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Reef	Depth	Current	Description
Barracuda	60-130+	strong	The current here can be very strong, making this dive only for the expert diver. Coral is pristine and healthy and larger marine life can be spotted in the area. Don't miss the boat!
San Juan	40-60	strong	This is a beautiful dive. The current can be strong here as well, so this dive is reserved for advanced divers.
Villa Blanca Shallows	15-40	moderate	Villa Blanca shallows can be accessed by beach and makes a great shore dive day or night. Seahorses can be spotted here.
Villa Blanca Wall	50-130+	moderate	Great for a second dive this wall is best between 50 and 70 feet. Angelfish, butterflyfish and schools of jacks are common sightings.
Paradise Wall	50-130+	moderate/strong	Great shore dive and training dive location. Excellent spot for snorkeling and night dives from the shore.
Paradise	15-30	mild	Abundant marine life makes this a great second dive as well as night dive location and snorkel spot. Splendid toadfish, spotted drums and lobster inhabit this reef.
Las Palmas	40-130+	moderate	Lots of critters to be found here, but this dive is best between 40 to 65 feet where you can see many lobster, toadfish, dog snappers, and even seahorses! . This can be a shallow dive or you can drift along the wall. Both are equally great dives.
Chankanaab	30-45	mild	This makes a great shallow second dive. Abundant marine life and large lobster can be found here. Makes a great night dive as well.
Bolones	50-75	moderate	This site is a series of large coral heads scattered at 50 to 75 feet. Abundant marine life including lobster, barracuda and black tip reef sharks have been reported frequently here.
Felipe Xicotencatl'	40-80	moderate/strong	This retired navy ship was sunk in June 2000 in a sandy area near Chankanaab. It is 40 feet tall, 184 feet long and 33 feet wide with three decks. Lines, large port holes and ample light zones allow for safe entry and exit for divers.
Tormentos	50-70	mild/moderate	The white sandy bottom turns this into an underwater paradise with colorful sponges, schools of wrasse, snapper, and grunts. Also pikeblennies can be found popping out of the sand.
Yucab	35-60	moderate	You'll see beautiful sponges, sea fans and a great variety of marine life. Seahorses, splendid toadfish, damsels and lobster are waiting for you here.
Yucab Wall	60-130+	strong	Nice wall dive for those who like to fly. The current can be very strong here but you’ll also see big sponges and healthy coral formations.
Punta Tunich Wall	35-130+	strong	Another dive for those who like to fly. The current is almost always very strong here, but if you get the chance to slow down, you’ll see eel, lobster, and large marine life off the wall.
Cardona	20-35	mild	Great for snorkeling and shallow diving for beginners. Lots of seastars, lobster, as well as schools of colorful fish.
San Francisco Wall	30-130+	moderate/strong	Best between 30 and 60 feet. Great for a second dive. Large marine life including Eagle rays and grouper can often be seen off the wall here. Other common sightings are eel, splendid toadfish (endemic to Cozumel).
Santa Rosa Shallows	30-50	mild	Finish off your wall dive here or begin a shallow dive here. Scattered coral heads full of marine life in a white sandy bottom make this another paradise. Don’t forget to check out the sand, flounders are abundant in this area.
Santa Rosa Wall	30-130+	moderate/strong	Dramatic coral formations with beautiful swim throughs, best between 40 and 80 feet. Blackcap Basslets can always be found in the recesses of the coral and in the caverns. Larger marine life can be seen off the wall including Eagle Rays, Grouper, and sharks.
Paso del Cedral	35-60	moderate/strong	Nice cavern swim throughs on this dive. This site is full of groupers and barracudas as well as frequent nurse shark and turtle sightings.
Cedral Wall	45-130+	strong	Strong currents make this an advanced dive. If you want to relax and fly, this is a good place for it!
La Francesa	40-60	moderate	A great photo dive with colorful sponges, gorgonians, and quenn angels as well as colorful schools of grunts, wrasse, and snapper. Nurse sharks are frequent here too.
Dalila	40-60	moderate	Ocean triggers, Queen triggers Angels and snapper fill this reef. Crustaceans such as king crab and lobster are also abundant here.
Palancar Gardens	20-130+	moderate	This is one of the most popular dives in Cozumel and is best between 30 and 90 feet. Nice swim throughs and majestic coral heads are the key features of this dive. Excellent video and photo opportunities at the end of this dive.
Palancar Horseshoe	25-130+	moderate	This dive is best between 25 and 90 feet. Giant coral formations, gorgonians, grouper and sea turtles are the highlights of this dive. This site gets its name from a swim through shaped like a horseshoe.
Palancar Caves	20-100	moderate	Dramatic coral formations like a mountain range under the sea make this a breathtaking dive. Some incredible cavern swim throughs are also highlights of this dive. Watch for sea turtles too!
Palancar Bricks	50-85	moderate	You can often see 2 or 3 sea turtles during a dive here and giant coral formations with a white sandy bottom that slopes downward into the abyss.
Columbia Shallows	20-40	mild	LOTS of fish such as grunts, snappers, wrasse and barracuda and nurse sharks. Spotted morays, sea turtles and grouper are also common here.
Columbia Deep	60-130+	moderate/strong	Advanced A breathtaking dive with mountainous coral formations and a sloping white sandy bottom make you feel lke you are in the rocky mountains, but floating through the water. Larger marine life such as eagle rays, sea turtles, grouper and sharks can be seen in the blue waters.
Punta Sur	80-130+	moderate/strong	Advanced Home of the famous “Devil’s Throat” and the “Cross” in the “Cathedral.” Majestic coral formations and a giant cathedral-like cavern give the nickname "Cathedral" to this site. This is a deep and advanced dive. Computers, good air consumption and buoyancy control are important or this dive. But don’t be alarmed, it’s not as scary as it sounds!
Chun Chacab	50-80	moderate	One of the healthiest fields of seafans and sponges in the Cozumel reef system. Large marine life can often be seen here as well.
Maracaibo Shallows	70-90	moderate/strong	Advanced Giant green morays and sea turtles are the highlights here.
Maracaibo	90-130+	moderate/strong	Expert One of my favorites, but only for the expert diver. This incredibly healthy wall is deep, beginning at 90' with a swift current due to the directional split of the ocean here. Hammerheads, reef sharks, turtles, large grouper and eagle rays are often seen on this dive.
Islote	60-90	strong	Only for the expert diver due to the currents. It is an all day trip to get there, dive it and back, so it is rarely dove.

Chankanaab

Columbia

Dalila

Paradiso

Palancar

Punta Tunich

San Francisco

Santa Rosa

Villa Blanca

Yucab

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