Secret Garden
8.6600°S 119.6000°E · reef
A sheltered bay reef off northeast Padar Island with mild currents. Features large green and orange black coral bushes, vibrant soft corals, and rich macro life including mantis shrimp, ribbon eels, blue-ringed octopus, ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs. A calm alternative to Komodo’s current-swept northern sites.
Site Information
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
- Maximum Depth: 20 meters
Sources: Dragon Dive Komodo – Komodo Dive Sites, SSI MyDiveGuide – Komodo, Dive Komodo – Dive Sites. Last updated 2026-06-10.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
916 verified species observations (350 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1976 and 2015, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pseudochromis
- Fowleria vaiulae · Dwarf Cardinalfish
- Gymnothorax
- Trimma macrophthalmum · Flame Goby
- Nectamia fusca · Dusky Cardinal
- Ostorhinchus cyanosoma · English: Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (1)
- Pseudochromis perspicillatus
- Pygoplites diacanthus
- Trimma
- Apogon
- Parapercis cylindrica
- Ostorhinchus komodoensis
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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