Unbelievable macro encounters abound in Raja Ampat as well
as huge schools of fish in varieties that mean, regardless of your experience, you will and you will almost certainly chalk up plenty of first - time sightings.
The coral reefs around Nusa Lembongan and the other islands are very healthy, with an incredibly diverse variety of creatures offering a mixture of fantastic hard corals, colourful soft corals and a range of critters from macro to pelagics, as well
as huge schools of fish with visibility nearly always 20 - 25m.
Not exact matches
A sperm whale has this puny lower jaw, but it eats a
huge variety
of prey, from little bitty lantern
fish about the size
of a pocketknife to giant squid
as long
as a
school bus.
This
huge but harmless wonder is an incredible sight
as it patiently waits to be cleaned
of its parasites by
schools of colourful thread fin banner
fish.
It's dark when I get up at 6 am, the first hint
of a new day on the horizon; the forest floor has turned gold and green
as the cedars shed their summer cloak; honeysuckle leaves litter the boardwalks and garden ground; bright red honeysuckle berries are being plucked by tiny wrens; jays are sitting in the apple tree, feasting on the fruit we imagined
as apple pie; the last roses are fading; fronds
of great bull kelp are landing on the beach, food for next year's garden; the sudden daybreak howl
of sporty boats heading to the hot
fishing spots where we have our hydrophones has gone; sea lions are beginning to heave their
huge bodies onto haul - out rocks along the way; most
of our assistants have left, heading back to
school or home; and in their absence we are spending more time in the lab at night, recording the voices
of the orcas, who are still here.
Plunge overboard and explore one
of the richest marine habitats
as you snorkel among
huge schools of tropical
fish.
This wreck attracts
huge aggregations
of schooling fish,
as well
as passing sharks, turtles and rays.
The island's front is
as close
as 120 feet to Belize's Great Barrier Reef, behind the island spreads a large lagoon full
of coral reefs and sea grass beds home to
huge schools of bone
fish spreading out over the lagoon.
Stunning reefscapes with
huge schools of fish abound in Raja Ampat,
as well
as macro life so varied that you will chalk up some «first - time» encounters.