What Manta Point is
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Location, season, snorkel or dive, safety, fees and booking. Every figure here matches the page it comes from — this is a summary, not a second opinion.
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Everything travellers actually ask about the reef manta site at Karang Makassar, answered against the same sourced figures the rest of this guide uses.
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- Where
- 8.6136°S, 119.5120°E
- Karang Makassar, Komodo National Park
- From Labuan Bajo
- 40–45 km
- 1–1.5 hrs speedboat, 3–4 hrs wooden boat
- Depth
- 8–18 m
- Snorkel shelf 2–5 m
- Best months
- Dec–Mar
- Apr–Nov for clearer water
- Park entry
- IDR 250,000
- Flat, foreign visitor, plus ranger fee
- Certification
- None to snorkel
- Open Water to dive
- Distance rule
- 3 m
- Park-and-operator standard, not statute
- Booking
- siora.id
- Required since 1 April 2026
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