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The Canyon

The Canyon. You hear the name and expect something dramatic, and Watamu’s version doesn’t disappoint. We usually hit this one in the late morning, when the sun angles just right, sending shafts of light down into the main gully. It’s an intermediate dive, dropping from a reef top at 15m down to a sandy floor at 30m. What we love here is the sheer scale of the place. You drift along, often with a gentle push from the current, watching massive schools of orbicular batfish just hang in the blue. Keep an eye out for giant trevally, too. They patrol the edges, sleek and fast. Our favourite moment is always drifting over the sandy patches at the bottom, looking for knife razorfish burying themselves or catching a glimpse of a black teatfish. It's a deep blue dive, perfect for those who enjoy feeling small in a big underwater landscape, rather than picking through macro life.