[{"title":"Gosong Boni","content":"Gosong Boni is to the west of Pamana and is marked by a small lighthouse. Shallow sandy slopes drop down into steep walls covered in sponges. Look for nudibranchs and blue ringed octopus.","latitude":"-8.370488","longitude":"122.257611","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Gosong-Boni-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Pomana Besar","content":"The dive sites around Pomana are characterised by steep slopes and walls. The bigger Pomana has big sponges and large gorgonian sea fans. Pygmy seahorses might be found here.","latitude":"-8.362914","longitude":"122.27514799999994","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Pamana-Besar-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Pomana Kecil","content":"At the smaller Pomana there is a drop-off where you might find baby reef sharks hiding in the overhangs. The wall is covered in sea fans and you might see groupers, sweetlips and batfish.","latitude":"-8.348981","longitude":"122.34529299999997","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Pamana-Kecil-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Pulau Babi","content":"Pulau Babi means Pig Island. There is a steep wall with lots of cracks and crevices. Look for moray eels, crabs and nudibranchs. Cleaning stations with shrimps are visited by the reef's residents.","latitude":"-8.437095","longitude":"122.50258099999996","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Pulau-Babi-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Tanjung Darat","content":"There is a mini wall which is covered in beautiful corals. Below this is a big, rubbly plateau that goes down into a wall. Look into the blue for pelagic fish passing by and maybe even an eagle ray. Turtles also visit this dive site.","latitude":"-8.503045","longitude":"122.48170600000003","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Tanjung-Darat-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Mandarin Patch","content":"At Mandarin Patch you can find beautiful mandarin fish in a patch of stag horn corals. Nearby there is a sandy area where you can see ribbon eels and stonefish.","latitude":"-8.598564","longitude":"122.47796599999992","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Mandarin-Patch-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Happy Wall","content":"This dive site will make you happy! Happy Wall is a pleasant dive with pretty corals. Nudibranchs, shrimps and moray eels make this area their home. Watch out for the cleaning stations where shrimps are waiting to clean the passing fish.","latitude":"-8.453227","longitude":"122.331007","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Happy-Wall-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Bugis House","content":"Bugis House has a steep drop-off and a slope up to leather corals in the shallows. Don't forget to look out into the deep water for passing reef sharks. Nudibranchs and shrimps can be found here.","latitude":"-8.468379","longitude":"122.49502600000005","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Bugis-House-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Waigete","content":"At Waigete, a short distance from the beach, is a pretty reef. There are good hard corals here where you might spot an octopus or two.","latitude":"-8.598316","longitude":"122.44214499999998","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Waigete-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Shark Point","content":"Shark Point has a steep wall and is good for drift dives. Reef sharks like to hunt along the wall here, and look inside any big crevices for a sleeping nurse shark.","latitude":"-8.482174","longitude":"122.479243","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Shark-Point-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"The Crack","content":"Pulau Babi has several dive sites and one is called The Crack. This large crack was formed during an earthquake in 1992. \u00a0There are healthy corals, leaf fish in the hard corals and frogfish in sponges have been seen here.","latitude":"-8.422578","longitude":"122.49469199999999","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-The-Crack-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"},{"title":"Fish Soup","content":"The name says it all! There is a wide channel where fish congregate. There is a good chance to see passing pelagic and the coral gardens are beautiful too. Reef sharks, jacks and even some rays pass through this area.","latitude":"-8.482235","longitude":"122.45503099999996","icon_marker":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-dive.png","icon_marker_active":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mermaid-theme-v2\/assets\/images\/icon-marker-active.png","image":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/All-4-diving-liveaboards-Maumere-Fish-Soup-Small-300x200.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.mermaid-liveaboards.com\/?s=&dest=maumere"}]

Maumere

Dive Maumere with Mermaid Liveaboards as part of an extended cruise to other diving destinations. Maumere is on the island of Flores and is the gateway to Alor and beyond.

There are numerous dive spots along this coastline. There are plenty of critters to find during muck dives in this area but there are also fantastic reef dives. There are wrecks and impressive swim throughs that can keep any diver entertained.