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Mergui Archipelago

Remote reef
Depth: 5–35 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterNovember-April
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More than 800 practically uninhabited islands, one of the last great pristine diving destinations in Asia.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Location

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Mergui Archipelago: 53 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Same country: Myanmar

Same type of dive: Reef

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Liveaboard

Best season

November-April

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

180 USD / dive

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Best season
November-April
Approx. price
180 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef

Myanmar · Andaman Sea
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Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Giant AnemoneNot Evaluated

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Disc AnemoneNot Evaluated

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

Ritteri AnemoneNot Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Brown-line PaperbubbleNot Evaluated

Brown-line Paperbubble

Hydatina physis

Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

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Pinnacle/Cave

Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock)

Myanmar

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

Nurse sharks · giant lobsters

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UNESCO
Reef/Sardine Run

Cape Vidal

South Africa

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

See dive site
UNESCO
Tropical reef

Sodwana Bay

South Africa

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Tiger sharks · manta rays

See dive site
CountryMyanmar
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