Best dive shops in Komodo
6 shops scored on six published criteria. No shop can pay to move up. Top of the list right now: Wicked Diving Komodo with 70.4 of 100.
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Hybrid operator: day trips from Labuan Bajo plus 3-5 night safari liveaboards. Eco-leaning, small groups, mid-range pricing.
- Verified reviews 21/30 Google 4.7 from 410 reviews (adjusted 4.71)
- Safety & quality signals 22/25 max 4 per instructor · 18 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 12/15 Open Water at destination median
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 3 languages · 7 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 5/10 Conservation activity mentioned, not verified
- Editorial visit 0/10 Not yet visited or confirmed
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PADI 5-star land-based shop with the broadest course range in Labuan Bajo. Family-friendly, daily Open Water starts, course-focused rather than fundive-focused.
- Verified reviews 24/30 Google 4.8 from 720 reviews (adjusted 4.80)
- Safety & quality signals 22/25 max 4 per instructor · 15 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 12/15 Open Water 7% below destination median
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 4 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 0/10 No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 0/10 Not yet visited or confirmed
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Land-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 24/30 Google 4.8 from 540 reviews (adjusted 4.79)
- Safety & quality signals 20/25 max 4 per instructor · 12 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 8/15 Open Water 7% above destination median
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 3 languages · 6 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 0/10 No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 0/10 Not yet visited or confirmed
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Premium phinisi-style liveaboard. 4-12 night charters through Komodo and beyond. Small group, traditional wooden boat, upper-end pricing.
- Verified reviews 26/30 Google 4.9 from 180 reviews (adjusted 4.85)
- Safety & quality signals 9/25 max 16 per instructor · 21 yrs operating · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 0/15 No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 8/10 PADI · 3 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 5/10 Conservation activity mentioned, not verified
- Editorial visit 0/10 Not yet visited or confirmed
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American Aggressor chain operating a premium Komodo liveaboard. 7 and 10-night charters, full park, multilingual crew, upper-end pricing.
- Verified reviews 22/30 Google 4.7 from 240 reviews (adjusted 4.72)
- Safety & quality signals 12/25 max 16 per instructor · 42 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 0/15 No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 4 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 0/10 No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 0/10 Not yet visited or confirmed
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Long-established Indonesian liveaboard running 3, 5 and 7-night Komodo charters. Mid-range pricing, full park access, English/German guides.
- Verified reviews 21/30 Google 4.7 from 320 reviews (adjusted 4.72)
- Safety & quality signals 12/25 max 16 per instructor · 19 yrs operating · multi-agency · nitrox on site
- Price transparency & value 0/15 No comparable price published
- Offering breadth 10/10 PADI/SSI · 3 languages · 5 offering types · tech / liveaboard / nitrox
- Sustainability 0/10 No sustainability programme reported
- Editorial visit 0/10 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 May 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 2026-05-14. Scores CSV: best-dive-shops.csv.