Indo-Pacific
The site itself, where it sits, and what to know before you plan a snorkel around it. We describe it accurately — access and conditions are verified locally, on the day.
The iconic mushroom-shaped islets rise over shallow turquoise channels. Snorkeling the protected inner channels puts you among small fish and coral gardens with the full karst skyline overhead.
This is one of the key sites on Raja Ampat, which sits at #1 on our ranked catalog. The richest reefs on Earth — unmatched biodiversity in glass-clear water.
Pair it with Kabui Bay, a broad, calm bay of mangrove islets and rock gardens off Waigeo's north coast that's often among a trip's first calm-water snorkels. Both are boat-access sites in the same archipelago, so confirm route and timing with your lodge or liveaboard operator on the day.
Verify access locally and confirm with your guide on the day.
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