The island is rich in fauna and flora. If there are 2000 coral species in the world, Hòn Mun keeps 1,500. Even well-experienced divers from different countries are taken by surprise to see Hòn Mun seabed beauty.
You just dive in 10m deep to see the world of colourful corals: red corals and corals in different sizes and shapes. You can also make fun with schools of fish in all species. There’s fish that weighs 7-8kg and 3-4m long, even a huge school of white herring swimming across.
Adventurous divers can get to the bottom to discover sea-bed caves. There are caves that get 10-15m deep and of course you need to have a special torch to see the sea life: cuttlefish, lobsters, shrimps...
Particularly, from May to September you may register for night-diving in moonlit evenings. But this is only for adventurers, because it sounds more adventurous. There seems to be everything ready to attack you but the water-world is more beautiful and exciting with the sealife looking for food at night.
To be safe and sound, you will have to get well-prepared and well-armed: diving clothes, oxygen pot, safety glasses, diving-propeller and even a big piece of lead to make yourself heavy enough to dive.
And don’t forget to attend a crash course, right on the ship. You will be carefully instructed and followed by tour-guides, so there’s nothing to worry about, and only to remember not to drink alcoholic drinks and don’t litter. An waste-sweeper ship tours the island to keep the environment clean. On sunny days, corals could be seen from the ship.
A Japanese tourist, Mr. Hiden Kasahara said “I’ve been to many places but Nha Trang sea surprises me much for its water-beauty, for its sea-life, and please don’t miss the chance once you are in Nha Trang”.
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