Siaba Besar Island also known as Pulau Saiba or Turtle City, is a wonderful island for Snorkelling and Scuba Diving. It is located in Komodo National Park close to Komodo Island, and Saiba Cecil. It has a massive coral garden that is fantasies for snorkelling or scuba diving. While snorkelling or diving here you can see so many things from big to small. You can see sharks, cuttle fish, ghost pipefish, dugongs, flamboyant cuttlefish, nudibranch, frogfish, giant sweetlips, spotted stingrays and many turtles. There are two main areas, which is mainly a deep coral garden and and more shallow sand bed. Both areas offer something different to the viewer. The area has very little current which makes it great for snorkelling and scuba diving, expectedly for beginners. This is favourite of many divers because you can see most of the other aquatic wildlife species in Komodo National park in this one area. For anyone who want to do quality snorkelling, skipping this place would be a massive mistake for sure. It is a favourite for many for sure.
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