| Halg Salmaan
Salmaan's throat - a cut in the reef that doesn't reach the shore - is a site that is
relatively undived. 2 very different dive sites are available here, between them a lagoon
that often welcomes pods of Spinner Dolphins. Sites include:
�Maksour - Arabic for 'broken', Maksour's reef wall is littered with overhangs, cracks
and swim-thrus. A small but deep canyon and a pinnacle so large you have to chicane
around it are highlights, but start to explore the shallows and you will find a table coral
as big as any you've seen before and fire coral formations that play host to pipefish
and cleaner wrasse.
�Hadana - Meaning 'nursery' this dive has one of those amazing pinnacles that
juvenile fish use for shelter and protection. You'll reach it by crossing over a sand patch
where you may be lucky enough to see an eagle ray or 2 hunting. The pinnacle itself
marks the start of a small lagoon that is home to packs of large Black and twinspot
snappers, and a large napoleon wrasse prowls the entire reef wall.
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