Reef
down to 50 m
Conchita
Three coral ridges with turtles on top, eagle rays circling the sandy bays and reef sharks cruising the deep bottom.
- Advanced
- Reef sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Liabale East
Dive site in Wakatobi, Indonesia
Steep wall at the start of the Lintea-Tomia channel, with good current for pelagics, giant and bluefin trevally, Napoleon wrasse and turtles.
- Max depth
- 85 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Mar–Dec
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A wall and reef dive from a boat. Known for turtles and trevally.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: wakatobi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Reef
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Napoleon wrasse
Season in Wakatobi
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–Dec.
Source: wakatobi.comWhere is Wakatobi?
The point shows the Wakatobi area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Wakatobi
Cavern
down to 85 m
Liabale West
Start in a ravine of stacked caverns and overhangs, then drift along a fringing reef of wire corals, whip corals and colourful tube sponges.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Wall
down to 55 m
Malabea East
A steep wall of overhangs, canyons and crevasses covered in soft corals, sea fans and sponges, rated by the resort as perfect for macro photography.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 50 m
Malabea West
Gentle wall of gorgonian fans and massive barrel sponges where schools of batfish and mackerel feed on plankton.
- Advanced
- Batfish
Wall
down to 60 m
Starship
A deep dive that parachutes down a ravine along a steep wall and overhang.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Reef
down to 60 m
Teluk Maya
On the north side of Lintea Island, shallow coral formations down to 12 m border a sandy bay on a gentle slope.
- Advanced
- Turtles
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.