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Pink Beach, Komodo: Why the Sand Is Pink

Pink Beach, or Pantai Merah, is one of a small number of beaches worldwide with genuinely pink sand. The colour is not a trick of the light or a filter.

Where the colour comes from

Fragments of red organ-pipe coral break down and mix with white coral sand. The blend reads as pink, and it intensifies where waves concentrate the red fragments at the waterline. Wet sand looks far pinker than dry sand, which is why photographs taken at the edge of the water look so different from those taken further up the beach.

Snorkelling straight off the beach

The reef starts close to shore, which makes this one of the easiest snorkelling stops in the park. Coral cover is good in the shallows and the fish life is dense enough that guests often stay in longer than planned.

A dive site too

Beyond the shallow reef the slope continues down and is dived on some itineraries, with good macro life and gentle conditions.

Conditions

Water temperature in central and north Komodo runs 26–30°C, generally warm and calm. A 3mm long wetsuit is the most versatile choice; bring a 5mm or a neoprene hoodie if you feel the cold. The Komodo season is June to September, departing from Labuan Bajo. Open Water divers are limited to a maximum depth of 18m by law and insurance.

Visiting with Teman

The KLM Teman carries 12 guests in 5 ensuite cabins with a crew of 10. This stop features on our Komodo itineraries from 4 days upward.

More Komodo dive sites

See all itineraries and dates on our Komodo liveaboard page.

Salah Teman

Salah writes for Teman Liveaboard, the owner-operator of the KLM Teman. The Teman is a 36-metre Indonesian phinisi, handbuilt in Sulawesi and launched in 2017, carrying 12 guests in 5 ensuite cabins with a permanent crew of 10 and a Cruise Director. The team behind her has more than 20 years sailing the Indonesian archipelago. The boat works Komodo National Park from June to September out of Labuan Bajo, Raja Ampat from November to April out of Sorong, and runs Banda Sea and Ring of Fire crossings between the two seasons. The dive site guides on this blog are written from the operator's own logs and itineraries, with conditions, seasons and equipment guidance checked against the dive team who work these sites every week. Where a detail depends on the day — depth on a given tide, or where a current will take you — we say so rather than guess, because that is a briefing the Cruise Director gives on the boat, not something a web page can promise.

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