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Bat Cave

Bat Cave is a surprisingly cool drift dive, best done when the current is running parallel to the coast. You drop onto the reef at about eight meters, then let the water pull you into the cave mouth. It’s not a deep cave, maxing out around 21m, and the entrance is wide enough that you never feel squeezed. Inside, the light plays off the walls, creating this amazing, almost theatrical effect. We love gliding through, spotting juvenile sweetlips and batfish taking shelter, along with the occasional moray eel peeking out. The real highlight, though, is at the back. After about 200 meters, the cave opens into a huge air pocket, and you can surface inside. The air is warm, humid, and there are literally hundreds of bats flitting around above you. It's an incredible sensory experience – the sound of their wings, the smell of the guano, the dim light filtering down. We'd suggest going in the morning; the light is better then, and the currents tend to be more predictable. It's a dive that really sticks with you.