Pasir Tengah Dive Site in

Togian Islands

Pasir Tengah, literally translated as Central Sands, is one of the best diving spots in Togian. It is a 3-kilometer-wide coral atoll with vertical walls descending into the depths of 400 meters from the surface.

The steep walls are covered in different species of corals, from red and green tube sponges, barrel sponges, gorgonians, leather corals, leaf corals, and black corals, among others. Going deeper, packs of trevallies (big eye, six banded, yellowfin, and bluefin), midnight snappers, tunas, fusiliers, and butterflyfish move gracefully in all directions.

Eagle rays and reef sharks like whitetip and blacktip can also be found close to the reef, and sometimes silky sharks can be seen patrolling the area.

Type of Diving:

Boat

Recommended For:

Experienced divers

Highlights

Schools of trevally are numerous including bluefin, big eye, yellow fin and six banded. Schools of spanish mackeral, wahoo and rainbow runner also storm past divers. In deeper water black tip reef sharks and silky sharks patrol. The walls are covered with corals, gorgonian sea fans and feather stars. Schools of reef fish such as snapper and fusilier are ever present. Macro enthusiasts have the chance to see frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, nudibranchs, shrimps and even Spanish dancers.
20
m

Maximum Depth:

45
m

Horizontal Visibility:

25
m

Min Water Temp:

25°
c

Max Water Temp:

29°
c

Bottom Contour:

Drop off, Slope

Bottom Composition:

Coral reef, Rock, Sand

Current:

Long shore

Coral Reef:

Average

Type of Reef:

Fringing

Marine Life

Trevallies, Spanish Mackeral, Wahoo and Rainbow runner, Shark, Ray, Butterfly, Snapper, Fusilier, Frogfish, Scorpion, Nudibranch, Shrimp, Spanish dancer

Did you know that

Pasir Tengah

is in

Togian Islands