Jacksons Bar
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Jacksons Bar

Strong currents bring giant pelagics like manta rays, sharks, and barracudas to this thrilling site.

50-100 Feet
Depth Range
Advanced
Level
Havelock
Location

About Jacksons Bar

Jacksons Bar is an adrenaline-pumping dive site where strong currents bring the ocean's larger inhabitants right to you. This is where experienced divers come for encounters with manta rays, reef sharks, and massive schools of barracuda.

The site features a submerged bar formation that acts as a cleaning station and gathering point for large pelagic species. The current-swept waters ensure excellent visibility and bring nutrient-rich water that sustains a thriving ecosystem.

This is an advanced dive site requiring good buoyancy control and experience with current diving. For those with the skills, Jacksons Bar delivers some of the most thrilling dive experiences in the Andaman Islands.

Marine Life

Manta RaysReef SharksBarracuda SchoolsGiant TrevallyEagle RaysTunaJackfishNapoleon WrasseCoral FormationsPelagic Fish

Site Highlights

Giant pelagic encounters
Manta ray sightings
Shark encounters
Thrilling current diving
Excellent visibility
Advanced diver paradise

Best For

Advanced DiversCurrent DivingBig Animal EncountersAdrenaline Diving
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Jacksons Bar is best dived from October to May. November to February brings the best visibility and calmer currents, though the site is thrilling year-round during the dive season.

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