Thailand to Komodo Expedition - Pulau Serutu and onwards...

Pulau Serutu

This small island is located of the southwestern coast of Borneo. Also called Cigar Island (look at the picture).

After talking with the Jaya briefly - they had a great dive and are off...again for the next incredible destination.


The diving was very good at Pulau Serutu - they compared it to the best day on the Surin Islands. Pretty shallow sand and very cool stuff all around.


They saw a massive Jenkins Ray and a tiny, tiny blue spotted ray (species unknown). For all those into macro - several Thuridilla Nudibranchs and some Indian Ocean Walkman (though I reckon they have a different name when not in the Indian ocean?)...that's an old picture by the way! Just thought I might add some images to the story :)


After a spot of rain above the water, they were happy to come up from the dive to find the skies cleared up and the sailing smooth! They described the island as being very "Lost"-esque.

However - the next stop on this expedition is one that has got everyone excited to a point of frenzy (all of us included). They are pulling into the world famous Tanjung Puting National Park.

Don't recognize the name? Home to Camp Leakey.

Still not familiar?

This is home to the largest wild orangutang population in the world! This is where it all started for Orangutangs in the public mind. All those pictures you've seen of young orangutangs having been orphaned by logging and gold mining ...this is where they try to raise and release them.

This is also home to the proboscis monkey (and dozens of other incredible species).

We are actually (weather permitting) pulling the boat up the river INTO the park! Now, when was the last time your dive trip took you into an orangutang sanctuary?

We have forewarned all staff to do a strict and thorough staff check before departure. If we are missing anyone - we know to go in and look for Amanda. She may have abandoned ship. And we are also on the lookout for any extra crew members or "guests" that look like they need a shave.

While this is such a stunning experience and something we can all be envious of - the forests and lands that are home to these amazing animals is still very much under threat! Please take your time to help! Through your donations (and actions) you can help this massive preserve care for and rehabilitate Orangutangs.

However, this does not affect the actual problem, only deals with the results. Please join the Rain Forest Action Network and help change how the habitat is destroyed in the first place. Of particular help is to directly assist the protect an acre program. Something that Wicked Diving strongly supports and look for more news on that in the near future.


There are still spaces available if you wish to join our Komodo Liveaboard from June through September of this year.


-Wicked Diving, Komodo