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Exciting Dive sites in Aruba |
| Dive Site | Type | Max
Depth |
Bottom Profile |
Flora | Habitat to | Occasionally
seen |
Comments |
| Kantill Reef |
Boat dive | 120ft | Drop off | Brain- & Star Coral, Sea Fans, Gorgonians |
Yellowtail Snapper, Tiger Grouper, Moray Eels, Mantas |
Eagle Rays | Great for photography |
| Plonco Reef | Boat/drift dive |
100ft | N/A | Large coral formations |
Green Morays Parrott Fish |
Lobster | N/A |
| Dantchi's Delight |
Boat dive | 100ft | Sloping | Sponges, Elkhorn Coral |
Morays, Snappers, schools of Horse Eye Jacks, Parrott Fish |
Turtles | Great for photography, great for beginners |
| Tugboat Wreck |
Boat/wreck dive |
90ft | Tugboat at 90ft |
Star-, Brain, and Lettuce Coral |
Green Morays, Sting rays, Parrott Fish |
Spotted Eagle Rays |
Great for photography |
| Pedernales Wreck |
Boat dive | 25ft | Wreck pieces |
Coral formations | Groupers and Angel Fish |
N/A | Excellent for beginners |
| Antilla Wreck | Access by boat only |
54ft | Wreck partially exposed |
Wreck covered with sponges and corals. Clams |
Snapper, Angel Fish, Grouper, Grunt |
N/A | Largest wreck in Caribbean, good for beginners, night dive |
| Dive Site | Type | Max
Depth |
Bottom Profile |
Flora | Habitat to | Occasionally
seen |
Comments |
| Commandeurs Reef |
Boat/shore drift dive |
90ft | Sloping | Lettuce Coral formations |
Crab, Lobster and Squid |
Runner, Barracudas |
Very varied underwater life |
| Baby Beach Reef |
Boat/shore wreck dive |
60ft | Shallow with wreck |
Elkhorn Coral, Sheet Coral |
Barracuda's | N/A | Excellent snorkeling |
| Skalahein | Boat dive | 120ft | Sloping | Brain-, Star-, Fire- and Black Coral |
Parrott Fish, Blue Chromis, Angel Fish, Trunk Fish |
Manta Rays | Excellent for drift diving |
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