Lalunia

Lalunia is 26 meters long. On the bottom deck there are 6 cabins with AC: 4 double cabins, 2 single cabins and 2 bathrooms at client's disposal. On the upper deck there is a saloon that serves as the dining room, conference room and playroom at the same time. You can find there a collection of books in different languages, as well as an audio-visual equipment with a great collection of sunny hits (DVD in near future). It turned to be a rule to dance after dinner as you can find there enough space for noisy activities. On the upper deck there are also: the kitchen, diving back-up facilities and an additional toilet. Moreover, on this deck you can find comfortable outdoor seating in the sun and shade where as a general rule the life concentrates. The viewing terrace on the roof, where you can take sun bath on comfortable loungers during the day, can serve as a lodging place because there is nothing more exciting on the open water than falling asleep under the stars (although we assure you that cabins are very comfortable as well.

Price:

• Diver: 220 USD per day per person
• Non-diver: 180 USD per day per person

Price includes:

• accommodation and full board (three main dishes),
• water, coffee and tea,
• three dives per day (first and last day diving depends on flight deadline),
• transport from the airport to the boat in Labuan Bajo and return to the airport,
• Rinca Island trekking (basic program).

Price does NOT include:

• additional drinks,
• Komodo National Park passing,
• diving equipment hire.

Boat Description:

Constructed - 2009

Material hull-iron wood; deck/cabins/roof-teak wood Accommodation: 4 DBLS, 2 SNGL / AC; 2 external showers/3 toilets (with showers); Length - 26 m/91 Ft; Beam - 5,5 m; Speed - 8 knots; Main Engine - Mitsubishi 6D20; Elektronics - GPS/DS/Radio; Genset - Yanmar 6 kv; Life Jackets - 20; Speed boat - Length 7,5 m; Engine Yamaha 40 KM; Diving Equipment - Compressor CAT 9, Bottles INT 12;

Sites Visited:

On the first day we're heading for Komodo Island.

On the second day we will have three diving expeditions in the north part of Komodo National Park, where we will stay for the next two days. These areas are well-known for their huge pelagian fish and beautiful corals. Diving spots are diverse - underwater mountains, channels, slops, ridges. All places are threatened by tides of heightened intensity during certain times so it is important to choose the time and place properly, securing maximum comfort during diving, no matter how good one's skills are.

Castle Rock is a site that is worth more than one diving trip. Each time it is a completely different place. Just before the coming of the tide, we can feel on our own skin, how huge shoals of fish prepare for it as the water trembles. This is a kingdom of giant Trevallies. The show starts when the stream comes - hunting has been begun. Travellies are as fast as cheetahs. From time to time, we're in the middle of terrified shoals of smaller fish. Even sharks starts making circles in the water but the greatest panic rises when Bottlenose Dolphins take up the hunt. Then as we're diving in one of two channels we can admire huge Sweetlips, Bumphead Parrotfish, turtles...The Lighthouse is the place where Groupers gather to reproduce. The best time for diving there is during a full or new moon. We see the males biting their rivals in long chasing all around us.Next day we're sailing to the North-Central part of the park. It's the place where we can find diverse diving places, but the most amazing one of them all is Batu Bolong - the king of the area. This rock which grows in the middle of a channel is a natural habitat and home for numerous species of water animals. The steep walls are covered by small corals because of strong tides heading from the north other time from the south. We always dive in sheltered part of the rock and admire making circles sharks, giant Travellies and numerous turtles, along with slugs and shrimp. Just before resurfacing, about five meters under water, you will be awed by the colors of the coral reef. This part of Komodo National Park is also well known because of the plateau that serves as a favorite hunting place for mantas. Even when the tide is strong it makes for quite easy diving. We're swimming along with the tide, passing mantas coming towards us from all directions. Sometime there are even a few dozen of them. Apart from mantas - you can meet there sharks, turtles and Bumphead Parrotfish. A few more dives follow - each one unique. Then we go from a small, rocky island in the North with numerous small caves, drift dives and a completely different region - the South. Here we have a completely different ecosystem and it seems as if we must have moved 1,000 miles on. The water is greener, less transparent, and beneath it we witness a scenery that is utterly different from what we've seen before. The walls, boulders and ceilings of caves are covered by long soft corals and colorful crinoids. The main reason we have traveled to the south is this part of Rinca, a real paradise for fans of watching invertebrate life. Snails, shrimps, crabs in different sizes and colors abound and are ready to entertain. It is the best place for night diving.

Facilities:

• Resort/Intro Dives
• Scuba hire
• Own accommodation
• Showers

• Diving seven days
• Own Boat(s)
• Own Liveaboard(s)