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Récif du Météore

Récif du Météore isn’t one of those places that screams for attention, but we’ve always found it genuinely surprising. It’s tucked away in the Gulf of Tadjoura, and for years, we just kind of overlooked it. Our mistake. Drop in here and you’re immediately enveloped by the sheer density of fish. Not massive pelagics, usually, but just so many fish – checkerboard wrasse zipping between the corals, schools of Indo-Pacific sergeants practically forming a wall. It’s the kind of place where you could spend an entire dive just watching the smaller stuff, like the shy blotchfin scorpionfish perfectly camouflaged on a bommie, or a tiny peacock-tail anemone shrimp waving its claws. We love Météore for its consistent vibrancy; the corals here are healthy, and the whole reef feels alive. It’s not a drift dive, usually, more of a slow exploration, which is our favourite way to really soak in a site. Keep an eye out for the unusual, like the granulated drupes clinging to the rocks, or if you’re lucky, a long-beaked dolphin cruising by in the blue. It’s a site that really rewards patience and a good eye for macro, though the general reef bustle is pretty compelling too.