Batu Bolong

Également connu sous le nom de : Batu Balong · Fish Soup

Above water Batu Bolong is only a small rock with a hole through it, which gives the site its name, but underwater the pinnacle plunges far below recreational depth into roughly 75 m of water. Currents running between the Pacific and Indian Oceans hit the rock and create strong down currents, so operators dive only the lee side and time the dive around the tide. The protected face is covered in hard and soft corals, barrel sponges and gorgonian fans and is packed with reef fish, which is why guides call it fish soup. Hawksbill turtles, white-tip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally and dogtooth tuna are regular sightings, while pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs reward closer looks. The north side offers steeper, more varied topography than the gentler southern slope, so the dive changes with the current direction.