Best dive shops in Komodo
10 shops scored on six published criteria. No shop can pay to move up. Top of the list right now: Manta Mae (KLM Manta Mae) with 75 of 100.
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Manta Mae (KLM Manta Mae)
Komodo National Park, Bali-Labuan Bajo itineraries · PADI · since 2014
75/100 on 60% of criteriaLand-based day-trip operator focused on central park sites: manta cleaning stations, Batu Bolong, Castle Rock. Full PADI course range from a Labuan Bajo base.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals 17/25 max 4 per instructor · 12 yrs operating · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 15/15 Open Water 11% below destination median
- Offering breadth 8/10 PADI · 3 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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Komodo Aggressor
Komodo National Park, departing Labuan Bajo / Bali · PADI / SSI · since 1984
65/100 on 60% of criteriaAmerican Aggressor chain operating a premium Komodo liveaboard. 7 and 10-night charters, full park, multilingual crew, upper-end pricing.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals 12/25 max 16 per instructor · 42 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 12/15 fun dive at destination median
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 4 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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Established Labuan Bajo centre with dedicated day-trip and snorkelling pages on its own domain.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 12/15 Open Water 3% below destination median
- Offering breadth 4/10 · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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MV Mermaid II (Mermaid Liveaboards)
Komodo National Park; Bali-Komodo-Bali and Maumere-Komodo-Bali routes · PADI / SSI · since 2007
55.6/100 on 45% of criteriaLong-established Indonesian liveaboard running 3, 5 and 7-night Komodo charters. Mid-range pricing, full park access, English/German guides.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals 12/25 max 16 per instructor · 19 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value — No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 8/10 PADI/SSI · 3 languages · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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Dive Komodo is a dive centre in Komodo. Open Water is 16 800 THB, at the local median.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 8/15 Open Water 4% above destination median
- Offering breadth 4/10 · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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The Seven Seas (PT Sevenseas Cahaya Utama)
Komodo National Park (also Raja Ampat, Banda, East Flores) · PADI · since 2005
45.5/100 on 55% of criteriaPremium phinisi-style liveaboard. 4-12 night charters through Komodo and beyond. Small group, traditional wooden boat, upper-end pricing.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals 9/25 max 16 per instructor · 21 yrs operating · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value — No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 6/10 PADI · 3 languages · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 5/10 Conservation activity mentioned, not verified
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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High-profile Labuan Bajo day-trip and liveaboard operator with its own trip and pricing site.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided
- Price transparency & value 8/15 Open Water 3% above destination median
- Offering breadth 2/10
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 5/10 Data confirmed with the shop
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Dragon Dive Komodo is a dive centre in Komodo.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided
- Price transparency & value — No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 2/10
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit — Not yet visited or confirmed
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Flores Diving Centre is a dive centre in Komodo.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided
- Price transparency & value — No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 2/10
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit — Not yet visited or confirmed
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Labuan Bajo dive centre and liveaboard operator with its own about/trips site; distinct from Manta Rhei and from the Gili Manta Dive brand.
- Verified reviews — Not scored — no review data we have verified
- Safety & quality signals — group size not provided
- Price transparency & value — No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 2/10
- Sustainability — No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit — Not yet visited or confirmed
How we rank
Every shop gets a score out of 100 from six criteria. The weights and the data behind each score are shown on every entry, and the full table can be downloaded as CSV. Scores are recalculated whenever the data changes; this page was last updated on 14 September 2026.
| Criterion | Weight | What we measure |
|---|---|---|
| Verified reviews | 30 | Google rating and review count, shrunk toward the destination average so a 4.9 with 30 reviews does not beat a 4.8 with 1,500. |
| Safety & quality signals | 25 | Maximum students per instructor (the single biggest safety lever on a course), years in operation, multi-agency status, instructor-level training centre, nitrox on site. |
| Price transparency & value | 15 | Published Open Water price (or fun-dive price where courses are not the main product) against the destination median. Cheapest is not always best; transparency is rewarded, hidden fees are not. |
| Offering breadth | 10 | Agencies offered, languages spoken, range of products, and whether technical, liveaboard or nitrox diving is available. |
| Sustainability | 10 | Green Fins membership or a documented conservation programme scores full; a mention without evidence scores half. |
| Editorial visit | 10 | Full marks when our team has visited the shop and verified boats, gear room and classroom in person. Half when the shop has confirmed its data with us. |
Rules
- Paid listings and partnerships never affect the score, and are labelled where they appear.
- Missing data scores zero. It is the shop's data to provide; we do not guess.
- A shop can dispute any data point. Corrections are applied and dated.
- Review data is pulled from Google and dated; we do not collect our own reviews yet.
Cite as: "Best dive shops in Komodo 2026", topdiveshops.com, updated 2026-09-14. Scores CSV: best-dive-shops.csv.