Batu Bolong — meaning "rock with a hole" in Indonesian — is a submerged volcanic pinnacle rising from depths exceeding 75 metres to just beneath the surface, in the strait between Tatawa Kecil and Komodo Island. Its tip breaks above the waterline: an unassuming surface landmark for what lies beneath one of the most biodiverse dive sites on the planet. The pinnacle is accessible only by boat — typically on a full-day dive charter or multi-day
Komodo liveaboard from Labuan Bajo — and is dived year-round, with visits timed around slack tide.
Consistently ranked among the world's finest dive sites and cited by Scuba Diving Magazine and CNN Travel, Batu Bolong is the undisputed centrepiece of any Komodo itinerary. For guests aboard a Komodo Luxury private charter, it is almost always the dive people talk about first when they return to the deck — still breathing hard, still smiling.
