Coco Diving Center, Cayo Guillermo

Operator: Marlin

Yes

No

Night dives

X

 

Nitrox dives

 

X

Equipment availability

X

 

Diving courses

X

 

-Wall

-Sunken ships

-Barrier

-Channel tunnels

-Tanks: Aluminum 12 lts

-Connection: Din – Int

FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers

Cayo Guillermo is a tropical island located in the King’s Gardens, it is known for its clear and shallow waters, its beautiful beaches and high sand dunes including Playa del Medio, El Paso and Playa Pilar, It has an extensive strip of coral reefs for recreational diving. It is located within the Buena Vista protected area and the “Los Caimanes” National Park

The 28 dive sites are characterized by having important natural values. It has the most important commercial fish spawning site in Cuba, it is known as where the fish are born, especially Lutjanus analis Pargo criollo, Lutjanus cyanopterus Cubera, Lutjanus griseus Caballerote, Lutjanus synagris Biajaiba, Lutjanus jocu Jocú, Epinephelus striatus Cherna criolla, Mycteroperca venenosa Arigua, Mycteroperca tigris Aguají, y Epinephelus guttatus Cabrilla.

It has large populations of cobo, Strombus gigas.

It has beaches where sea turtles spawn (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas y Eretmochelys imbricata)

According to the studies by sightings of the National Aquarium, It is the region in Cuba with the greatest abundance of the bottlenose dolphin (Turciups truncatus).

It is in the area of coral reefs with the best health indices of the Sabana-Camagüey archipelago, according to studies by the GEF / UNDP Project.

It incorporates important migratory pelagic fish routes, such as several species of tuna, bonito, emperor, flying marlin, white marlin, blue and gold castero.

It has an endemic population of a carid shrimp in an anquihaline pool, all a rarity of biodiversity, yet to be described.

Diving with Caribbean reef sharks is enjoyed all year round (Carcharhinus Perezi)

A little further to the west is the only case of a “shark nap” in Cuba and one of the few reported in the world.

 

 

Number

Dive Site / Sitios de Buceo

Deep

1

Los Pontones

4m/12ft

2

Las Solapas

8m/24ft

3

Barrera Felipe

9m/27ft

4

Los Corales

3m/9ft

5

Barrera Felipito

5m/15ft

6

Arcoiris

10m/30ft

7

La Morena

10m/30ft

8

Los Cobos

10m/30ft

9

Las Rayas

17m/52ft

10

Acuario

17m/52ft

11

Los Mogotes

17m/52ft

12

Servimar

17m/52ft

13

La Angelica

17m/52ft

14

Las Terrazas

10m/30ft

15

El Perrito

15m/45ft

16

El Coco

15m/45ft

17

La Zeta

15m/45ft

18

La Remora

14m/42ft

19

El Pargo

30m/90ft

20

Los Meros

30m/90ft

21

Media Luna

30m/90ft

22

Robalo

20m/60ft

23

Las Gorgonias

27m/81ft

24

Felipe

28m/84ft

25

La Finca

28m/84ft

26

El Perro

30m/90ft

27

La Jaula

30m/90ft

28

Los Pinos

30m/90ft

Dive center technical sheet

Contemplative scuba diving with compressed air / Day and Night dives / Excursions by boat or road / Rental Equipment / SSI / Snorkeling / ...

Characteristics:

Didactic: Diamond Center SSI
Compressor: Bauer Poseidon PE 550 Lts Tanks: 11 Lts w/ connection DIN or INT.
The diving center has thee speedboats with capacity for 28 divers in total, usually two daily departures are made.

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