Following dive, our last of the day, was in Love Potion No. 9 and its dense,
colorful soft coral garden.
As our groups jumped in the water, we first made a stop for our photographers to take their time photographing this remarkable landscape before drifing along the current (in visibility of about 15 meters / 50 feet) where we encountered the likes of Hawksbill Turtle, schooling Blue - lined Snappers, Napoleon Wrasse and Grey Reef Shark, not to mention the amazingly
colorful soft coral, which had its polyps open to catch the nutrients present in the water column.
The end of the dive happened in a beautiful shallow plateau that hosts a lot of different,
colorful soft coral species lighted by the sunny afternoon we had.
Colorful soft coral in the deeper parts and hard coral garden in the shallows.
Most of the dive sites are pristine coral reefs with
colorful soft corals and crinoids, vast staghorn coral fields and huge table corals in the shallow parts, giant elephant ears in the deeper parts, giant sponge barrels along the slopes.
Strong current, drift dives, cathedral swim - throughs, WWII shipwrecks, manta rays, dugongs, sharks, large pelagics, and a kaleidoscope of
colorful soft corals.
Renowned throughout the world for incredible visibility, amazing tropical islands,
colorful soft corals, and ease of diving the Similan Islands are a must see when your visiting Southeast Asia or Thailand.
The interesting rock formation is complemented by many
colorful soft corals and gorgonian sea fans.
Bangka island is located in North Sulawesi, Indonesia between Bunaken Marine Park and Lembeh Strait and offers world class coral reef diving with some of Indonesia's most
colorful soft corals and reef fish.
Not exact matches
Mimic this look by finding a
colorful short suit — this
coral suit from Nasty Gal is nearly identical to the Jill Stuart one — then add a printed blouse in a
soft pink shade.
Other than the resident schooling big eye trevally and barracudas, which make for a great photo opportunity, there's
colorful gorgonian fans, whips and
soft corals.
Foremost our southern reefs are full of bright
soft corals and
colorful crinoids.
These undersea islands are covered in
soft tree
corals, sea fans and wire
corals, as well as, multitudes of
colorful tropical fish.
The rocky slopes, which drop off dramatically to a depth of over 30 meters are heavily populated with brilliant
soft coral growths,
colorful gorgonian's, several species of moray eels and a number of invertebrates.
It is not unusual to see large turtles during this dive and the wall is crammed with macro,
colorful soft and hard
corals Along the wall there are also some big Branching
corals with shoals of Razor fish hanging out around them.
All these areas are excellent for snorkeling with many hard and
soft coral,
colorful fish, crystal clear water, and snow white sandy beaches.
The reefs are full of bright
soft corals and
colorful corals, which harbor an amazing variety of rare marine life, including ghost pipe fish, leaf fish, pygmy seahorses and much more.
The walls of the rock also feature a small overhang which is covered in
colorful orange and green cup
corals, and magnificent red and purple
soft corals.
Here, there is a drop off dive wall covered with large gorgonian sea fans, large elephant ear sponges and barrel sponges, basket sponges, hydroids,
colorful crinoids and
soft corals.
The fame comes from its topography as a
colorful ridge runs west - east hosting
soft coral, gorgonians, hard
coral and, with a gentle current, as it was the case during our dive, schooling fish.
Vivid
soft corals and gorgonian fans are a highlight here combined with
colorful shallow
coral gardens to explore during your safety stop Koh Phi Phi is as fabulous below the ocean's surface as it is above it.
Closer to the pearl farm we did our third dive, in Channel Island, a shallow plateau that descends into a wall where the
soft coral, especially in shallow waters, is impressive and
colorful, especially in pink tonalities.
These
colorful pinnacles are known for walls covered in
soft corals and pelagic species such as whale sharks, manta rays, devil rays, barracuda and tuna.
A Wonderland of
soft coral, color and fish just surprised all the divers... Too much to be described in one simple paragraph... The
soft coral formations were so gorgeous
colorful and plenty of life.
Divers can expect to see
colorful hard and
soft corals, sponges, gorgonians and fans.
Three hundred and ninety species of
soft and hard
corals plus over 1200 fish species have created what may be the most
colorful reefs in the world.