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Black Forest (Candi City)

The Black Forest, near Candi City, is one of those spots that sticks with you. It’s a hard coral site, dominated by these incredible temple, cabbage, and mushroom coral formations that truly do evoke a submerged forest. We typically found ourselves cruising around 15 metres, occasionally dropping to 20 or 24 metres, just gliding past corals that stretched out like ancient, gnarled trees. You'll often spot little groups of fish, like the six-line wrasse or the blackstriped cardinalfish, darting in and out of the coral branches. Keep an eye out for the nesting fish nestled within the cabbage corals; it’s a quiet, rewarding detail. Visibility averaged a decent 17 metres for us, offering clear views of the unique landscape. This site is great for divers who appreciate unusual reef structures and don't need big pelagics to make a dive worthwhile. It's a calm, beautiful exploration of a very distinctive underwater world.