Wanlitung Coral Garden
Dive site
The most diverse coral assemblage in Kenting — a sloping reef from 5 to 22 metres with plate corals, brain corals, and intact stands of Porites that scientists use as climate reference points. Crown-of-thorns sea star pressure here is actively monitored by local researchers.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 22 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 18 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
21 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Crown-of-thorns sea star
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Porites coral
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Powder blue surgeonfish
Photo: Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Hawksbill sea turtle
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Rare
Now and then
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