
07:45hr, 1st dive at Crown Valley, East Pura Island. 11:00hrs, 2nd dive at (Repeat Site) Babylon South Ternate Island. 14:30hr, 3rd dive at Buaya Rock, South East of Buaya Island. 18:00hr, dusk dive at Mucky Mosque, Kalabahe Bay.
We spotted: Marlin, Painted & Giant frogfish, coconut Octopus, Cuttlefish, Rhinopias, Thorny Seahorse, Bobtail Squid &
Millions of Anemone U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 24c
4th of July, Wednesday, Treweg Island & Kalabahe
Bay.
07:30hr, 1st dive at Treweg II, 10:30hr, 2nd dive at Treweg 1 at Treweg Island. 15:00hr, 3rd dive at Mini Wall, 18:00 night dive at Mini Wall,Kalabahe Bay.
We spotted: Potato Grouper, Dog Tooth Tuna, Green turtle, Twin Spotted Scorpionfish, Disco clam, Dragon Shrimp, Nudibranch, Mushroom Coral Pipefish, Juvenile Batfish, banded pipefish, Popcorn Shrimp & etc.. U/W Temperature : High: 27c Low: 23c
5th of July, Thursday – Pura island &
Kalabahe Bay, Alor.
07:45hr, 1st dive at Crown Valley, East Pura,, 12:15hr, 2nd dive at Pak Yan’s Village, North Pura. 15:15hr, 3rd dive at Mini Wall, Kalabahe Bay. 18:20hr, dusk dive at Mini Wall.
We spotted: Disco clam, Dragon Shrimp, Solar Power Nudibranch, Mushroom Coral Pipefish, Juvenile Batfish, banded Shrimp, Ghost pipefish, Coconut Octopus, Decorative Crabs & etc.. U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 24c. Topside: visit to Pura Village.
6th of July, Friday – Pura, Pantar &
Buaya island, Pantar Strait.
09:00hr, 1st dive at Board Room, North Pura. 12:00hr, 2nd dive at French Window, East Pantar. 15:30hr, 3rd dive at Crocodile Cave, South of
Buaya. 17:30hr, depart for West Kahula Island.
We spotted: Flasher Wrasse, Bumphead Parrotfish, Green Turtle, Sea Snake, Blue Spotted Ray. U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 27c
7th of July, Saturday – Leba Leba Bay, West
Kahula Island.
07:30hr, 1st dive at Sizzler 1. 12:00hr, 2nd dive at Sizzler 11. 15:30hr, 3rd dive at Ice House. 18:00hr, depart for Pulau Babi, Maumere Bay.
We spotted: Rhinopiasss, Demon Stringer, Blue Ribbon Eel, Nudibranch, Frogfish, Mandarin Fish, GhostPipefish, Leaffish and many many more.. U/W Temperature : High: 27c Low: 24c
8th of July, Sunday – Maumere Bay
07:30hr, 1st dive at The Crack 1, Pulau Babi. 10:15hr, 2nd dive at The Crack 11, Pulau Babi. 11:30hr, return to Maumere Port, 14:00, a visitto Dokar Ikat Weaving Village.
We spotted:Eagle ray, Humphead Parrotfish, Blue Ribbon Eel, Solar Power Nudibranch, U/W Temperature : High: 28c Low: 28c
9th of July, Monday
07:00, disembark Komodo Dancer, and fly back to Bali
