Salomon Atoll Bommies

Inside the reef ring of Salomon Atoll, a field of isolated coral bommies rises from a white sand floor at 20 metres to within a metre of the surface. Each bommie is its own miniature reef ecosystem, encrusted with hard corals, bubble coral, and wire coral, with cleaning stations active at almost every head. The site rewards slow, patient diving: reef sharks circle the outer bommies, hawksbill turtles rest in crevices, and the sand between heads is home to garden eels, jawfish, and blue-spotted ribbontail rays. The sheltered position inside the atoll ring makes this one of the most reliably calm sites in the Chagos group.