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The
cruises are located in the Togian Islands, inside the large Tomini Bay,
from May to October.
The Togians include 3 main volcanic islands close together, and another
one apart that erupted last in 1984.
It is the only place in the world where barrier reefs, atolls, and
fringing reefs are found together. Due to the absence of swell in the
bay, the diversity and quality of coral development is really unique.
They offer many different kinds of high quality dive sites. Close to
Walea strait, due to the strong currents, we usually see some pelagic
species including hammerhead sharks and manta rays sometimes.
Around the
volcanic island of Una-Una, sponges and gorgonians fans, forming
veritable fields, are probably among the biggest in the world,
associated with an incredible density of fishes including schools of
bumphead parrotfishes. Other sites include drop offs, canyons,
pinnacles, swim through, and overhangs, all offering a great variety of
spectacular underwater sceneries.
There is
also a special spot for pelagic life with schools of barracudas, giant
trevallies, grey reef sharks and white tip sharks. You will also visit
an intact plane wreck B24 from the 2nd World War, laying on the bottom
at eighteen meters depth and inhabited by hundreds of jack fishes and
many other creatures. |
