Payong
Komodo, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyFlores Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Nov
About this site
Payong is a reef dive site near Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, in the Flores Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea turtles, manta rays, moray eels, frogfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Luzon SeastarEchinaster luzonicus
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi- Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
- Blackstreak SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricauda
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Nearby sites
- 1Padar Bay1.2 km
- 2Secret Garden2.4 km
- 3Three Sisters Komodo3.6 km
- 43 Sisters3.6 km
- 5Pillarsteen4.5 km
- 6Batu Tiga9.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org