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Samisa

Intermediate/Advanced 📍 Komodo, Indonesia
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# Samisa Dive Site

Dive Conditions

⬇️
Depth
40m
👁️
Visibility
20m
🎯
Level
Intermediate/Advanced
💨
Current
🌀 Strong

Samisa is a premier dive destination located in Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, within Indonesia’s Flores Sea. This site offers an exceptional underwater experience for intermediate to advanced divers, with depths reaching 40+ meters.

The reef structure features dramatic drop-offs and vibrant coral gardens teeming with diverse marine life. Divers encounter schooling jacks, fusiliers, and barracuda, along with reef sharks and manta rays during peak seasons. The site’s strong currents attract pelagic species, making it ideal for drift diving.

Visibility typically ranges from 15-25 meters, depending on seasonal conditions. The area showcases healthy hard and soft corals, creating colorful landscapes populated by nudibranchs, groupers, and napoleon wrasse.

Samisa’s unique topography and rich biodiversity make it a must-dive location for experienced divers exploring Komodo’s famous marine ecosystem. The combination of challenging conditions and abundant wildlife provides thrilling encounters in one of the Flores Sea’s most dynamic diving destinations.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Nasal-flap moray — seen at this dive site
Nasal-flap moray Gymnothorax longinaris bossed
Hawksbill Sea Turtle — seen at this dive site
Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata dionluas
Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium — seen at this dive site
Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium Phyllodesmium briareum emma_brown1
Komodo Dragon — seen at this dive site
Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis toni_carmona_serrano
Titan Triggerfish — seen at this dive site
Titan Triggerfish Balistoides viridescens jss367
Lined Bristletooth — seen at this dive site
Lined Bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus angel_ric

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)

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Max Depth 40 m
Difficulty Intermediate/Advanced
Current Strong
Visibility 20 m
GPS -8.5771°, 119.5804°