Level: Resort nearby
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Last updated on June 15, 2026
Pulau Seraya is one of the most accessible islands in the Komodo archipelago. Just a 20-minute boat ride from Labuan Bajo, it offers a pleasant coral reef and seagrass beds home to a wide variety of marine life, including starfish, clownfish, rays, and the occasional passing hawksbill turtle.
The small island of Seraya Kecil lies about 5 miles/8 kilometers north of Labuan Bajo, the main gateway to the Komodo archipelago. The island’s main snorkeling area is located along its northern coast, around a bay where two hotels are set: Sudamala Resort Seraya and Seraya Resort Komodo.
The easiest way to explore this site is to stay at one of these two properties. Some day snorkeling tours departing from Labuan Bajo also occasionally stop at Seraya.
It is best to enter the water from one of the two jetties located in front of the hotels. Always begin your exploration against the current so you can return more easily with it, unless you plan to enter from one jetty and exit from the other.
At high tide, it is also possible to enter and exit from the beach, but be careful not to step on the coral.
Snorkeling is possible along the entire reef facing the hotels. The most popular area lies west of the Sudamala Resort Seraya jetty (left to jetty 1, as shown on the map).
The back reef is particularly interesting. In shallow water, you can explore a mosaic of sandy areas, home to cushion sea stars, seagrass beds, and anemone gardens inhabited by numerous Clark’s and Ocellaris clownfish.
In the seagrass beds, you may spot filefish, small rays, juvenile batfish, and sometimes even seahorses. Between the two hotels, a small mangrove area has developed, providing habitat for juveniles of various species, as well as archerfish.
The most beautiful underwater scenery is found along the reef slope, starting at around 3 to 4 meters deep. A colorful mix of corals, some with fluorescent blue tones, gently descends into deeper water.
Closer to the surface, however, the coral is unfortunately quite damaged. The slope is home to a variety of damselfish, groupers, and colorful anthias, and it is not uncommon to encounter a passing hawksbill turtle.
This snorkeling spot is the house reef of two resorts: Sudamala Resort Seraya and Seraya Resort Komodo.
These snorkeling spots are accessible to beginners and kids. You will enter the water gradually from a beach, or in a less than 3ft. deep area. The sea is generally calm, shallow, with almost no waves or currents. These spots are usually located in marked and/or monitored swimming areas. It is not necessary to swim long distances to discover the sea life. This level only apply when the spot experiences optimal sea and/or weather conditions. It is not applicable if the sea and/or weather conditions deteriorate, in particular in the presence of rough sea, rain, strong wind, unusual current, large tides, waves and/or swell. You can find more details about the definition of our snorkeling levels on our snorkeling safety page.
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Snorkeling spots are part of a wild environment and their aspect can be significantly altered by weather, seasons, sea conditions, human impact and climate events (storms, hurricanes, seawater-warming episodes…). The consequences can be an alteration of the seabed (coral bleaching, coral destruction, and invasive seagrass), a poor underwater visibility, or a decrease of the sea life present in the area. Snorkeling Report makes every effort to ensure that all the information displayed on this website is accurate and up-to-date, but no guarantee is given that the underwater visibility and seabed aspect will be exactly as described on this page the day you will snorkel the spot. If you recently snorkeled this area and noticed some changes compared to the information contained on this page, please contact us.
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