Grand Canyon - Lakshadweep
The Grand Canyon site in Lakshadweep lives up to its name, a truly massive sand channel cutting through the reef. It’s not the most colourful dive, but the sheer scale is impressive, with walls of hard coral rising on either side. We often spot big Napoleon wrasse cruising along the edge, and the occasional reef shark will glide through the deeper sections. This site is surprisingly mellow for its depth, making it a good choice for newer divers looking to explore deeper water without strong currents.
- Location
- Lakshadweep, India, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 10.969200, 72.284700
- Maximum Depth
- 31m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Nearby Dive Sites in Lakshadweep
- Agatti Edge - 19m
- Butterfly Valley - 23m (reef)
- Byramgore Reef (reef)
- Byramgore Reef (reef)
- Byramgore Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Cherbaniani Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Eastern Jetty - 15m (reef)
- Hard Coral Cafe - 19m (reef)
- Indira-Shastri Dweep
- Kalpitty Slope - 21m (reef)
- Manta Point - 20m (reef)
- Neptune’s Balcony - 29m (wall)
- Oval - 12m
- PACIFICOEVERETT - 0m (wreck)
- Parali Rim - 22m
Nearest Dive Centres to Grand Canyon
- Ammathi Scuba - ["PADI"]
- Lak Scuba - ["PADI"]
- Lakshadweep Diving Academy - ["PADI"]
- Tortuga Dive Center - SSI
Marine Life in Lakshadweep
Home to 386 recorded species including 259 reef fish, 52 hard corals, 17 sea snails & nudibranchs, 12 sharks & rays, 11 sea cucumbers, 8 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua) - Hard Corals
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis) - Hard Corals
- Humpbacked conch (Gibberulus gibberulus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis) - Hard Corals
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Common Mushroom Coral (Fungia fungites) - Hard Corals
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- Ternate Chromis (Chromis ternatensis) - Reef Fish
- Transverse coral (Leptastrea transversa) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus) - Hard Corals
- Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites solida) - Hard Corals
- cowry (Monetaria moneta) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora monticulosa) - Hard Corals
- Spine coral (Hydnophora microconos) - Hard Corals
- Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata) - Hard Corals