Batu Bolong

Batu Bolong ('hollow rock') is a small rock pinnacle between Tatawa and Komodo, rising from deep water with only a few rocks above the surface. Its hard corals and sponges are dense and the fish life is extraordinary: clouds of anthias, damselfish, surgeonfish and redtooth triggerfish, schools of sweetlips at a cleaning station, hawksbill turtles, and in the current-swept edges trevally, mackerel, tuna and rainbow runners, with whitetip reef sharks and Napoleon wrasse deeper down.

Facts

• Region: Komodo National Park
• Area: Central Komodo
• Depth: 5–30 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: strong
• Type: pinnacle, wall
• Coordinates: -8.534, 119.618 (approximate)
• Highlights: fish soup, anthias, hawksbill turtles, whitetip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips cleaning station, giant trevally, tuna, hard coral
• Tips: Dived only in the current shadow (north or south side) and ideally at slack tide; turn back when the guide does, and stay close to the reef – down-currents at the edges are serious.

Sources

• https://www.starfish.ch/dive/Komodo.html
• https://www.dive-the-world.com/diving-sites-indonesia-komodo.php
• https://divetribekomodo.com/faq/about-komodo-dive-sites/top-10-dive-sites-komodo-national-park
• https://dragondivekomodo.com/komodo-dive-sites/