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Underwater at Bharatpur Reef

Bharatpur Reef

Neil Island (Andaman Islands) · India

Bharatpur Reef is Neil Island's most popular dive site, a gently sloping coral garden in front of the island's famous natural rock bridge offering easy drift diving through table corals, staghorn formations, and bright fields of soft coral. Sea turtles feed on the abundant sponge growth and lionfish lurk in the shadows of coral overhangs, while the sandy areas between formations reveal garden eels and blue-spotted stingrays. Excellent visibility and gentle currents make this an ideal site for newly certified divers.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 20 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 31°C

3mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

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