Siaba Besar
Siaba Besar is a sheltered bay with a gentle reef slope, nicknamed Turtle City for its resident green turtles. The drift starts along corals, gorgonian sea fans, black coral bushes and sponges and ends in a staghorn coral garden where mandarinfish appear at dusk. Sandy patches make it a fine night and macro dive, with flamboyant cuttlefish, ghost pipefish, nudibranchs and even wonderpus octopus reported.
Facts
- Region: Komodo National Park
- Area: Central Komodo
- Depth: 5–25 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, bay, night
- Coordinates: -8.5469, 119.6556 (approximate)
- Highlights: green turtles, mandarinfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, ghost pipefish, nudibranch, wonderpus octopus, sea fans, black coral, staghorn coral
- Tips: One of the easiest sites in the park and a classic check-out or third dive; come back at dusk for the mandarinfish.