Komodo diving liveaboard - Komodo Dancer - Flores, Alor and Komodo liveaboard.

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Komodo Dancer Komodo and Alor liveaboard schedules, itineraries and prices

Welcome on board the luxury scuba diving liveaboard Komodo Dancer for a trip of a lifetime to a place of of dazzling coral reefs, spectacular marine life, fierce dragons and smoking volcanoes, a real life "Jurassic Park" above and below the surface of the seas. This is Komodo, Indonesia, one of the last frontiers of the underwater world - Komodo scuba diving is like nothing on earth. This land that time forgot is located some 300 nautical miles east of Bali deep in the Indonesian archipelago between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores and promises the dive adventure of a lifetime . Join our Komodo liveaboard and experience vibrant local cultures, Komodo dragons, colorful coral reefs, abundant marine life coupled with superior accommodations make scuba diving Komodo and the Komodo Dancer your next stop in diving adventure.
The Komodo Dancer is the Bali based vessel of the Peter Hughes Diving Dancer Fleet, the world renowned scuba diving liveaboard group is at the very forefront of liveaboard luxury and provides high quality Komodo scuba diving liveaboards to the lesser Sunda islands spectacular locations.
We explore the waters in and around the Komodo national park and the Flores sea. The Komodo Dancer is a traditionally crafted, two masted wooden motor sailor, stretching 30 metres long, 9 metres wide and accommodating 16 adventurous divers. Following the standards of the Dancer Fleet, the Komodo Dancer replicates Peter Hughes Diving service, amenities and the highest standards of safety in the industry, join our Komodo liveaboard.
Check out my Komodo underwater video showing the conditions and animals you are likely to see.

Komodo Dancer - About the boat

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Cuisine:
Komodo scuba diving can be hungry work so on a Komodo Dancer dive cruise there is always plenty of great food to be enjoyed on our cool decks or air conditioned lounge.
After an early morning beverage, delivered to your cabin, breakfast is cooked to order and is always accompanied by fresh fruit and cereals. Lunch is buffet style and is generally varied and interesting Indonesian cuisine with other additions.
In between times snacks are provided throughout the day to keep your diving strength up.
When the diving day is over it's time to sit down for dinner around the main deck table to recount your underwater adventures and enjoy our head chefs range of international dishes and maybe have a glass of wine - all fully inclusive of course.

Komodo Dancer - Photo and video

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Komodo scuba diving provides a myriad of photo oportunities and the Komodo Dancer is comprehensively set up for the underwater imagemakers with dual voltage charging stations, large camera set-up and storage areas, digital download and burn facilities and even film-making capabilities.
Large tables in the lounge make working on cameras and housings a breeze and we have a large tool kit if things start to get serious. Laptop power points are situated at these tables too for easy dowloading and editing.
Transporting your imaging equipment to the dive sites is worry free too, our tenders are camera safe with sprung rubber flooring for protection.
When the diving is over there is a huge wide-screen TV in the lounge for video and image viewing or presentation and our on-board experts are always on hand to give you advice and guidance to help you capture your own exciting pictures.

Komodo Dancer - Camera rental

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Want to try your hand at underwater imaging? Diving in Komodo gives our guests such a huge range of subjects, large and small, that it is a great place to learn to get pictures of your own.
The Komodo Dancer has on board underwater camera and video rental equipment to get you started. High quality digital and still video can be shot, downloaded and edited, with the guidance of our experienced dive crew, so that when you get back home you can enjoy your Komodo experience with family and friends.
Also available is a Nikonos V film still system with a wide range of lenses.
Digital Still: Nikon Coolpix with Nikon housings
Digital Video: Sony PC110 and PC120 with Sea&Sea and Light & Motion housings
Film Still: Nikonos V with various lenses

Komodo Dancer - Nitrox

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Diving with nitrox has become the rule rather than the exception these days on Komodo liveaboards. When submerging up to five times a day to depths of 20 metres or more the elevated levels of oxygen in our mix keeps us safe and out of the dreaded decompression zone.
The Komodo Dancer was the first vessel in the region to offer nitrox and runs a Nitrox Technologies membrane system to produce EANx. This is the latest method of production and is very safe and accurate. We have five separate O2 analysers on board to enable our divers to analyse and log their own cylinder (32%) with every new fill.
The NT system differs from other production methods in that we subtract nitrogen from the mix rather than adding oxygen - so no heavy cylinders on board. Production limit is 40% for SCUBA or rebreather use.

Komodo Dancer - Tenders (Dingies / Zodiacs / RIBS)

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Our two twin tenders were made in Bali by Bali Fibreglass close to our home port of Benoa to our own design. They are 6 metres long and 2.5 metres wide and are each powered by two 40 hp Yamaha outboards. They have electric starters and are driven from the front leaving most of the interior free for divers. Each craft has its own Oxygen Unit, VHF Radio, Camera Area, Shot Line, Stern Line and Electric Bilge Pumps. They are each crewed by at least one Divemaster as well as a driver and an assistant.
Our divers sit either facing forwards or backwards with their scuba units secured in special slots in the seats. This enables us to re-fill your cylinders in position so there is no need to carrying your equipment up and down the tender entry staircase

Komodo Dancer - Dive safety equipment

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Diving in Komodo can sometimes mean diving in currents and there are certain pieces of equipment that are needed for safe operations. The Komodo Dancer carries SMB's (safety sausages) and Dive Alerts for our guests use though it is recommended that they bring their own.
Guests will be also issued with an EPIRB (Electronic Positioning Device), if desired, and shown it's correct method of operation

Komodo Dancer - Oxygen Units and First Aid:

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The main vessel and both tenders carry O2 units. If there are guests on board who have training in O2 administration they are shown the location and correct operation of these units.
The Komodo Dancer also carries a comprehensive first aid kit for any cuts, scrapes and headaches.

Komodo Dancer - Boat specifications

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Port of Registry/Flag: Indonesia
Built: South Sulawesi, Indonesia 2000/2001
Type: Wooden schooner
Length: 30 metres LOD, 35 metres LOA
Beam: 8 metres
Draft: 2.5 metres
Number of Passengers: 16
Accommodation: 7 Double Occupancy Staterooms
Total Displacement: 350 tons
Propulsion: 1 Mitsubishi/Hyundai 450 Hp
Fuel capacity: 12,000 liters
Fresh Water Capacity: 11,000 liters
Desalinator Production: 6200 liters per day
Cruising Speed: 8 - 10 knots
Range: 1100 Nm
Navigation Aids: VHF, SSB, Furuno 36 mile radar, GPS x 2
Voltage: 1 x Mitsubishi 63 KVA gensets, 220v, 50 cycle plus 1 x Mitsubishi 50 KVA
Air-conditioning: To all interior areas
Communications: Satellite Phone, USB and VHF Radio

Komodo Dancer - Top deck

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The top deck is where you will find our expansive sun deck, right in front of the wheelhouse. Moving backwards from here you can find the captains cabin as well as two luxury guest cabins.

Komodo Dancer - Main deck

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From bow to stern, the main deck is where you'll find the dive deck, comfortable lounge, galley, crew cabins, workshop and tender deck.

Komodo Dancer - Lower deck

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Eight guest and dive crew cabins are located on this deck, four on the port side and four on the starboard. Finished in wood and fine linen they are a great place to relax and rest after a fun day's diving.

Komodo Dancer - Crew

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The Komodo Dancer crew are from all over the Indonesian archipelago - always ready to help you out with a smile.
Captain: Pak Daeng
1st Officer: Mucuk Wiriwan
2nd Officer: Petrovik Salindehu
Steering Mates/Tender Crew: Raswan Bin Kosim, Komang Murdiana, Silfinus Hardim
Engineering: Sanusi, Andi Syarifuddin, NonoSuparno,
Safruddin (International Man of Mystery)
Head Chef : Eben Sunarko
Galley Slaves: Basory, Hendrik Nurcahyo
Room Boy: Panca
Purser: Sebastianus Petrus