Dogtooth Lair :
• Maximum depth: 40m
• Currents: Moderate

Named after large shoals of dogtooth tunas swimming around, you first descend along a sandy slope with beautiful coral formations, before coming to a steep wall that goes down 2000m deep. This site has almost all that you could wish for. Turtles gliding by, along with schools of fusiliers and surgeonfish, swirling horse-eye jacks, white tip reef sharks, stingrays and more! At the drop off and although rare, sun-fish have been sighted here. And also keep a lookout into the blue for hammerhead sharks as this is part of their cruising area.

Wrasse Strip :
• Maximum depth: 40m
• Currents: Moderate to strong

This may just be one of the most eye-opening coral dives you may encounter. Dive into a seascape of hard and soft corals in full technicolor and unique formation so intricate that they resemble an English horticulture show. The reef is home to batfish, sweetlips, soldierfish, trevallies, barracudas and schools of jacks. Triggerfish commonly lurk in this area, so keep an eye out for the titan. Looking out into the blue yonder, and you may spot pelagics such as whitetip reef sharks, turtles, eagle rays, manta rays and the famed hammerheads.

Shark Cave :
• Maximum depth: 40m
• Currents: Mild

Start your dive on the edge of a drop off at around 3m, and drift down a sand ledge where leopard sharks rest. At 25m down, you make your way to a small cave where you can observe the many species of sharks here. Move slowly and gently, and be mindful not to entrap the sharks, they will stay there posing for photographs. Once out of the cave, you are likely to be greeted by the usual pelagics cruising by in the blue like the wonderful giant trevally, gliding manta ray, shimmering sliver of schooling jacks, and the hammerheads! This site is surely one that you will be pushing your “no deco” limit, so plan properly, and keep an eye on your dive computer.

The Valley :
• Maximum depth: 40m
• Currents: Mild to moderate

Dive along a gentle slope around with large formations of hard corals where it plays home to turtles, groupers, sweetlips, surgeonfish, fusiliers, and triggerfish. Within the many overhangs and crevices, you may find nudibranchs, flatworms and a variety of crustaceans. Don’t overlook the sandy patches for you may find garden eel and ribbon eels. As with the beauty of Layang Layang, look into the blue to potentially catch sight of pelagics such as manta rays, and hundreds of hammerheads when the season is right.

Gorgonian Forest :
• Maximum depth: 40m
• Currents: Moderate to strong

Considered by most as Layang Layang’s signature dive, you first drop onto a gentle slope teeming with marine life making your way down to 12m where you’ll join the main wall that is packed with dense-like formation of gorgonian sea fans that lines the wall. Schooling fishes both large and small are abundant here, and it’s just too many to name here. When the current is running, vast quantities of marine life pull in here and the visibility here can go up to 50m! Don’t get too focused on the seascape or you may miss the presence of the scalloped hammerhead sharks which congregates in the hundreds during its mating season, which is truly a breathtaking sight which may well be a once in a lifetime experience!

If you are looking to travel to Layang Layang Atoll, you are inevitably looking for a weather forecast. So here’s a forecast for the next 7 days. Although weather forecasts are not always accurate with ever-changing weather patterns, it does provide a good guess on what’s to come. Every little bit helps! 😀