Cozumel

Palancar Gardens

Sloping reef and wall with gentle currents, much of the dive at 12–25 m, a good introduction to drift diving.

Santa Rosa Wall

Drift a vertical wall that drops into deep blue past giant barrel sponges, with spotted eagle rays a regular presence in winter.

Yucab Reef

A shallower, colorful drift reef of hard corals and huge barrel sponges, a popular second dive on Cozumel charters.

C-53 Wreck (Felipe Xicotencatl)

Wreck sunk as an artificial reef, 10–25 m, covered in corals and sponges with black grouper and cubera snapper.

Eagle Ray Alley

North-end wall where schooling eagle rays gather; they arrive every November and stay through March.

Palancar Bricks

A maze of swim-throughs by a 30–50 ft mini wall and Palancar's main wall (14–27 m), with big groupers and hawksbill turtles.

Tormentos Reef

Paso del Cedral

Palancar Horseshoe

U-shaped amphitheatre of Palancar reef, usually dived as an 18–24 m multi-level drift, ending on the reef top.

Colombia Reef

Main Colombia reef at 15–25 m, best suited to intermediate divers, with eagle rays and turtles.

Palancar Caves