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Maratua is a large island with a massive lagoon, located less than one hour from Sangalaki island. Maratua is only partly rimmed by the island; the rest is fringed by reef and wall. A channel into the lagoon is an incredible drift dive and the surrounding walls are loaded with hard and soft corals where you are likely to see large shoals of Tuna and Mackerel along with Hammerheads and Mantas.

The best place to dive is at the channel on the eastern rim, where diver can see pelagic fish in abundance. The channel’s mouth is where the best action occurs. On an incoming or slack tide, it’s swarmed by sparated school of chevron and yellowtile barracuda, gigantic, bus-sized groupers, schools of surgeons, trevally and Tuna.
The arrival of a lone 7 foot great barracuda heralds for the show to begin. A dark cloud emerges from the distance, like an uprising tornado, as it twirls toward you, the dark mass metamorphosizes into silvery screen of barracudas.

Large Dog-tooth tunas and mackerels make up the chorus line to fleeting appearence of hammerheads and mantas, this show is the greatest show on earth beneath the sea, the performance limited to twice daily everyday of the year.