Lanjukang Island (Pulau Lanjukang) is located within the barrier reef zone, or the outermost zone of the Spermonde Archipelago, approximately 40 kilometers from Makassar and reachable in a bit over an hour by boat. As an inhabited island with a length stretching from east to west and an area of around 6 hectares, it features a dense vegetation cover dominated by pine, coconut, and banana trees in its interior, alongside a long stretch of white sandy beach on its eastern shore and a lighthouse on its western side.
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Dive Site Location: Situated about 1 kilometer off the western coast of the island.
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Topography: A combination of reef flat and reef slope, featuring a 15-meter wall reef.
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Current: Moderate to high.
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Visibility: 20 to 30 meters.
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Recommended Certification: Minimum Advanced Open Water Diver.
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Marine Life: A diverse range of hard and soft corals, sea fans, pelagic fish, anthias, and sharks. Whale sharks can also occasionally be spotted during certain months, typically in July and August.
