Batu Nisan Dive Site

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3/5
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Very interesting sea life
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No current
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Outstanding! 20m and more
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

Batu Nisan is a shallow and easy dive site in the Perhentians with a sandy bottom at 13 m deep. The reef is composed by large rocks full of invertebrates… giant clams, anemones and christmas tree worms and small fishes. It is a good site for a night dive.

Macro observation and photography spot. This place has been recommended for Night diving experience! This location is a Reef.

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

Batu Nisan Batu Nisan is a shallow and easy dive site in the Perhentians with a sandy bottom at 13 m deep. The ... Julien 3

Fishes you may spot while diving Batu Nisan

  • Bannerfish Bannerfish
  • Boxfish Boxfish
  • Butterfly Fish Butterfly Fish
  • Surgeonfish Surgeonfish
  • Sweet Lip Sweet Lip

... and more fishes & sea life, Ray, Unicornfish

Photos

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  • 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
  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • 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
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Crab
    Crab
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Grouper Resting
    Grouper Resting
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara

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Nice and easy diving with nice coral and rich marine life. The snorkelling is very good with many harmless blacktip reef sharks.

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One Dive Log in “Batu Nisan”

  1. Julien- we are coming for a visit in June. We are planning on stay on Kecil- could you please recommend some dive sites there ? Thanks, Suzi

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