Drift
down to 15 m
Banderas
Drift dive over a 12 m reef off Isla Mujeres where barracuda, scorpionfish, sea turtles and spotted morays are listed.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Open Water≤18 m
MUSA Underwater Museum (Salón Manchones)
Dive site in Cancún & Isla Mujeres, Mexico
- Usual dive
- 9 m
- Deepest point
- 10 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Nov–Feb, Jun–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The story
MUSA was started in 2009 and opened in November 2010 to give divers an alternative to nearby natural reefs damaged by tourists, anchors and divers. By the end of 2013 it held 500 concrete sculptures, 477 of them in the Manchones gallery.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A artificial reef and reef dive from a boat. Known for nurse sharks, turtles and rays.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: solobuceo.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Artificial reef, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nurse sharks
- Turtles
- Rays
- Moray eels
Season in Cancún & Isla Mujeres
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Nov–Feb, Jun–Sep.
Source: solobuceo.comWhere is Cancún & Isla Mujeres?
The point shows the Cancún & Isla Mujeres area, not the exact dive site.
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Wreck
down to 30 m
C-58 Wreck (General Pedro María Anaya)
Former US minesweeper Harlequin, scuttled off Cancún in two pieces, where eagle rays shelter during winter.
- Advanced
- Eagle rays
Drift
down to 16 m
El Grampín
Healthy natural reef 20 minutes from the Cancún dock, paired with La Herradura as a gentle-current two-tank dive.
- Open Water
Drift
down to 16 m
La Herradura
Healthy natural reef 20 minutes from the Cancún dock, dived on a gentle current with abundant fish life year-round.
- Open Water
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Manta Valley
Offshore seamounts north of Cancún where mantas visit a cleaning station; the operator says late September–October is best.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Wreck
down to 30 m
Ultrafreeze Wreck
Deep current-swept wreck at 30 m off Cancún for experienced divers, with snappers, groupers, eagle rays and turtles.
- Experienced
- Turtles
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.