Banda Islands

Volcanic wall

Indonesia · Maluku

Profundidad: 5–40 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterOctober-April

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An inner arc of volcanoes with steep drop-offs and sloping reefs covered in hard coral, huge sea fans and giant sponges. The seamounts and volcanic islands push nutrient-rich water up from the depths. The most reliable sites for hammerheads are Ameth on Nusa Laut, Serua, Nil Desperandum and Manuk.

Depth

5–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Liveaboard/Boat

Best time

October-April

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time: October-April
Approx. price: 90 USD / dive

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Manuk se conoce como la 'isla de las serpientes' por su concentración inusual de serpientes marinas bandeadas y olivas, curiosas pero tranquilas si se las aborda con calma. Y el dato histórico: estas islas fueron la única fuente mundial de nuez moscada hasta mediados del siglo XIX. El volcán Komba, en la misma ruta, entra en erupción en estallidos luminosos cada 20-30 minutos, visibles de noche desde cubierta.

Sources consulted: ZuBlu Diving; liveaboardindonesia.com; Mermaid Liveaboards; MantaraDive; Dive Worldwide

Location

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59 species documented in Banda Islands

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Pez mandarín

Synchiropus splendidus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

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