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Rabbit Hole (Batupahet)

Okay, so ignore that initial data point saying this is on Nusa Penida, because it’s not. We’re talking Lombok, specifically the south coast, and Batupahet is one of our favourites down there. The Rabbit Hole itself is a narrow canyon, a real natural funnel carved into the reef, maxing out around 22 metres. When the current is running, it’s a drift, plain and simple, and you just get swept along, watching the show. It’s the current that often brings in the bigger stuff; we’ve had some cracking manta sightings here, not in the numbers you might see at a proper cleaning station, but often solitary individuals cruising past, completely unbothered. What we really love, though, are the walls of staghorn coral. They’re just everywhere, forming these incredible, intricate structures. We’ve found Freckled Anglerfish tucked in there, and the odd Whitetip Reef Shark patrolling the edges. Visibility can be a bit variable, sometimes 14 metres, sometimes less, especially if there’s a bit of surge, but that just adds to the atmosphere. It's a site that really suits divers comfortable with a bit of movement, happy to go with the flow and keep an eye out for what drifts by.