Loads
of Wobbegongs and turtles.
Loads
of wobbegongs which I have never seen before as well as walking sharks.
Not exact matches
A host
of other notable performers include several species
of sharks (whale, bamboo,
wobbegong and white tips), humpback whales, turtles, dolphins, seahorses, octopus, lionfish and cuttlefish, as well as a dazzling coral garden.
Raja Ampat alone is home to over fifteen - hundred different species
of fish and a large variety
of sharks and rays, including
wobbegong sharks, oceanic manta rays as well as the reef manta rays.
The guided snorkelling tour is comparable to the Great Barrier Reef snorkel either Flinders Reef: which has the highest number
of coral and fish species out
of all sub-tropical reef systems, or the Tangalooma Wrecks with its myriad
of marine species including
Wobbegongs, Coral and fish tame enough to eat from your hands.
The reserve is home to three different species
of sea turtle, an assortment
of rays including mantas, hard and soft corals, friendly
wobbegong sharks and over four hundred different species
of fish.
There are plenty
of sharks to be seen in Raja Ampat from white and black tipped reef sharks to whale sharks and even some rarer ones such as
wobbegong shark.
Our Dive Site: Julian Rocks Here the reserve is home to three different species
of sea turtle, an assortment
of rays including mantas, hard and soft corals, friendly
wobbegong sharks and over four hundred different species
of fish.
Schools
of manta rays, reef sharks and
wobbegongs may grab the limelight, but the real beauty lies in the variety
of colourful smaller creatures that you can see, such as nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans, pipefish and seahorses.
The itinerary will offer us the chance to dive with never ending fields
of soft corals, schooling fish, the mysterious
wobbegong shark, mantas, and so much more!
Although seeing that many
wobbegongs and that many fish was fantastic, my highlight
of this dive was the group
of porcupine fish, with two
of them being very curious and approaching us.
We had multiple
wobbegong sightings at other sites in the north, as well as a few manta sightings at Kawe's awesome sites, and our guests were all mesmerised by the beauty
of the blue water mangroves at Yangefo.
From whale sharks to
wobbegongs, manta rays to mandarinfish, sea lions to seahorses,, read on for more information about the real stars
of our underwater scuba world:
Among the best experiences you can have whilst scuba diving in Raja Ampat are encounters with indigenous
wobbegongs, the incredible topside beauty
of Waigeo, the mushroom islands and lagoons
of Misool, and the sheer joy
of simply drifting over some
of the most pristine and colourful coral scenes on Earth.
You'll probably see a myriad
of fish, like cod,
wobbegong, batfish and leopard sharks.
We saw 5
wobbegong sharks, Juvenile Batfish and big school
of Baraccudas not mentioning huge number
of fusiliers fish in the blue and thousands
of colourful reef fish.
We found school
of bat fish, sweetlips fish,
wobbegong shark and many other interesting fish.
During the dive, from time to time you see big rocks and boomies with a lot
of macro stuff around as nudibranch, crabs, pygmy sea horses and also
wobbegong sharks below.
To name only a few
of all the amazing sea life we could observe: many varieties
of Pygmy seahorse, beautiful broccoli corals,
wobbegong, giant clams, epaulette shark, and many more.
The resort is centrally positioned within the Raja Ampat marine park, just 10 minutes away from Manta Sandy and well - known manta cleaning station, in an area known for five different species
of pygmy sea horse, and endemic sharks like the ornate
wobbegong and the epaulette bamboo shark.
We saw big schools
of 3 different type
of fusiliers, 2 big napoleon wrasse, 2
wobbegong sharks, nudibranch, bump head parrotfish, white tip shark, school
of sweetlips fish, school
of snapper and many other amazing fish.
We saw many schools
of fish and also
wobbegong shark, grey reef shark, schools
of sweetlips fish, barracudas, tunas, big school
of jackfish and a lot
of glass fish.
We saw: huge number
of yellow sweetlips fish, spade fish, 2
wobbegong sharks, couple
of nudibranch, snappers, surgeon, rabbit fish and fusiliers playing in the blue.
We spotted: pigmy sea horse, candy crabs, bobtail squid,
wobbegong shark, frogfish, toad fish, stone fish, nudibranch and at the end
of the dive walking shark!
-- Hugo's Trench: This dive spot has sheer walls on either side
of the trench, and is frequented by
wobbegong sharks, turtles and schools
of fish.
We saw: 2
wobbegong sharks, pigmy cuttle fish, hermit crabs, spider crabs and many different types
of shrimps.
High chance
of seeing sharks (whitetip, blacktip reef, nurse and
wobbegong) on some
of the dive sites (Tanjung Sari / Shark Point, Ferry Channel).
After a nice breakfast we jumped again in the water, dive site was Batu Jeruk, were we saw big schools
of snappers, baby
Wobbegongs, fantastic soft coral and a lot
of different nudibranchs and shrimps.
We saw 5
wobbegong sharks, black tip shark, school
of spade fish, moray eel, juvenile spade fish and napoleon wrasse.
Teeming with marine life, the wrecks are home to more than 175 species
of reef fish such as yellowtail, kingfish and lionfish, as well as moray eels, turtles, dolphins, stingrays and harmless
wobbegong sharks, all totally unmoved by human presence.
Julian Rocks Marine Reserve is home to three different species
of sea turtle, an assortment
of rays, hard and soft corals, friendly
wobbegong sharks and over five hundred different species
of fish.
Highlights include: Large schools
of fish, manta rays, reef sharks,
wobbegong sharks, walking sharks, turtles, Spanish mackerel, tuna, barracuda, pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs galore, ghost pipefish, cuttlefish, crustaceans and stunning pristine coral reefs.