{"id":1754,"date":"2026-01-12T16:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:57:58","slug":"phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-top-diving-snorkeling-site-in-phu-quoc-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/en\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-top-diving-snorkeling-site-in-phu-quoc-island\/","title":{"rendered":"PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF \u2013 TOP DIVING &amp; SNORKELING SITE IN PHU QUOC ISLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-left\">\n<div class=\"entry-image relative\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazy-load-active aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg\" alt=\"Phu Quoc touristy-avoiding snorkeling tour to explore Half-moon Reef\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-square\">\n<div class=\"badge-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content single-page\">\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\">\n<p class=\"toc_title\">MAIN CONTENTS\u00a0<span class=\"toc_toggle\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/#\">hide<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/#1_WHAT_IS_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\">1. WHAT IS PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/#II_GEOGRAPHICAL_FEATURES_OF_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\">II. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/#III_CORAL_SPECIES_SEA_CREATURES_AT_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\">III. CORAL SPECIES &amp; SEA CREATURES AT PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-phu-quoc-top-scuba-diving-and-free-snorkeling-site\/#V_TIPS_TO_EXPLORE_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\">V. TIPS TO EXPLORE PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_WHAT_IS_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><\/span><span id=\"1_WHAT_IS_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><strong>1. WHAT IS PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Depth range: 0.5m \u2013 10m\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Reef type:\u00a0<\/b>Non-fringing Reef<\/p>\n<p><b>Coral Health Status:\u00a0<\/b>Alive coral area account for 90% of the reef<\/p>\n<p><b>Coral Species: about 20 different coral species\u00a0<\/b>Table Coral, Cauliflower Coral, Mushroom Coral, Staghorn Coral, Octopus coral, Fiji Leather Coral, Brain coral, Giant Barrel Sponge, Sponges, Porite Coral, Cactus Coral, Honeycomb coral, Cabbage Coral, Leaf Coral, Anemone gardens, Carnation Coral\u2026<\/p>\n<p>OnBird has been documenting lives, developments, human-caused destruction of corals in Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef since 2018 to build our own data about coral reefs in Phu Quoc, Half-moon Reef is one of the top scuba-diving and snorkeling sites in the An Thoi archipelago, South Phu Quoc Island.\u00a0Thanks to its shape of the new moon, OnBird named its as Half-moon reef, this coral reef is located 16 km in the South from An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island. (Read more about other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/top-snorkeling-diving-spots-in-phu-quoc-island-vietnam\/\">coral reefs as well as snorkeling &amp; scuba diving spots in Phu Quoc Island<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>With its depth of ranging from 1 \u2013 9m and possessing a great variety of coral species, Phu Quoc Half-moon reef is an ideal site for not only snorkeling but scuba-diving too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29788\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29788 size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5.jpg\" alt=\"Free-diving for underwater photos and video in Phu Quoc Island\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guests free-diving in Phu Quoc Half-moon reef, Feb 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best underwater sight we recorded was 9 \u2013 10 m down and the worse sight recorded was just 1m. With an underwater rocky terrain with many cliffs and small canyons make Half-moon Reef one of the most attractive scuba diving, snorkeling, free-diving sites in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"II_GEOGRAPHICAL_FEATURES_OF_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><\/span><span id=\"II_GEOGRAPHICAL_FEATURES_OF_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><strong>II. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Phu Quoc Half-moon reef is a non-fringing coral reef with the water of 0.5 \u2013 10m in an area of hundred thousand square meters. The surroundings rocks cover the water of Half-moon reef and protect it from North-east moonson thereby the best time to visit is from October to May when the water becomes calm not choppy, but sometimes in the summer (May till October) or rainy season the sea is calm.<\/p>\n<p>Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef\u2019s calm lee water (in the Dry Season) is quite large as we usually take at least 1 \u2013 1.5 hours to explore the reef in-depth and even longer if you would like to spend time for free-snorkeling. The underwater terrain is rocky with different depths, we find here coral-covered canyons, coral-covered cliffs, the ground of anemone at the depth of 4m \u2013 7m, or big helmet-shaped honeycomb corals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30249\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30249\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30249 lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free-diving and Snorekling to see coral in Phu Quoc Island\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A guest is free-diving pass over a colony of toadstool corals and giant tube sponge at Half-moon Reef, Phu Quoc Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The average depth of the Half-moon Reef is 3 meters, and the deepest area is about 8-9 meter which is quite challenging to snorkelers and even free-divers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"III_CORAL_SPECIES_SEA_CREATURES_AT_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><\/span><span id=\"III_CORAL_SPECIES_SEA_CREATURES_AT_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><strong>III<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>CORAL SPECIES &amp; SEA CREATURES AT PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It depends on your skills and level of free snorkeling. With our professional underwater guides who know exact where you are able to witness what kind of coral species, you\u2019ll have chances to discover the following types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hard coral:<\/strong>\u00a0Cabbage Coral, Tube coral, Table coral, Branching coral,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/lettuce-coral-garden-phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-vietnam-diving-snorkeling-spot\/\">Lettuce Coral<\/a>, Bushy coral, Cauliflower Coral, Honeycomb Coral, Stony Coral or Massive Porite Coral, Black coral and Brain Coral\u2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soft coral:<\/strong>\u00a0Leather coral and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-yellow-sinularia-levi-coral-covered-cliff-phu-quoc-freedive\/\">Sinularia Levi corals<\/a>\u00a0are two soft coral species that you find the most here, especially here you have a chance to see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/carnation-coral-cauliflower-soft-coral-nephtheidae-phu-quoc-coral-species-information\/\">Carnation coral<\/a>\u00a0(one of the most beautiful soft coral) under OnBird\u2019s guides at the depth of 6 \u2013 8m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-14282 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/webp-net-resizeimage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg\" alt=\"Free-diving for underwater photos and video in Phu Quoc Island\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29769\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-29769\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Free-diving for underwater photos and video in Phu Quoc Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/what-coral-species-you-can-see-in-phu-quoc-island-vietnam\/half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4\/#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4.jpg\" alt=\"Toads Tool Leather Mushroom Coral at Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moonreef_text-1600x1200-4-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-16683\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Toads Tool Leather Mushroom Coral at Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/brain-coral-phu-quoc-coral-observation\/half-moon-reef_resized-22\/#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22.jpg\" alt=\"Phu Quoc touristy-avoiding snorkeling tour to explore Half-moon Reef - Brain coral\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16617\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-22-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-16617\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Open Brain coral at Half-moon Reef, Phu Quoc Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/?attachment_id=17031#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7.jpg\" alt=\"Phu Quoc Snorkeling Tour to explore coral and anemone at Half-moon Reef, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17031\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef-text_Tripadvisor_1600x1080_7-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-17031\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Phu Quoc Snorkeling Tour to explore coral and anemone at Half-moon Reef, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/half-moon-reef_resized-34\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg\" alt=\"Phu Quoc touristy-avoiding snorkeling tour to explore Half-moon Reef\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16644\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-34-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-16644\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A Finger coral colony at Half-moon Reef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-coral-covered-canyon-phu-quoc-snorkeling\/half-moon-reef_resized-47\/#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47.jpg\" alt=\"Snorkeling to explore Coral Covered canyon at Half-moon Reef - Things to do in Phu Quoc Island\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16662\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-47-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-16662\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Carpret Coral-covered canyon at Half-moon Reef, Phu Quoc Island snorkeling spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-yellow-sinularia-levi-coral-covered-cliff-phu-quoc-freedive\/phu-quoc-sinularia-finger-leather-coral-3\/#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Phu-Quoc-Sinularia-finger-leather-coral-3.jpg\" alt=\"Phu Quoc Sinularia Finger Leather Coral (3)\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Phu-Quoc-Sinularia-finger-leather-coral-3.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27709\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Phu-Quoc-Sinularia-finger-leather-coral-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Phu-Quoc-Sinularia-finger-leather-coral-3-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-27709\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Coral covered-canyon at Half-moon Reef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/enjoy-free-diving-snorkeling-in-phu-quoc-island\/_rang-san-ho-ban-nguyet_lan-tu-do-day-bien-5-6m_san-ho-nao-6\/#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l%E1%BA%B7n-t%E1%BB%B1-do-%C4%91%C3%A1y-bi%E1%BB%83n-5-6m_san-h%C3%B4-N%C3%A3o-6.jpg\" alt=\"Helmet-shaped massive coral at Half-moon reef Phu Quoc island\" width=\"1066\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6.jpg\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rang-san-ho-Ban-Nguyet_l\u1eb7n-t\u1ef1-do-\u0111\u00e1y-bi\u1ec3n-5-6m_san-h\u00f4-N\u00e3o-6-1000x563.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption id=\"gallery-1-25522\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">San h\u00f4 t\u00f4\u0309 ong kh\u00f4\u0309ng l\u00f4\u0300 \u01a1\u0309 Phu\u0301 Qu\u00f4\u0301c: cao 3 \u2013 3.5m v\u01a1\u0301i \u0111\u01b0\u01a1\u0300ng ki\u0301nh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Especially, we\u2019ll lead you to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/lettuce-coral-garden-phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-vietnam-diving-snorkeling-spot\/\">Lettuce coral garden<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the depth of 1.5 \u2013 3m at Half-moon Coral Reef. Phu Quoc Island is one of the most beautiful snorkeling &amp; diving spots in Vietnam and Half-moon Reef is one of the top sites in Phu Quoc Island<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30641\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30641 size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lettuce coral garden at Half-moon coral Reef, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam Snorkeling &amp; Diving\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lettuce coral garden at Half-moon coral Reef, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam Snorkeling &amp; Diving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We also discover\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/the-carnation-tree-coral-cauliflower-soft-coral-phu-quoc-coral-species-information\/\">Carnation corals<\/a>\u00a0in Half-moon Reef Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, the Carnation Tree Coral or\u00a0<em>Dendronephthya<\/em>\u00a0Carnation is one of the most beautiful and peaceful corals, and is also known as the Cauliflower Soft Coral, or Strawberry Soft Coral. We have an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/tour\/advanced-snorkeling-free-diving-finding-coral-max-6-pax\/\">advanced snorkeling trip<\/a>\u00a0to explore this coral for advanced and professional free-divers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37055\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37055 lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957.jpg\" alt=\"Carnation coral in Half-moon Reef Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/batch_GOPR3957-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carnation coral in Half-moon Reef Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, one of the most beautiful soft corals in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IV. HEALTH STATUS OF CORALS AT PHU QUOC HALF MOON REEF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The health status of coral is quite good, come back here many times of free-snorkeling, such as we explored the time of Leather coral reproduction from Golden color turn into white and then reproduced again into Golden color. Some hard corals are damaged by the impact of a few irresponsible speedboats as they dropped their anchor right on the reef.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16581 size-full lazy-load-active\" src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"Capret Coral Canyon at Phu Quoc Snorkeling - Diving site at Half-moon Reef\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onbird.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Half-moon-reef_resized-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Capret Coral Canyon at Phu Quoc Snorkeling \u2013 Diving site at Half-moon Reef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V_TIPS_TO_EXPLORE_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><\/span><span id=\"V_TIPS_TO_EXPLORE_PHU_QUOC_HALF-MOON_REEF\"><strong>V. TIPS TO EXPLORE PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In our experience, Half-moon reef is very special which is suitable for both fun snorkeling and advanced snorkeling or free diving.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some options which you may consider to join us to discover Phu Quoc Half-moon reef:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Skilled and experienced snorkelers\/ Free divers: a professional snorkeling trip\u00a0to explore Half-moon Reef in depth in combination with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-u-turn-top-snorkeling-and-scuba-diving-site\/\">another challenging reef (U-Turn).<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good swimmers in combination with fun snorkeling: a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/tour\/private-snorkeling-trip-by-speedboat-phu-quoc\/\">soft-adventure snorkeling trips,\u00a0<\/a>the itinerary designed appropriately which enables you to challenge yourself but still relaxing.<\/li>\n<li>First-timers or a budget option: A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/tour\/small-group-snorkeling-south-phu-quoc-max-8\/\">small-group snorkeling tour\u00a0<\/a>to explore this snorkeling site and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/phu-quoc-undersea-coral-mountain-phu-quoc-snorkeling\/\">Phu Quoc Coral Mountain<\/a>\u00a0at Crystal Reef. On this trip, we\u2019ll have a training session for newbies before snorkeling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For novices<\/strong>: It\u2019s subject to the water as you have no other way to explore the reef on bad weather days of fuzzy water.<\/p>\n<p>Dive into a footage of Phu Quoc Half-moon reef snorkeling and diving scenes that we recorded our guests\u2019 moments.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g469418-d15646993-Reviews-OnBird_Phu_Quoc-Phu_Quoc_Island_Kien_Giang_Province.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">customers\u2019 review about unique experiences<\/a>\u00a0with us at Phu Quoc Half-moon reef on TripAdvisor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAIN CONTENTS\u00a0[hide] 1. WHAT IS PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF? II. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF III. CORAL SPECIES &amp; SEA CREATURES AT PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF V. TIPS TO EXPLORE PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF 1. WHAT IS PHU QUOC HALF-MOON REEF? Depth range: 0.5m \u2013 10m\u00a0 Reef type:\u00a0Non-fringing Reef Coral Health Status:\u00a0Alive coral<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/en\/phu-quoc-half-moon-reef-top-diving-snorkeling-site-in-phu-quoc-island\/\">&#8230;[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1756,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/1756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/1755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}