Komodo Sailing Trip: Exploring the Manta Point

There are many types of exotic fishes living in Indonesian waters, plenty of them can be encountered by snorkeling or diving throughout the archipelago via Komodo Sailing trip or a liveaboard. One in particular that become favorite among the tourists are manta rays. In this article, I would like to give you info about Manta Point, where you can find a school of manta rays swimming underwater.

Komodo Sailing Trip: Exploring the Manta Point

Komodo sailing trip to Komodo National Park offers Manta Point access

Manta Point is located in Loh Liang, Labuan Bajo. It is located near Pantai Jambon or Pink Beach, only about 25 minutes away. If you go from Bali, you can also take a ferry boat from there and the trip will take around 4 to 6 hours.

This place is said by many people to be the sanctuary of manta rays because we can easily see the animals swimming even from the surface. But surely you’re not gonna came all the way to Manta Point just to sightsee the manta rays from the boat, because you will truly experience the beauty of Manta Point if you go dive on it.

Diving with the manta rays? What could go wrong?

Komodo Sailing Trip: Exploring the Manta Point

Is it safe? Probably what the majority of people would think if they wanted to swim in an area full of manta rays. This is one of the most popular destination on most Komodo sailing trip afterall! Manta rays are generally harmless; they are the biggest kind among its species but doesn’t possess any threats unless provoked. The one that actually dangerous are stingrays, who has a poisonous sting that can kill a normal human.

Although manta rays won’t attack you unprovoked, they still can possess a threat if you get too close and disturb them. That’s why you are instructed to keep your distance with the beast. Just stay calm and don’t panic, make sure you are sticking with the group and follow everything that the instructor says.

Besides manta rays, many jellyfish can also be spotted around Manta Point. Make sense since jellyfish are manta rays primary food, sometimes you can even witness a group of manta rays consuming the colony of jellyfish.

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Careful not to get stung by the jellyfish either!

Overall, diving in Manta Point is an experience worth trying. Aside from the manta rays, the underwater view is also a sight to behold. As of now, the price to explore the area with rented gear is around IDR 200.000, -. That still doesn’t include the instructor fee and other expenses.

Or, you can join a Komodo sailing trip and get to experience other places in Komodo National Park with a bundled price. It’s far more enjoyable to join the trip and gain a lot of other destinations as well!