Cape Kri

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Advanced
Mild current
Best Apr to Oct

Cape Kri is an advanced dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Dives run from 5 to 40 m, with mild current. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes black-tip reef shark, nudibranch and barracuda. 4 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

Updated 17 October 2026

Conditions at Cape Kri

Max depth: 40 m
Depth range: 5–40 m
Current: Mild
Level: Advanced

Depth profile

About Cape Kri

Cape Kri, at the tip of Kri Island in Raja Ampat's Dampier Strait, holds the record for the most fish species counted on a single dive: 374, recorded by Dr Gerald Allen in 2000.

The reef has hard and soft corals, big schools of fusiliers and barracuda, reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, batfish and hawksbill turtles. Pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs hide on the reef for macro divers.

The dive runs from about 5 metres to 40. Scubalo rates it advanced.

When to dive Cape Kri

Season

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Year round: Dived all year.
Peak season: October to April.

Marine life at Cape Kri

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Type of diving

Location

Questions about Cape Kri

Why is Cape Kri famous?

Cape Kri holds the record for fish species counted on a single dive: 374, recorded by Dr Gerald Allen in 2000. It sits at the tip of Kri Island in Raja Ampat's Dampier Strait.

What can you see at Cape Kri?

Schools of fusiliers and barracuda, reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, batfish and hawksbill turtles, with pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs for macro divers.

How deep is Cape Kri?

From about 5 metres down to around 40.

Is Cape Kri suitable for beginner divers?

It is rated advanced on Scubalo. Build experience on calmer Raja Ampat sites first, and dive it with a guide who knows the point.

How do you get to Cape Kri?

Fly to Sorong in West Papua, take a ferry or speedboat to Waisai on Waigeo, then a local boat to Kri Island, around 30 minutes. Many divers reach it by liveaboard from Sorong.