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Trip Reports

Back in Komodo – A Homecoming

After quite some time being away exploring Raja Ampat, Halmahera, Lembeh, the Togean islands, Alor and the Banda Sea. The Mermaid II found herself on a homecoming journey, sailing from Maumere through Komodo and beyond before returning to her home port of Benoa in Bali for more adventures to come! The trip began with a […]

Biodiversity Super Special 16 Days Cruise Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Alor-Maumere

It’s that time of year again where the Mermaid II embarks on her famous seasonal crossing from Raja Ampat into Maumere. An incredible 16 days voyage of biodiversity, traversing over 1000 nautical miles across 5 different seas, passing through some remote and extraordinary destinations along the way. Starting this super special trip on a high […]

Manta Alley

Our first morning dive at the infamous Manta Alley was absolute bliss. The water was flat, which normally means feeding mantas.  The majority of the dive was spent hovering just above the reef in no more than eight meters of water just watching  the ten or so mantas in that area syphon up their breakfast. […]

MACRO vs WIDE

One fantastic trip full of critters and big stuff! Divers often ask me which lenses would be the most ideal to bring on a Komodo trip. The truth is either Macro or Wide, perhaps both will do. Every single dive site in Komodo will have both subjects to fulfill your photography desires… So really, you […]

Night Diving in Komodo

By now we may all have heard the great things Komodo has to offer… The majestic encounters of Manta rays, drift dives, reef sharks, pristine corals, big & small critters, warm & cold dives and now even Dugongs! Although, does everyone know how mysterious and adventurous Komodo can be at night?   As soon the […]

Great experience in Komodo

KOMODO 30-09th July 2018. Turn up your speakers and watch the teaser video ’till the DUGONG appears! Dragons mating for real and pelagic octopuses on the go! Juvenile frogfish feeding, six flamboyant cuttlefishes found in the same dive! Eagle rays among the white tip reef sharks in Crystal bay again and again… Five big Grey […]

Komodo and its surroundings

What’s better than a Hairy Frogfish? Two Hairy Frogfish! Same feeling when you get to watch two Denise Pygmy Seahorses as they kept interacting with each other in Satonda. Komodo is great for small critters and possibly even better for the bigger stuff! Young Reef Mantas decided to show off by joining us during our […]

Diving Cruise with Mermaid I , Komodo June 1 – 10 2018 Highlights

Mermaid I, Diving Cruise at Komodo June 1 – 10, 2018 Marcelo Johan Ogata

Manta Traffic

Manta rays are a very intelligent animal. They have large brains and when you have a one on one encounter with the one you can see that it is analyzing you trying to make out just what you are. Over the years I’ve tried different techniques to make them feel more at ease in hopes […]

The Smallest Sea Dragon and the largest Komodo Dragon

Mermaid I started the Komodo season on fire. When you start day 1 with a Lembeh Sea Dragon and finish the trip off with a Blue-ringed octopus you know a trip like this will be hard to beat! Hairy frogfish, multiple Flamboyants spotted during our muck dives and uncountable Long arms octopuses found on the […]