Top Dive Site
| Location | Linta Strait, center of Komodo National Park, between Komodo and Tatawa — ≈8.53° S, 119.61° E |
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| What it is | A rock pinnacle barely 10 m across at the surface — the name means “hollow rock” — dropping in walls and terraces past 70 m |
| Access | ±1.5 hr by speedboat from Labuan Bajo (≈28 km); reached only by boat |
| Who it suits | Divers with some current experience; confident snorkelers on the sheltered lee side at slack tide |
| Best time | Slack tide windows year-round; calmest seas and best visibility April–November |
| Facilities | None — this is open water; everything stages from your boat |
Batu Bolong is a current-swept pinnacle in the middle of the Linta Strait, and the strait is exactly why it is so alive: tidal water squeezing between Komodo and Flores delivers a constant stream of nutrients, so the rock carries more fish per square meter than almost anywhere else in the park. Expect dense clouds of anthias and fusiliers over near-pristine hard coral, with white-tip reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, turtles and trevally working the edges. Because the site is small and the currents are real, boats dive it only around slack tide, and good crews position guests on the protected lee side — one more reason the coral here has stayed intact.
Snorkelers are not left out: at slack tide the top 5 meters of the pinnacle is one of the best free-swim reefs in the park. Our crews check the tide tables and sequence Batu Bolong between Siaba and Manta Point so you hit the window, not the washing machine. Park entry is ticketed per day — current rates are in our entrance fees guide.
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Batu Bolong (“hollow rock”) is a small split rock in the strait between Komodo and Tatawa — unimpressive above water, extraordinary below. The current-swept pinnacle drops steeply on all sides and concentrates one of the densest walls of marine life in Komodo National Park: clouds of anthias over pristine hard coral, reef sharks, trevally, turtles and napoleon wrasse. Dived correctly on the protected lee side at slack tide, it is many divers' best dive of the trip.
Batu Bolong sits mid-strait on the main day-trip route, minutes from Taka Makassar and Manta Point. Dive boats and liveaboards schedule it around the tide table; on calm days snorkel stops are possible from charter boats.
It depends on the tide window. At slack tide with a guide, comfortable Open Water divers manage it well; in stronger flow it becomes an experienced-diver site. Crews check conditions on arrival and always dive the sheltered side.
Yes, on calm windows — the reef crown reaches within a few meters of the surface and the fish density is visible from the top. Your captain decides based on the current that day.
The pinnacle stands in a nutrient-rich tidal strait: constant flow feeds the corals and draws baitfish, which in turn draw sharks, trevally and turtles. Its small size concentrates everything in one circuit.
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