TORTUGAS REEF
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Driftduik met sterke stroming. Diepere duik
29 m
26 °C - 28 m
TORTUGAS REEF
Mexico
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Sporty dive site
Tortugas Reef is is one of the better known and more accessible reefs near Play del Carmen, Mexico. The site is known for its turtles. The name 'Tortugas' literally means turtles. Apart from turtles, you will also come across papaya fish, hawksbill turtles, eagle rays, whitetip reef sharks, whale sharks and dolphins, depending on the season. Tortugas Reef has a beautiful colorful reef. The current is strong. Drift dives are mainly made here.
Particulars
Tortugas is located off the coast of Playa del Carmen in Mexico. You can reach the dive site from ports and hotels in the area.
Warnings
Beware of strong currents at Tortugas Reef. Pleasure boating. Make use of a surface buoy.
TORTUGAS REEF Features
- Nicknames
- Tortuga, Tortugas Cozumel
- Address
- Playa del Carmen, Mexico
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 10 minuten varen vanaf San Miguel de Cozumel
- Suitable for
- Advanced divers, drift diving, underwater photography
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Book boat dive at one of the dive schools
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, drift dive, deep diving
- Current
- Strong
- Visibility
- 25 - 35 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- zand, koraal
- Life
- Eagle ray, barracuda, hawksbill turtle, turtle, nurse shark, parrotfish, whitetip reef shark , bull shark
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting
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