Palong Wall
★★★★☆
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Renowned for its wall diving. With depths to 18 meters, it suits all levels. It features dramatic cliffs underwater, sloping reefs, and numerous small caverns and swim-throughs. Currents are typically mild, making it a spectacular and relaxing dive site.
Extensive hard and soft corals. It’s excellent for blacktip reef sharks, often seen in the shallows. Also common are Hawksbill turtles, moray eels, cuttlefish, and diverse reef fish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
81 Sightings
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19
F
16
M
7
A
4
M
0
J
3
J
0
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4
S
1
O
2
N
9
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
51 Sightings
J
11
F
12
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
2
S
1
O
0
N
4
D
10
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
44 Sightings
J
13
F
10
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
1
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
9
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
4 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
86 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
9
A
4
M
0
J
3
J
4
A
5
S
0
O
3
N
8
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
83 Sightings
J
23
F
18
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
5
S
1
O
2
N
7
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
80 Sightings
J
20
F
17
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
2
S
1
O
3
N
10
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
62 Sightings
J
16
F
10
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
3
N
8
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
59 Sightings
J
12
F
13
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
2
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1
O
0
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7
D
14
