The Runway Dive Site

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WOW! Once in a lifetime experience!
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Medium current
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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

The Runway is a very good dive site of Layang Layang. It is located between the two channels. Here you can see many reef sharks such as Whitetip reef sharks and the bigger Grey reef sharks patrolling and hunting the area. The visibility is most of the time outstanding and if you are lucky enough and during the right season (April, May) you may get the chance to spot hundreds of Hammerheads Sharks in a gigantic school all around you, what an experience! So don’t forget your underwater camera ;-) Along the wall covered with nice hard and soft coral, you can also observe many pelagic fishes swimming around such as Dogtooth Tuna or Barracudas and even a Manta Ray may just come to say hello!

This location is a Reef. This is great place for spotting and diving with Sharks! Ready to swim around this Wall structure?

Best time to dive: the ideal period to plan holidays here isFebruary to April. Access: from the Shore. See the map of The Runway on the right for the exact location.

The Runway The Runway is a very good dive site of Layang Layang. It is located between the two channels. Here y... Julien 4

Fishes you may spot while diving The Runway

  • Barracuda Barracuda
  • Hammerhead Shark Hammerhead Shark
  • Manta Ray Manta Ray
  • Whitetip Shark Whitetip Shark

... and more fishes & sea life, Dogtooth Tuna, Grey Reef Shark, Jack

Photos

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  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house, Clownfish
    Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo! Black Tip Shark
    Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Flying Ray Manta in Bali! Manta Ray
    Flying Ray Manta in Bali!
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • White And Blue Underwater Coral Reef
    White And Blue Underwater Coral Reef
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Bigeye fish In Reef, Mackerel
    Bigeye fish In Reef
    Photo by Matthieu Billaud

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