10. Alung Banua

"Alung Banua" is the name of the friendly village and oposite the village is a wall, which has a lot of value for macro photographers. Although turtles are quite common and eagle rays are no rare sighting, you really should try to concentrate on the " masters of camouflage". Crocodile flathead, leaf fish, ghost pipefish and frogfish are often observed here. The person who writes this is still bit embarresed that he missed this "robust ghost-pipefish" (Solenostomus paegnius) and Renee Sutter from Turicum didn't, but anyway, It was there!
If the current (if there is any) brings you east, you will probably see, at a depth of between 18 and 25 metres, a beautiful collection of shallow caves. In this case it is better to have your wide-angle lens with you as well, as the sighting of it is also makes for a beautifull panorama. By the way, sleeping white tip sharks can be there, so keep an eye out for them too. As said, currents are usually mild and visibility range 15-25 metres.

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