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Live-aboards and chartered boats from Bali can also take divers to the islands south of Sulawesi, the Lesser Sundas, and the dive sites in the Banda Sea.

Lombok. The only diving available on this island, just a cheap ferry ride or short flight from Bali, is on the Gilis, three tiny islands off Lombok's west coast. Gili Trawangan and Gili Air have quite good reefs, but even these are far from Indonesia's best. But the Gili islands have fine white beaches and a get-away-from-it-all kind of appeal, and the diving is just offshore. You can find luxury accommodations in Senggigi beach on the mainland, an hour's ride from the islands. The dive businesses are all based there. With prior arrangements for pickup, it's better to rough it at the small places on the beach in the Gilis, with the young frisbee-tossers and sunbathers.

Komodo Island. The waters between Komodo Island (home of the fabled "dragon," a large monitor lizard) and Labuhanbajo, Flores are speckled with small islands ringed with coral. It is also swept by fierce currents. There are several places in Labuhanbajo which sometimes offer day trips for diving.