Reef Explorers
Advanced≤30 m

Cape Kri

Dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Drift dive with record fish diversity: 374 species counted on this single site, plus chevron barracuda and reef sharks.

Usual dive
25 m
Deepest point
40 m
Level
Advanced
Best months
Oct–Apr
Entry
By boat
Current
Strong

The dive

A drift and reef dive from a boat. Known for reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks and turtles.

Who it's for

Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).

  • CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
  • DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
  • Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
  • The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.

Conditions

Dive type
Drift, Reef
Entry
By boat
Estimated
Environment
Open water
Water
Sea water

What you might see

  • Reef sharks
  • Whitetip reef sharks
  • Turtles
  • Barracuda
  • Trevally
  • Pygmy seahorses
  • Bumphead parrotfish
  • Napoleon wrasse

Season in Raja Ampat

  • Best
  • Good
  • Possible
  • Closed
  • Not documented yet

Best months: Oct–Apr.

Source: liveaboard.com

Where is Cape Kri?

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About this page

Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.

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