Here is just a small selection of Wakatobi dive sites. More than 50 sites have been dived and there are many more to discover.
The House Reef at the Wakatobi resort on Onamobaa Island has been dubbed the best house reef in the world. There are actually six different sites accessible directly from the beach infront of the resort. It's a short swim out to the drop off less than 30m from the shore. As you swim out look for blue spotted stingrays in the sand as well as patches of garden eels.
Over the drop off is a pristine wall of soft corals, seafans, anemones and sponges. Look for lionfish, scorpionfish, moray eels and all manner of reef fish on the wall. Critters such as nudibranchs, shrimps and crabs can be found in the crevices. Pygmy seahorse can be found in seafans. Batfish may follow you for a while and turtles will ignore you as they much away on some sponge. Eagle rays are often spotted here too. Schools of fish include trevally, snapper and fusilier.
The ease and convenience of this dive make it popular with photographers doing multiple dives to hone their technique. Beginner divers will like the calm conditions, gentle current and superb visibility. The house reef is also a popular night dive with just as much to see in the dark as in the daytime.
Onamobaa Cavern is really an extension of the house reef and has beautiful soft corals hanging over the wall ledges in a rainbow of colour. Continued >>
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