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Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto
★★★★★
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Bat Islands are considered one of the best bull shark dive sites (Apr - Nov). But only advanced certified divers are allowed due to the depths. “The Big Scare“ is most famous for the chances of seeing the Bull sharks, although during the dive we can also encounter different types of rays including oceanic mantas.
The Bat Islands (Murcielago Archipelago) belong to the National Park of Santa Rosa, that include a protected marine area with a great diversity of marine life.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock/HakBak1979
289 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
1
A
7
M
44
J
46
J
80
A
62
S
38
O
5
N
5
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
129 Sightings
J
2
F
1
M
0
A
6
M
23
J
12
J
39
A
26
S
12
O
3
N
3
D
2
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
65 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
22
J
17
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
1
N
6
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
40 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
4
J
18
A
8
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
9 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
44 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
20
A
16
S
5
O
0
N
1
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
16
S
4
O
1
N
2
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
35 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
16
A
7
S
6
O
0
N
4
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
35 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
13
S
3
O
0
N
4
D
1
