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Coral Garden, Bar Reef
KalpitiyaNovember – AprilBar Reef Marine SanctuarySignature dive
Depth
10–15 m
Level
All levels
Visibility
12–20 m
Boat
40 min
Current
Light current
Water
27–30°C
Inside the richest reef system in the Indian Ocean region.
Bar Reef Sanctuary was declared in 1992 and covers roughly 306 square kilometres. 156 coral species. 283 fish species. Greater recorded biodiversity than any other reef in the region — and on most days you will have it to yourselves, because almost nobody has built the logistics to dive it properly.
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Open through the Maha monsoon, when the east is shut. Closed May to October under the Yala monsoon.