The Wall (★4.8)
A site of singular beauty, located between two reef crests, with large formations of stony corals, gorgonians, and sea fans, its main interest is the sighting of green turtles.
Explore Puerto Morelos
The section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef near Puerto Morelos is the closest to land compared to any of the other sections, which means that it is easily accessible from shore and by boat. Due to its status as a marine park, this part of the reef is teeming with life. There is plenty to see as a novice diver, since a lot of the reef is shallow. Visibility is great as well, ranging from 20–40 meters/66–131 feet year round.
Dive sites at other renowned scuba diving hubs such as Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, and Akumal are just a short boat or car ride away as well.
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Diving in Puerto Morelos
Diving at Puerto Morelos can be geared towards beginners and advanced divers alike. The reef dives are definitely suitable for novice divers, while the deep, drift, wreck, and cave dives are geared towards more experienced divers. Another diving environment meant for more advanced divers is the cenotes, or partially exposed underwater caves. Cenotes are known for their extremely good visibility and marvelous cave features.
The best Months to dive in Puerto Morelos
Due to its marine park designation, the biodiversity of wildlife just offshore from Puerto Morelos is stunning. Countless species of tropical fish, barracuda, eels, stingrays, eagle rays, nurse sharks, crabs, lobsters, and Green and Loggerhead sea turtles are some of the marine fauna types that divers will come across.
If you have time to travel a little farther, you might get lucky and see whale sharks at Isla Mujeres (June-September) or bull sharks at Playa del Carmen (November-March).
Statistics
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Barracuda
533 Sightings
J
53
F
53
M
34
A
52
M
46
J
36
J
28
A
57
S
23
O
43
N
56
D
52
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
233 Sightings
J
32
F
23
M
19
A
24
M
27
J
11
J
12
A
8
S
8
O
25
N
14
D
30
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
227 Sightings
J
19
F
18
M
21
A
35
M
31
J
19
J
6
A
2
S
16
O
11
N
18
D
31
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
79 Sightings
J
18
F
16
M
1
A
4
M
4
J
0
J
5
A
1
S
4
O
0
N
23
D
3
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
64 Sightings
J
8
F
3
M
9
A
18
M
4
J
4
J
3
A
8
S
1
O
0
N
3
D
3
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
47 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
10
A
3
M
6
J
3
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
7
D
5
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
611 Sightings
J
43
F
59
M
41
A
49
M
54
J
33
J
56
A
67
S
27
O
47
N
73
D
62
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
522 Sightings
J
44
F
49
M
32
A
52
M
46
J
26
J
48
A
45
S
31
O
45
N
56
D
48
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
355 Sightings
J
28
F
37
M
20
A
30
M
40
J
8
J
20
A
26
S
17
O
30
N
53
D
46
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
305 Sightings
J
22
F
32
M
7
A
36
M
27
J
15
J
11
A
24
S
18
O
35
N
46
D
32
