
Nailaka Drift
Banda Sea · Indonesia
The exposed northwest tip of Pulau Run generates a powerful drift that sweeps divers along a coral-encrusted slope teeming with reef sharks and Napoleon wrasse. Nailaka is one of the few sites in the Banda arc where oceanic manta rays appear reliably from November through February, rising from deeper water to feed in the nutrient-rich upwelling. A genuine blue-water experience in a remote island setting.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
5mm wetsuit
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