E.T.
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily, so treat everything here as planning ranges.
E.T. is Beqa Lagoon's soft-coral funhouse: a pair of bommies whose meeting point has eroded into tunnels and swim-throughs, every ceiling upholstered in color. Divers thread the passages in single file, torch beams sweeping across soft corals that feed even in the lagoon's gentle flow, then spiral the outsides where anemones and their clownfish stake out the ledges. Lionfish drift under the arches and nudibranchs reward slow eyes on the walls. Protected from most weather, it is the lagoon's dependable second act after a morning with the sharks: calm, colorful, and generous with bottom time.
The moment you come for: Coral-lined tunnels and arches; anemone fields with clownfish; easy conditions that let photographers linger.
Topography: Twin coral pinnacles rising from the lagoon floor, split by tunnels and archways
Entry: Moored inside the lagoon; sheltered on most winds.
Know before you splash
Hazards: Confined passages require basic comfort; silt in the tunnels if the group stacks up.
Conservation: Swim-through ceilings are living coral centimeters above your tank: perfect trim or go around the outside.
Who you'll meet
Nudibranchs
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Lionfish
Banded Sea Krait
Hawksbill Turtle
Common Reef (Day) Octopus
Oriental Sweetlips
Ribbon Eel
Also recorded nearby
"Charted here" species were listed by our editors from the sources on this page. Counts are GBIF occurrence records: observations logged within about 5 km of the charted position since 1990, matched only against the species in our catalogue. They show what has been seen there, not a promise of what you will see.
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★★★☆ (editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting)