Kilima Steps
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About this site
Kilima Steps, also called Kilima Beach, is a multi-level coral reef at Puerto Galera with broad terraces. It runs from 5 to 40 metres and starts in shallow water, with flat areas broken by small walls and ridges at all depths. The deepest ridge is at 30 metres.
The reef is crowded with life. There are schools of anthias, surgeonfish, angelfish, butterflyfish and parrotfish, and moray eels are very common, often one or two under most coral heads. Frogfish, banded sea snakes, turtles and octopus also turn up, and a school of batfish tends to hang around at 18 metres. A big school of hunting longnose emperors often speeds past. Pygmy seahorses are common, and it is the only place in Puerto Galera to see the palette surgeonfish. Redtooth triggerfish gather above you by the deeper walls.
Thresher sharks sometimes pass through the deeper blue beyond the final step on early-morning dives.
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The dive has to be done on a flood tide, when the current is weaker.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlainiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Thresher sharkThresher sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
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