Manta Point (Lankan Reef)

Lankan Reef's coral blocks work as a drive-through car wash for reef mantas during the southwest monsoon. Divers settle on sand patches a respectful distance back while mantas circle overhead, stalling above the bommies so cleaner wrasse can work their gills and bellies. On busy days several animals queue at once, looping for an hour or more. Out of season it is an ordinary, pleasant slope: the mantas are the show, and they follow the plankton calendar, not the dive schedule.

Tam da bunun için geldiğiniz an: Queueing reef mantas at cleaning stations; close, calm passes over divers' bubbles

Topografya: Sloping outer reef with scattered large coral blocks on sand

Akıntı: Gentle to moderate flow along the outer reef; guides position groups down-current of the cleaning blocks.

Tehlikeler: Boat traffic overhead in season; mild surge on the shallow reef top.

Koruma: Kneel only on bare sand, stay low, and never swim at or over an approaching manta: blocking the cleaning station ends the encounter for everyone.

Nitrox: Burada değer: profiller, nitrox'un no-stop süresini anlamlı ölçüde uzattığı (ve bunu kullanacak eğitimle birlikte) aralıkta yer alıyor.