Stingray Station is a small part of this extensive chain located near its western end. The Alternatives is a fringing reef and has a large lagoon in the middle of several submerged islands that form a ring. The boats will usually moor in the lagoon. The outside walls of the islands offer the best diving. They have small walls and many large corals heads that contain a large variety of marine life.
Night dives are very popular here as well because of the safe mooring.
It is very necessary to plan these night dives and to make sure that you dive toward one of the islands and not the channels between the islands that lead to the open ocean. The reef's isolated heads alternate with numerous sandy 'wadis' and amphitheaters, with numerous large pinnacles and coral heads. The coral that makes up these reefs is luxuriant, with an especially good range of hard coral species. The soft corals are equally spectacular, with big patches of purple and yellow Dendronephthya and Xeniids vying for attention. Fish life is abundant and highly concentrated.