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#3 Banana Reef
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Location: Southwest of Pig Island
How to get there: 10min by boat from the Madang Resort
Max Depth: 30m plus How? Drift
Described for its odd shape, replicating the Banana Tree, the Banana Reef is a dive site for all to enjoy. The beautiful pristine coral spans for as long as 100m. A weak current passes along the coral, which makes it an ideal site for couples or any particular first-time divers to truly enjoy Madang’s beautiful coral coast.
Diving to a depth of 30m, a person can truly embrace the beauty of Madang. Small fishes greet you as you graze along their homes. Banana Reef is a place for you to relax and enjoy the wonders that Madang truly has to offer. Wait, there’s also a Catamaran wrech that can only be discovered in this site. The colourful Flamented Flashes wrasse is unique to this area.
Filamented flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus). Papua New Guinea.
This unique and colourful fish displays a bright Orange-red colour. Males are usually brighter than the females. These colouful and playful fish are found only at Banana Reef at a depth of 2025m.
