Vatu Express

★★★★☆ (158)

Drift dive best on an incoming tide (east to west) starting at 5msw & dropping off to 36msw, perfect for multilevel profile. Connecetd to main reef by a ridge at 18msw. ’Bigger the tide faster the ride’ along soft coral wall, look out & up as always plenty to see in the blue. Excellent macro as well.

Soft & hard coral, eagle rays, schooling barracuda, greay, blacktip & whitetip reef sharks, green & hawksbill sea turtles, sponges, bluefin trevalley, moray eels, crabs + so much more.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

30 Sightings
J
6
F
2
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
3
J
3
A
6
S
1
O
5
N
0
D
3

Moray Eel

17 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
2
J
2
A
4
S
0
O
5
N
1
D
1

Wrasse

13 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
1
D
1

Hawksbill Turtle

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

Eagle Ray

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

Green Turtle

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

Octopus

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

Angelfish

37 Sightings
J
5
F
3
M
2
A
1
M
1
J
4
J
2
A
6
S
0
O
9
N
1
D
3

Clownfish

36 Sightings
J
5
F
2
M
1
A
2
M
1
J
3
J
3
A
8
S
0
O
7
N
1
D
3

Butterfly Fish

34 Sightings
J
4
F
2
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
2
A
8
S
0
O
9
N
1
D
3

Parrotfish

29 Sightings
J
5
F
2
M
1
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
8
N
1
D
3

Whitetip Reef Shark

28 Sightings
J
5
F
2
M
0
A
1
M
1
J
2
J
4
A
6
S
0
O
4
N
1
D
2

Triggerfish

26 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
1
A
1
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
4
S
0
O
8
N
1
D
2

Surgeonfish

22 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
1
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
8
N
1
D
3

Jackfish

21 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
3
A
5
S
0
O
5
N
1
D
2

Sweetlips and Grunts

21 Sightings
J
4
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
2

Damselfish

21 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
1
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
1

Grey Reef Shark

20 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
5
A
5
S
1
O
4
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

19 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
3
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
1

Snapper

18 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
1
D
2

Soldierfish

18 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
8
N
2
D
1

Goatfish

18 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
1
J
1
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
1

Boxfish

18 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
1
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
2
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
2

Bannerfish

18 Sightings
J
4
F
1
M
2
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
1

Scorpionfish

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

Blacktip Reef Shark

14 Sightings
J
4
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
2
N
1
D
0

Lionfish

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

Trumpetfish

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

Emperor

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

Squirrelfish

11 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
0

Garfish

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

Garibaldi Damselfish

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

Nudibranch

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

Porcupinefish

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

Tuna

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

Tarpon

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

Frogfish

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

Shrimp

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

Moon Jellyfish

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