| 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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