Scuba Diver

Soft Coral Capital of the World

A DIVER’S PARADISE

iji is home to some of the planet’s prettiest, healthiest and most colourful soft corals, blooming across 300 islands and atolls entwined in a complex system of barrier reefs. The area supports about 1,000 species of fish, hundreds of coral and sponge species, and an infinite array of crustaceans, molluscs, anemones, worms and other invertebrates. Cave divers have also discovered

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