TheHaomeliaoNatureReserveisasitedesignedtoprotectitssandbars,lagoons,windbreakforests,andmangroveforests.Thelagoonsmakethemostvibranthabitatforlivingorganismswithinthisreserve.Thebesttimeforraftingandappreciatingthebeautyofthelagoonsiswithin3hoursafterthetideebbseveryday.Duringthecruise,variedspeciesofbirdssuchasthelittleegret,black-crownednightheron,andcattleegretcanbeappreciatedwithinthemangroveforests.Gettingontothesandbars,onewouldbeabletoleisurelyobservethecommonlysightedshellfishsuchasthesoldiercrab,fiddlercrab,andnetfiddlercrab.Themostworthyexperiencefortouristsisviewingthetracesoflimulusindifferentsizesthatcanbefoundinthetidalzonemakingthisaperfectsiteforthoseinsearchofthislivingfossildatingbackhundredsofmillionsyearsago.