Scuba Diving in The Zoo, Wakatobi

The Zoo is a patch reef close to the resort just beyond the site Turkey Beach. Named for the plethora of critters founds here it is also a favourite for night dives. As the sun sinks further below the horizon, hunting cuttlefish and lionfish appear from the darkness and your dive light will reveal bobtail squid and octopus out hunting the dark. Dive the Zoo during daylight and you’ll be surrounded by tiny reef fish – they are absolutely everywhere. One of the more unique critters found at The Zoo among mushroom coral are the mushroom pipefish, an unusual tiny white pipefish resembling an underwater python. Peer more closely into the corals and you’ll spot frogfish, ghost pipefish and bright pink hairy squat lobsters as well.