Alor
Cold upwellings and black-sand muck slopes, in straits that squeeze the current hard.
- Best season
- May – October
- Gateway port
- Kupang
- Crossings
- Straits and tide gates
What it is like
The straits around Alor squeeze cold water up from the deep, which means muck diving with things you will not find further west, and reef fish behaving strangely well. We arrive on Sea Familia 2, the only boat in the fleet that reaches this far.
Anchorages we use
- Kalabahi
- Alor Kecil
A list of intentions, not a promise. The captain swaps anchorages freely for weather, current or a better day — and we have never had a guest tell us the swap was worse.
Dates
Sailing here next
Nothing scheduled here right now
This region runs May – October, and the next season is not on sale yet. Leave your email and you will hear before the dates go public.
Other waters
Komodo & the Flores Sea
Pink beaches, hard-coral ridges and current-fed cleaning stations, all within a few hours of each other.
Sumbawa & Teluk Saleh
A wide, sheltered bay ringed by volcanic islands, with manta cleaning stations of its own.