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Adara

Adara feels like Atauro’s showpiece, and for good reason. From the moment you roll in, you’re looking at a reef wall that drops beyond 30 metres, absolutely plastered with hard corals. Not just a few patches, but vast, healthy tables and branching formations. We love to take our time here, drifting along with the wall on our left, scanning the blue for the bigger pelagics that sometimes cruise past. It’s the fish life that really sets Adara apart. We’ve seen more butterflyfish species here than almost anywhere else, with the Redfin and Cross-hatch standing out. Keep an eye out for enormous schools of Bicolour Parrotfish too, chomping their way across the reef, and the more unusual Japanese Parrotfish. Down deeper, around 20 metres, the light gets beautiful, filtering through the soft corals, and that's often where we spot the Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips hanging out under ledges. It’s an intermediate dive, currents can pick up, but that usually brings in more action.