Indonesia · East Buton Island

Pasarwajo Bay

Best time to dive

January to December; October; July to August

What you might see

  • Flamboyant cuttlefishLikely
  • FrogfishLikely
  • Ghost pipefishLikely
  • MandarinfishLikely
  • NudibranchLikely
  • SeahorseLikely

Sightings are seasonal probabilities, not promises - even in peak season nature does its own thing.

Certification & difficulty

Open Water

Snorkelling

Not a snorkel site - Not documented - site is used almost exclusively for scuba muck diving; no snorkel-specific information found

Safety notes

Remote location with no dive resorts nearby; freshwater seeps noted in original site notes but not detailed in sources found

Permits & fees

No Wakatobi-style marine-park entrance fee found for Pasarwajo itself (it lies on Buton's mainland coast, outside the Wakatobi National Park boundary); standard Indonesia dive operator arrangements apply

Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.

Location

Nearest hub: Pasarwajo

This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand dive report. Coordinates are approximate.