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Underwater at Aer Bajo

Aer Bajo

Lembeh Strait · Indonesia

Aer Bajo is Lembeh's premier night macro site: the black sand erupts with activity after dark as mimic octopuses patrol in hunting formation, wonderpus display their banded arms in threat postures, and bobtail squid hover just above the sand, their photophores strobing as they hunt. By day it is a reliable site for blue-ringed octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, and sand divers.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 22 m

Open water and up

Current

Usually gentle

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

8 to 15 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

27 to 30°C

Tropical wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer