Cinque Island Pristine Reef
Dive site
One of the most intact reef systems in Indian waters, Cinque Island sits inside a national park closed to settlement and fishing. Table corals stretch unbroken across the shallows, branching Acropora fields give way to boulder corals on the slope, and the fish biomass here rivals reefs far outside India's tourism radar. Expect parrotfish clouds, Napoleon wrasse, and resident reef sharks on a reef that has simply had time to recover.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
5 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Napoleon wrasse
Photo: David Roche · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Grey reef shark
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Giant moray
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Bumphead parrotfish
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Rare
Now and then
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