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he Stairs - On the top of the reef, you that provides a rainbow of colors as you gonians. Leopard sharks are often laying on
descend, the sheer walls here stretch away the sand.
T are greeted by hard plate corals of all into the distance. At 28 meters, you’ll find
a swim through and overhang coated in Y ellow Fin Wall - Drift along this section
colors and clouds of fish including titan white soft coral. From the bottom of the of Vuna Reef and enjoy a fabulous vist
trigger fish, parrot fish and wrasses. Dive wall at 30 meters, you ascend back up the of soft corals. Keep a watch on the blue for
down through a swim through covered in steps, where you may encounter whitetip the namesakes of this site -- large yellowfin
soft corals and out onto an inverted wall reef sharks, grey reef sharks and barracuda. tuna that speed gracefully past in the com-
swathed in pure white soft coral. Back up The coral plateau at 14 meters is swarming pany of other pelagic fish and sea turtles.
the stairway under the arches enveloped with parrotfish, titan triggerfish, anthias
in white and purple soft corals. All types and fusiliers darting in and out of the gor-
of reef sharks and barracuda often visit
this site. Brilliant plate coral and soft coral
