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Komodo Dancer

Based in Bali, Indonesia the Komodo Dancer will explore the islands of Bali, Komodo and Flores above and below the surface of the water. The Komodo Dancer is a traditionally crafted, two masted wooden motor sailor, stretching 30 meters long, 9 meters wide and accommodating 16 adventurous divers.

On-board facilities

The Komodo Dancer is comprehensively set up for the underwater imagemaker with dual voltage charging stations, large camera set-up and storage areas, data download, transfer 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 and our on-board experts are always on hand to give you advice and guidance to help you capture your own exciting pictures.

On-board photo/video equipment

Want to try your hand at underwater imaging? Diving in Komodo and Alor provides our guests a huge range of extraordinary subjects, large and small, making it 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 video and stills can be captured, downloaded and edited, with the guidance of our experienced dive crew, so when you get back home you can relive your cruise experience with family and friends.

Digital Still: Sea Life compact underwater systems
Digital Video: Sony PC110 and PC120 with Sea&Sea and Light & Motion housings

Dancer Fleet Indonesia also has a Nikonos 5 body with various lenses and connections - please contact our office in advance if you require any Nikonos equipment.

Specifications

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
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

Welcome to Komodo National Park

Komodo Dancer visits dive sites between Bali and The Komodo National Park, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Any time of the year this area of Indonesia offers good diving. Visibility may vary from season to season but 10 to 30 meters (35 to 100 ft.) can be expected at most dive sites.

Komodo Dancer offers 12 Day / 11 Night cruises featuring an enhanced itinerary that allows guests more time diving, more time in the signature area of the Komodo National Park and an opportunity to explore the newly discovered area of the Sangeang Islands. To achieve this, each sailing of the Komodo Dancer will be a one way cruise that will either begin in Bali and end in Komodo National Park or will begin in Komodo National Park and end in Bali.

Many of our guests are avid photographers who like nothing more than hunting out weird and wonderful critters on the reef and sand. As part of the newly expanded Komodo Itinerary we have added two locations to the west of the Komodo National Park – Sangeang, an island volcano to the north of East Sumbawa and Bima Bay, an inlet that meanders down to Bima town on Sumbawa. There are two specific sites in both of these areas that are producing a dazzling array of rare creepy crawlies on a regular basis – “Estuary” on Sangeang and “Fuzzy Bottom” at the entrance to Bima Bay.

Vibrant local cultures, Komodo Dragons, colorful coral reefs and abundant marine life are perfectly paired with superior accommodations and a professional, attentive crew to make Indonesia and the Komodo Dancer the ideal choice for diving adventure in the Pacific.