Depth
6–12 m
Level
All levels
Visibility
10–18 m
Boat
22 min
Current
No current
Water
27–30°C
Submerged sculpture, slowly being taken over by the reef.
An installation of sculptures placed on the seabed at twelve metres, now colonising with coral and holding fish the way any artificial reef does. Art and reef restoration doing the same job at the same time.
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Open through the Yala monsoon, when the southwest is unworkable. Closed November to April under the Maha monsoon.
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