Reef
down to 25 m
Hon Bay Canh (Horseshoe)
Calm beginner reef off the archipelago's main turtle-nesting island, with branching coral on one side and table coral on the other.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Advanced≤30 m
Hon Tai
Dive site in Côn Đảo, Vietnam
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Mar–May
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A reef and wall dive from a boat. Known for turtles, barracuda and nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divecondao.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Low visibilityVisibility can be limited; good navigation helps.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Barracuda
- Nudibranchs
- Batfish
- Snappers
Season in Côn Đảo
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–May.
Source: divecondao.comWhere is Côn Đảo?
The point shows the Côn Đảo area, not the exact dive site.
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- Open Water
- Bamboo sharks
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- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
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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.