Sangalaki Scuba Diving Sites

Kakaban Island

Here's a Sangalaki diving site which offers some thrilling big fish action. Kakaban Island is a 25 minute boat ride from Sangalaki Island, and this deep wall dive lives up to pretty much any expectations you may have of it.

On the big fish front, common sights which will greet you at this Sangalaki scuba diving site are manta rays, hammerheads, barracudas, blue finned tuna, jacks, leopard sharks and grey reef sharks.

Smaller reef life which congregate along the corals on the wall come in the form of fusiliers, parrotfish, turtles, surgeon fish, gobies, butterflyfish and angelfish.

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Kakaban Island Reef Basics: Wall diving
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 25 - 30m
Currents: Moderate
Surface Conditions: Can be choppy
Water Temperature: 28 - 30°C
Experience Level: Advanced only
Number of dive sites: 2
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: 10 km (25 minutes) from Sangalaki
Access: Sangalaki dive resort or liveaboard

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