Watu Payung SCUBA Dive Sites
Category: Flores Island › Watu Payung
| Watu Payung at a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Access: | Liveaboard |
| Reef Type: | Wall |
| Marine Life: | Turtle, nudibranchs, stonefish, flatworm |
| Coral Condition: | So so, some bombed/ bleached |
| Visibility: | 10-15 meters |
| Current: | No current |
| Highlights: | No pelagic anymore due to overfishing |
| Accomodation: | No accomodation (except liveaboard) |
| Difficulty: | East |
Our next dive (and last dive for the trip) was at a site called Watu Payung (Umbrella Rock) off East Flores Island. Two of our members decided to skip the last dive, preferring instead to pack up and enjoy the boat and the sun (and their beds). They did not miss much, we only saw damaged reef again, a turtle, and a cute flatworm.
Notes from Mia: Both dive sites in East Flores have suffered a lot of damage from fish bombing and bleaching, it’s disheartening to see the rubbles
Written by: Irene Pramudito
KSDC Trips to Watu Payung
Diving Alor Liveaboard, East Nusa Tenggara
