Komodo, Indonesia
Batu Bolong
A rock in a racing current, covered in coral and turtles on every side.
About the dive
Batu Bolong is an advanced to expert dive site in Komodo, Indonesia. Divers have logged 11,885 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 18 m of visibility. 36 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are hawksbill turtle, moray eels and whitetip reef shark. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 18 m
- Dive time
- 47 min
- Logged dives
- 11,885
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
Hawksbill Turtle
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
Whitetip reef shark
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Batu Bolong and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Blacktip reef shark |
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