Tatawa Kecil

# Tatawa Kecil Dive Site Description

Tatawa Kecil, located in the Flores Sea near Komodo in Indonesia’s West Manggarai Regency, offers an exceptional diving experience for intermediate to advanced divers. This site features dramatic underwater topography with steep walls, rocky outcrops, and sandy slopes descending to depths of 40+ meters.

Divers encounter strong currents that deliver nutrient-rich waters, attracting abundant marine life including reef sharks, manta rays, trevally, snappers, and groupers. The site showcases vibrant coral formations and sponge gardens that provide habitat for countless species. Smaller creatures like nudibranchs, seahorses, and crustaceans can be spotted among the reef structure.

The challenging conditions, including variable visibility and powerful currents, require solid diving skills and experience with drift diving. The reward is spectacular pelagic encounters and pristine biodiversity characteristic of the Komodo region. Tatawa Kecil is best dived during the dry season when conditions are most favorable. This site remains a premier destination for divers seeking dynamic underwater encounters in the Pacific’s Flores Sea.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus link1992

Tryon's Hypselodoris Hypselodoris tryoni lovelyclemmy

Psammogobius pisinnus Psammogobius pisinnus zahnerphoto

Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis laradani

Goldbelly Damsel Pomacentrus auriventris maractwin

Nembrotha lorosae Nembrotha lorosae clearblueskye

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)