The first Komodo Liveaboard trip of the season, yeeehaaa! Pirateship Jaya was waiting for us with Ahmad our captain, Suliman our engineer, Marwan our dinghy driver, Ahmad and Asdar our cookies and general deckhands Elias and Dula. Dive guides Martyn, … Continued
On the 10th of May, the Jaya set off from Labuan Bajo to start Wicked Diving’s first Manta Ray Education trip of this Komodo season. Joining us was returning guest Dan from Australia, who was making his third trip of … Continued
Sari is a young lady with guts. She grew up in Rinca village, avoiding the neighbourhood dragons, which prowled the island. Her childhood was the first introduction to tourists who visited the island. Many times when she played with her … Continued
Just a couple of months into the new Komodo season and our shop is literally buzzing with activity. We almost have our full quota of staff in house and everyone is busy with a host of projects that are set … Continued
The final leg of the 3 week dive expedition begins with a visit to Maumere. After diving a couple of fantastic walls there (especially full of nudibranchs, some black tip reef sharks and a pygmy seahorse Denise), we were ready to explore the … Continued
Jennie and Robin here with a trip report from the recent Richelieu Rock Liveaboard. We’re corporate refugees who recently fled our high tech, high pressure jobs in the big city of Tokyo to join ranks at Wicked Diving’s Divemaster Training … Continued
I must admit, I do feel a little bit strange saying that (typing it, rather) In many ways, it makes me feel happy, and excited that around this time every year, organizations do that little bit extra, to be green. … Continued
Alor was a bit of a break in the diving expedition – with two days in and around Alor – including some land excursions. Alor was waiting for us with a bright yellow ‘happy bus’. Kalabahi town is quite big, with … Continued
Where has the season gone? Can anyone tell me!? I feel like it was just yesterday I was writing up a blog report from our 8th trip of the season! Well, what I do know is that we are currently … Continued
