Charna Island (Urdu: جزیرہ چرنا‎) is located near Mubarak Goth, Kiamari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Churna Island is a small uninhabited island located in the Arabian Sea, about 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the mouth of the Hub river, at the boundary between the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. Charna is approximately 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.31 mi) wide. Charna is also locally known “Cheerno”. It is 6 km away from Mubarak Village. Fishermen of Mubarak Goth go for fishing near the Charna Island. There are many species of fish, crabs and lobsters. Anglers take boats to go Island from Mubarak Goth. Mubarak Goth is a second largest fishermen locality in Karachi, which lacks facilities including education, health, jetty, ownership rights and communication etc.”

Charna Island for many is nothing less than a hidden paradise located in the Arabian Sea. Charna Island is best known and popular for Snorkeling and Scuba diving trips. Since the sea is calm with the absence of high tides, so the best time to snorkel is now especially in the months of November till April. It is a natural phenomenon that the water seems & feels much warmer during the winters as compared to the summers.

Charna is mostly used as a firing range by the Pakistan Navy. It is famous for water sports such as for scuba diving, freediving, underwater photography, hiking, speed boating, kneeboarding, wake Tubing, banana tubing, jet skiing, cliff diving and snorkelling.

Marine life around Charna includes poisonous sea snakes, barracuda, narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, cobia, Dorado, Tuna, angel fish, sea urchin, sea fan, oyster, ray fish and rare green turtle. Pakistan Game Fishing Association (PGFA) holds national angling competitions near Charna. It is the presence of coral reefs around this island that attracts the number of big game fish around it.

The area surrounding Charna is popular for scuba diving because of the presence of widely varied marine life and different kinds of coral reef. Some claim that “there are more than 60 types of corals found near Charna waters and many new corals started to flourish after the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami. It also boasts of jellyfish that are found in large numbers during October. The environment is especially popular for being peaceful and clean.”

credits: wikipedia, Ahmed Amimi, www.kwsc.pk

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Fakhir Azmat
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Beautiful experience. Snorkeling was an intense experience for me. Green waters around me with beautiful fishes encircling me. My my. Is this Pakistan? Am I dreaming?
2 years ago
fatima-91
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This island has become a very popular spot. There are lots of activities that can be done there like deep sea diving, cliff jumping, banana boating etc.
A lot of companies like Divers Reef Karachi have great packages for a whole day trip to Churna island.
2 years ago
Ovais Siddiqui
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My elder brother often visit and love this place, they spend whole night there, fishing, eating, enjoy a lot with so many activities
2 years ago
Ovais Siddiqui
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Wow beautiful 👍👍👍
2 years ago
mzaman29
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Churna Island is a beautiful island. On the island one can do scuba diving, fishing, crab hunting etc. Would revomnend for a nice get away.
2 years ago