Palancar Gardens

Depth: 30' - 80'

Skill Level: Novice to Intermediate

An excellent first dive for divers not yet confident in their dive skills or perhaps someone who's gone a few years without diving. These coral formations are very colorful and have literally hundreds of species of coral jammed together with purple and orange sponges interspersed. Calm currents typically prevail allowing maximum photo opportunities. Lots of crevices with colorful reef fish and banded cleaner shrimp.

Palancar Gardens's white sandy bottom is a great place to see stingrays, which frequently are just under the sand. Palancar Gardens is a dive site where many divers return time and again and is good for beginners.

The Palancar Reef sites are considered to be Cozumel's most famous dive sites. The shallower sections will please snorkelers as well. There are four distinct dive sites here, Palencar Gardens, Horseshoe, Caves, and Bricks. Palancar Caves and Bricks are the deepest sections. Turtles are almost sure to be sited as well as countless other beautifully colored reef fish. Palancar Reef should be part of any Cozumel dive trip.

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