Magic Wall, Selayar

★★★★★ (76)

2o minutes boat ride from Pattumbukan Harbour East Selayar. Stiff limestone wall with overhang along the wall. Reef with hard and soft coral, gorgonian sea fan and sponges. Mild current.

Turtle, Barracuda, Dog tooth Tuna, Mackarel, Marble ray, Moray Eel, Pygmy Sea horse, Nudibranch, sea fans, tunicates, Giant Trevally, Napoleon Wrasse.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Green Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Whale Shark
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Leatherback Turtle
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Reef Manta Ray
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 15

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Tuna
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Banded Sea Krait
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Garibaldi Damselfish
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Total number of species: 120

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Cuttlefish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Moon Jellyfish
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Portuguese Man o'War
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John Dory
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Dive Sites Nearby

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Ibel D’Orange (★4.9)

5 Menit dengan kapal dari pulau Tinabo Besar Taman Nasional Taka Bonerate Selayar, pinnacle, entri 18 meter, kedalaman max 32 meter. soft corals dan hard corals
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Bahuluang Wall (★5.0)

Boat transport around 20 minutes from Bone Taringan Beach West Selayar. Limestone rock and white sands. Slope and wall, maximum depth 35m. No current,sometimes mild current.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Turtle Point (★4.5)

20 minutes from Bone Taringan Beach. Combination between wall and slope. Current can be strong in one way direction. Beautiful reef with abundance hard and soft corals.
Mares

Little Wall (★4.3)

35 minutes by boat from Pattumbukan. Mini wall with limestone as bottom composition. No current, sometimes one way mild current. Average vis around 25m.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

House Reef Selayar Dive Resort (★4.5)

Just enter the water from the jetty of the dive resort. Limestone wall with gorgonian seafan, hard and soft corals, sponges. Sometimes mild current.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Kolo-Kolo (★4.7)

30 minutes from Pattumbukan harbour east of Selayar Island. Limestone rock formation along the wall with mild current. Slow drift dive to see abundant gorgonian sea fan and soft corals.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Netz (★4.5)

30 minutes by boat from a nearest local harbour, Pattumbukan. Limestone wall with gorgonian seafan hanging along the wall. Hard and soft corals with overhang. Mild current.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Outside (★4.7)

25 minutes by boat from Pattumbukan harbour. Combination between stiff slope and wall as topography and limestone rock as bottom composition. Current mostly strong since the location are on the cape. Depends on the current, sometimes the divers must do negative entry to reach the spot.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Shark Point, Selayar (★4.7)

Take 20 minutes from Pattumbukan Harbour East Selayar. Sand slope combination with reef to a maximum depth between 30m-40m to find a sharks. Abundant with sea fans and soft corals. Current from mild to strong. Sometimes combination profile needed between drift dive and againts the current.
Aqualung

pantai pinang (★4.9)

20 minutes from Pattumbukan Harbour. Limestone wall with gorgonian seafan and soft corals. Mild current along the wall. Maximum depth 30m-40m with 20m average.
Aqualung

Bone Malea (★4.0)

30 Menit dari pelabuhan Padang, 20 Menit dar Sunari Beach Resort. slope, dasar pasir putih, kedalaman 20 meter, karang keras dan karang lunak, seafan
Mares

Liang Tarrusu Spot (★4.0)

30 minutes from Benteng Harbour Selayar Regency. White sandy bottom. Gently slope. Hard and soft corals. No current, sometimes mild current from tides.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

blue fish (★4.8)

20 minutes from Benteng Harbour Selayar South Of Sulawesi. Combination between slope and flat white sandy bottom. Mild current. Patch coral and sand.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Bhayangkara (★5.0)

20 minutes from Benteng Harbour, on the downtown of Selayar Regency. Gently slope with white sandy bottom combine with reef patch. Maximum depth 15m, no current. Sometimes water can be bit choppy in some season.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Acca Spot (★4.0)

10 minutes from Barat Lambongan Beach West side Selayar. Limestone wall. White sandy bottom. Abundance with soft and hard corals. Average visibility 15m. No current, sometimes mild.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Dego Dego (★4.5)

Dego Dego is a reef dive site north of the Bira harbour. It is where cool reef conservation efforts have been made by the dive community and is a beautiful dive site.