Stintino & the Asinara National Park · Italy · Wall · Reef
Punta Salippi
Large brown meagre in a shallow gully beside a small grotto
Punta Salippi is a headland toward the south of Asinara's west coast that offers more than one route. The deeper plan follows a wall down to 30 m, while the shallow plan explores a small grotto and a gully that stays within 18 m.
0Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Stintino & the Asinara National Park and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive is easy or demanding depending on the route chosen. The wall drops to 30 m, and the deeper rock holds spiny lobsters, groupers and the odd conger eel.
The shallow alternative is a small grotto with a gully no deeper than 18 m, home to large brown meagre and forkbeard, which makes it the easier of the two plans on this headland.
Marine life and season
- Groupers
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Stintino & the Asinara National Park: June to September has the warmest water; July and August are also the busiest months on this coast.
Questions divers ask
Is Punta Salippi an easy dive?+
It depends on the route: the grotto and gully stay within 18 m, while the wall continues to 30 m and is the more demanding plan.
Sources
- Immersioni all'Asinara — Roccaruja Diving Center
- Asinara Scuba Diving — Asinara Scuba Diving
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