Life saving point reef dive site

Overview

Description

Life Saving Point Reef – Trincomalee (Dutch Bay) Depth: Up to 10 meters Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate Located in the Dutch Bay area of Trincomalee, Life Saving Point Reef is a shallow and vibrant dive site ideal for PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) experiences, Open Water Diver courses, and night dives. With a maximum depth of 10 meters and easy access for both shore and boat dives, it offers safe and calm conditions perfect for new divers and training purposes. The reef features a healthy coral ecosystem, a wide variety of reef fish, sea slugs (nudibranchs), and fascinating macro life – making it a favorite for underwater photography and marine life observation. Kalpitiya Diving Center, a PADI 5-Star Dive Resort, often chooses this site for night shore dives due to its accessibility, rich biodiversity, and the unique nocturnal behavior of marine species.

Location 8.57281, 81.24051Get Directions

Useful training for this sitePADI Open Water Diver, PADI Discover Scuba Diving, PADI Scuba Refresher, PADI Rescue Diver, Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver, Dive Against Debris, PADI Underwater Navigator, PADI Boat Diver, PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy, PADI Night Diver, PADI Underwater Photographer, PADI Underwater Naturalist, PADI Fish Identification, PADI Search and Recovery Diver, PADI Aware, PADI Coral Reef Conservation Diver, PADI Skin Diver, PADI Discover Local Diving

Dive Types

Beach, Reef, Sandy bottom, Ocean

Suggested Equipment

Booties, Camera, Dive computer, Dive Flag, Dive Knife, Dive skin, Gloves, Hood, Rash guard, Shorty, Surface Marker Buoy, Torch, Wetsuit

Entry

Boat, Shore

Common SightingsStonefish, Clownfish, Grouper, Parrotfish, Boxfish / pufferfish, Scorpionfish, Trumpetfish / pipefish, Angelfish, Batfish, Bannerfish, Butterflyfish, Sweetlips, Pipefish, Fish, Rays, Sea turtle, Garden eels, Honeycomb moray, Moray eel, Giant moray, Squid, Nudibranch, Crab, Shrimp, Reef Fish, Brain coral, Sea anemone, Coral

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 32 feet / 10 meters

Entry

Boat, ShoreShore/Beach

Common SightingsSharks, Whales, Dolphins, Turtles

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 32 feet / 10 meters

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