Ha'apai

Tonga

Stretching to the edge of Ha'ano itself, the corner offers a little bit of everything.  The dive starts shallow, but quickly drops of around the end of the reef usually to a depth of around 30m.  Often at this point huge skools of Tuna greet you.  These graceful fish look like they are flying in squadrons, with the largest of the skool taking the front position and often measuring 2m in length.

The dive then continues back towards the island along a sloping reef that drops to 50m+, often looking out into the blue you can spot more Tunas, Giant Barracudas and the occasional Grey Reef Shark.  The slope itself has a huge variety of Butterfly fish, Coral trouts, Wrasse, Fusiliers and Angel Fish.  Hidden between the rocks you can find Moray Eels, Nudibranchs and Lion Fish 

At the end of the slope you cross the sandy channel to a shallower depth of around 16m, where you can enjoy a number of Swim throughs, which adorn large Gorgonian fans and some beautiful hard corals. In 2008 we had some great Whale encounters here - including one on Scuba!



The Corner