Sarandë & Ksamil · Albania · Reef
Hunda e Kuqe
A bay named for the red rock that rings it, dived every day from Sarandë
A reef dive in Hunda e Kuqe bay, about 6 km from Sarandë, named after the red terrain that surrounds it. It is one of the two dives run every day from the town and a shallow one, never going past 12 m, which makes it the easy reef counterpart to the morning wreck dive.
Also known as Red Terrain.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Sarandë & Ksamil and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive explores the underwater terrain of the bay, with the red rock that gives the place its name around it. It stays within 12 m throughout, and the bay water runs from 17 °C to 25 °C over the year, so a lighter or heavier wetsuit depends on the month.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Sarandë & Ksamil: Diving runs all year with the right wetsuit; June and September pair warm water with fewer divers than July and August.
Dive videos
KBs Diving adventures - 35 [Hunda E Kuqe 20240710] · Koen Boom on YouTube
Sources
- Scuba Tours in Saranda & Ksamil — Saranda Diving
More dive sites in Sarandë & Ksamil
Wreck
Two cars that fell off a broken ferry, resting on the seabed
Reef
Moray eels and lionfish in the rock formations near Gjiri i Hartës
Loggerhead turtles in the channels between the four islands
Cave & cavern
Rock arches that frame the open blue on the way through
Ex-navy ships still carrying their machine guns and cannons
A Second World War cargo ship so shallow that part of it shows above the water
Similar dives elsewhere
An easy beach entry at a small harbour north of Coral Bay
Two sea-carved amphitheatres joined over the top of a wall
Orange sponges, groupers and octopuses in a bay dived by day and night
A shore dive 30 m from the base, inside a buoy line