Aqua Ventures: Scuba Diving in Kenya.

Hinge-Beak Prawns

» MORAY REEF

This site is the home of 'George' the semi-tame giant moray! The buoy line is tied off at a depth of 9-11 metres, near the top of the reef. The drop off is a short swim away, during which, you are lkely to spot octopus, several smaller species of moray, scorpion fish & crocodile fish.

The reef, which is encrusted with a wide variety of hard & soft coral, drops off to a sandy bottom at 28-30 metres. George's haunt is half way down the drop off, amongst the overhangs, which also house various other reef creatures - such as leaf fish, stone fish, nudibranchs & perhaps if you are fortunate- frog fish!

The dive will take you either north or south of here, along the edge of the reef which is alive with various species of reef fish such as angel fish, butterfly fish, groupers, tangs.

It is also possible to see large honeycomb morays, lobsters, turtles and the larger pelagics such as kingfish, barracuda, rays, napoleon wrasse etc.. (adjoining dive sites - north moray & cracas)