Burma Banks Diving: Nurse Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Rays and Incredible Marine Life
We met many gorgeous nurse sharks during our dives in the Burma Banks, and one lucky group was even treated to a quick hello from a tiger shark! Wow! Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo to show you this time. Next time… They are fast!
The Burma Banks are famous for their shark encounters, but there is much more to discover beneath the surface. These remote underwater mountains are also home to large rays, schools of tropical fish, colourful coral formations and plenty of smaller marine life. Their isolated location in the Andaman Sea makes them a particularly exciting destination for divers looking for big animals and wide-angle photography.
What else did we see?
There was plenty more to keep us busy between the shark encounters. The Burma Banks are a great place to look for large blotched stingrays, schools of batfish and colourful reef life. The underwater scenery is also quite different from many of the other sites in the Mergui Archipelago, with huge coral formations and broad sandy slopes covered in marine life.
And it wasn’t only the big stuff. Look closely around the reef and you can find plenty of smaller and more colourful creatures hiding among the corals. The Burma Banks are primarily known for their sharks and other pelagics, but slowing down and looking carefully can reveal some fascinating macro life too.
The open blue water around the Burma Banks can be spectacular, with huge schools of fish moving above the reef and divers drifting through the clear Andaman Sea. For underwater photographers, these wide-angle scenes are part of what makes the Burma Banks so special.
Did we have fun? Oh yeah!!!
What did our guests have to say about their Burma cruise?
After the diving, the best way to judge a cruise is to ask the people who experienced it themselves. Our guests came back with big smiles, great memories and plenty of enthusiasm for the next adventure.
We are ready for more adventures in the coming weeks, keep tuned!
