Cannibal Rock in Indonesia is located in the channel to the south of Rinca Island, east of Komodo island, and is one of the best scuba diving site inIndonesia. Discover the true diversity of different types of marine life in the water of this reef. It is with no doubt one of the most beautiful diving spot in the world.
When scuba diving in Cannibal Rock in Indonesia, head towards the south side of the reef where you will see vast green and blue wonderful anemones, maroon decorated sea apples and amazing colorful coral life. Heading towards the east and north side, you may encounter purple gorgonian fans, some of them are really tall. There are different types of corals such as green whip coral ferns and yellow and white spiral corals in the water when scuba diving in this area. The shallows are loaded with featherstars of all colors, and blue tunicates add ultraviolet shades to the already colourful kaleidoscope.
Most of the time there are strong current in the water with a downhill flow in the Indian ocean. Large volumes of water are squeezed between the islands to create strong surface currents running south. Water temperatures on the north side of the islands is invariably warm at 27-30C and visibility good, but just a few miles away on the southern side you can encounter visibility more like the UK's, while chilly upwelling and thermoclines are common. The warmest time to visit is between November and March.
Scuba diving in Indonesia has many more diving destinations of offer when Cannibal Rock remains one of the prime dive sites in Komodo area. There are not many resorts around here, so your best option will be staying a resort in bali and plan the diving trip from there.
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