Japanese Gardens
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
Sheltered by Koh Nang Yuan's triple islets, Japanese Gardens is the calm, bright nursery where a remarkable share of the world's divers blew their first underwater bubbles. The slope arranges itself politely: fields of branching and brain coral studded with Christmas tree worms, wrasse and damselfish at eye level, butterflyfish pairs on patrol, juvenile angelfish in the rubble, and green turtles that drift through class formations with celebrity effect. Depth barely reaches 16 m and current rarely registers, so skills happen on sand patches while snorkelers float overhead. It is diving with the training wheels visible, and prettier than it has any obligation to be.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: First-dive calm, healthy shallow coral, turtle flybys through training classes
Topographie: Gently sloping hard-coral garden on sand
Entrée: On the sheltered east side of Koh Nang Yuan's sandbar; reached by boat or as a shore dive from the islet, which charges a landing fee.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Swimmer and longtail traffic off the sandbar; sunburn ranks above everything else.
Conservation: Enormous beginner volume concentrates here; instructors drilling fin control before coral contact is the site's real conservation program.
Qui vous croiserez
Christmas Tree Worm
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Green Sea Turtle
Nudibranchs
Porcupinefish
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★☆☆ · Macro: ★★★☆☆ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue