Quy Nhơn & Hòn Khô · Vietnam · Wall · Reef
Champa wall
An old Cham-built reef wall now covered in soft and hard coral
The Champa wall is a reef wall off the fishing village of Nhơn Hải, built by the Champa people some 800 years ago and now grown over with soft and hard corals. It is a shallow dive between 6 and 8 m, beside a dive platform that suits beginners.
Where it is and how deep
13.7636° N, 109.2893° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive follows the man-made wall itself, which sits between 6 and 8 m. Centuries under water have covered the stonework with soft and hard corals, and an abundance of fish of many kinds lives along it. South of the dive platform beside the wall the depth increases to 12 m along a further stretch of wall, with an array of fish.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Quy Nhơn & Hòn Khô: March to September is the best window; October to February is the central coast's rainy season, when the sea can be rough and visibility poorer.
Sources
- Dive Sites Quy Nhon — Alpha Dive Vietnam
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap
More dive sites in Quy Nhơn & Hòn Khô
Reef
Schools of large barracuda around the island
Wall
Cliff walls and rock formations on the island's open-water side
Similar dives elsewhere
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A limestone wall running from the surface to 33 m
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