Distance from the Resort: 60 min
Description: The reef is rich in stamp corals and hard corals building up big
formations at any depth. Over the reeftop you will find a busy life
of reef fish such as any kind of wrasses, rabbitfish and butterflyfish, as well as trumpetfish and needlefish.
Going deeper, the wall is inhabited by more than one species of
dartfish, which you can spot hovering at the entance of their nest; leopard moreys, triggerfish,
and small shy tobys. Also, schools of large batfish and solitary fast
swimming tunas are usually seen. The wall have some nice caves
where the quantity of glassfish is impressive. Look for fan corals,
and you will maybe discover some nudibranches walking nearby.
This reef also hosts anemonefish of both species found in the
Maldives. Garden eels can be seen where the wall slopes into the
sand, below the 25 m depth. Of course as a channel, the site is
good to spot sharks, eagle rays, tuna sand barracudas passing in the
blue.
Level: This fascinating dive is
suitable for all divers, as
long as you respect your
limits.
