Bawe Island - North

★★★★☆ (167)

The island Bawe is just off the coast of Stone Town, and it is our go-to reef. Bawe North is a really nice continuous coral wall teeming with life.

Cuttle-fish, moray eels and seahorses hide in the blue sponges, rainbow runners and longfin batfish cruise by in the blue. Blue spotted stingrays, torpedo rays can be found in the sand

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Green Turtle

9 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
1

Moray Eel

6 Sightings
J
2
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wrasse

3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Octopus

3 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Hawksbill Turtle

2 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

Barracuda

2 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Loggerhead Turtle

1 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Ocean Sunfish

1 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Triggerfish

12 Sightings
J
2
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
2
O
1
N
1
D
0

Clownfish

11 Sightings
J
2
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
0

Angelfish

10 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
1

Butterfly Fish

10 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
1
N
2
D
1

Pipefish

8 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
3
O
0
N
3
D
0

Lionfish

7 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
0

Bannerfish

7 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
1

Scorpionfish

6 Sightings
J
1
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0

Snapper

6 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Parrotfish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

6 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

Surgeonfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

5 Sightings
J
1
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Nudibranch

5 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Sand Eel

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
1

Soldierfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
1

Squirrelfish

4 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
1

Stingrays

3 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

3 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Damselfish

3 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Porcupinefish

3 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Trumpetfish

3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Shrimp

3 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Skate Fish

2 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Frogfish

2 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Goatfish

2 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Tuna

2 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Garfish

2 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Garibaldi Damselfish

2 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Cuttlefish

2 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

2 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

Spiny Seahorse

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snake Eel

1 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wolf Eel

1 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Flounder

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Emperor

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Crab

1 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Gurnards

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

Stonefish

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

Leaf Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0