Sangalaki Diving: The Manta Ray Expressway
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Pulau Maratua-Karang Muaras
Why dive here
With 118+ marine species recorded in the area - including manta rays, mobula rays (devil rays), orcas, sea turtles and sperm whales - Sangalaki Diving: The Manta Ray Expressway offers some of Derawan Islands's richest diving.
Sangalaki’s Manta Ray Expressway is exactly what it sounds like, a busy thoroughfare for these majestic filter feeders. We often found ourselves just drifting along, watching mantas cruise by, sometimes alone, sometimes in small groups. It’s a pretty straightforward drift dive, so it’s suitable for most divers looking to simply observe these big animals. Beyond the mantas, we’ve also seen a decent number of turtles here, and if you slow down and really look, there's some interesting macro life tucked into the reef too.
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