Lapus I

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Lapus Shallow Dive site is an ideal dive training site. It is a sandy slope with some rock formations. Most of the time there is a light current except for slack hight tide.

Tropical species such as nudibranchs, crabs, shrimp, cardinal fish, snappers, damselfish, sweetlips, clownfish.

32

Wildlife Species

9

SSI Training Centers

20m / 66ft

Max. Depth

beginner

Level

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Lapus II

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