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Log This Dive

Dérivante aux tortues

Ibel D’Orange, just a five-minute boat ride from Tinabo Besar, is a standout pinnacle dive, a real favourite of ours in Flores. We drop in at about 18 metres, descending onto a vibrant reef that slopes down to 23 metres. This site really hums with activity, especially in the mornings. We love the soft corals here; they carpet the pinnacle in purples and oranges, swaying gently in the mild current. Keep an eye out for the white tip and black tip reef sharks, usually cruising the deeper sections. We’ve had incredible luck spotting marble rays gliding past, their spots almost iridescent against the blue. Schools of tuna often zip by, a silver flash in the periphery. For the macro enthusiasts, the nudibranchs here are surprisingly diverse, and we often find peacock-tail anemone shrimp tucked into their host anemones. It’s a fairly easy dive, perfect for advanced open water divers looking for a relaxing drift with plenty to see. The average 15-metre visibility is good enough to appreciate the larger pelagics and the intricate coral formations. We’d suggest going early; the light hitting the pinnacle around 8 AM really makes the colours pop.