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Underwater at Ilhéu Bom Bom

Ilhéu Bom Bom

Príncipe Island · São Tomé and Príncipe

The small islet adjacent to Bom Bom resort creates a sheltered channel dive accessible to all levels. Soft corals, wire coral, and juvenile reef fish crowd the rocky walls that slope from 3 m down to 25 m. Moray eels, porcupinefish, and hawksbill turtles are resident year-round. Because the site is close to the main jetty it works perfectly as a night dive, when octopus, cuttlefish, and bioluminescent plankton are consistently encountered.

Conditions

Depth

3 to 25 m

Open water and up

Current

Usually gentle

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

15 to 25 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

22 to 28°C

5mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 5mm full wetsuit · cooler water
    • Dive computer