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DIVE SITE "WEST POINT, SIQUIJOR ISLAND "
| Generally: |
Wall with coral roof |
| Shape: |
long reef |
| Size: |
approx. 200 m long |
| Distance: |
90 minutes |
| Direction: |
East |
| Max. depth: |
max. 30 meter |
| Current: |
gentle to moderate |
| Visibillity: |
5 – 25 meter |
| Best Season: |
all year round |
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| Description of dive site: |
Following the wall the dive descends to max. 18 to 30 meters.
Usually there is a gentle current in northern direction
which turns the dive into a pleasant and relaxed drift dive.
Like TV watching the wall and its beautiful creatures are
passing by.
Plenty crevices are providing perfect hideouts for all kind
of fishes and creatures. Carrying a lamp is recommended
in order to enhance the great experience.
At the end of the
dive the wall joins into a coral reef with a gentle slope. Following
the multilevel dive profile over the coral reef it ends
with the safety stop at 5 meters.
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| What to be seen: |
The wall is covered with extremely beautiful hard corals
and Gorgonian corals.
In the crevices and corals moray eels,
shrimps, scorpion fishes, crabs and sometimes even angler
fishes are hiding. In the open water plenty of smaller reef
fishes are swimming around.
At the reef edge there are
good chances to discover blue ribbon moray eels and rare
nudy branches.
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| Special: |
Ribbon eel, nudibranches |
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| Difficulty: |
beginners to advanced divers |
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