Togean Dive Sites

Pasir Tengah

One of the best sites in Togean Islands diving, Pasir Tengah is a three kilometre wide coral atoll with non-stop vertical walls plunging down to depths of 400 m.

Just breaking the surface, the walls are adorned with huge red and green tube sponges, black branching sponges, gorgonians, leather corals, leaf corals, and black coral ferns. You can descend to any depth on any side and be greeted by passing packs of marauding pelagics, such as trevally of all types - big eye, six-banded, yellowfin and bluefin, wahoo and Spanish mackerel.

In the depths you can often catch sight of white-tip and black-tip reef sharks and, if your luck is in, silky sharks. Common fish in the shallows are large schools of mid night snappers, yellowback fusiliers and reticulated butterflyfish, as well as Spanish dancers and a host of other colourful nudibranchs.

One extremely lucky diver even saw a passing nautilus on a night dive - a rare find and a treasure indeed.

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Pasir Tengah Reef Basics: coral atoll wall
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 25 - 40m
Currents: Gentle
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 27 - 30°C
Experience Level: Intermediate
Number of dive sites: 8
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: ~20 km west of Kadidiri (1½ hours)
Access: Togean dive liveaboards

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