Esmeralda Canyon
★★★★★
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One of the most beautiful dives off of Ambergris Caye, the Esmeralda Canyons consists of multiple “slot canyon“ like coral reefs making you feel like your swimming up and down rows of bookshelves in a coral library.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Nurse Shark
790
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#2
Grey Reef Shark
608
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#3
Parrotfish
248
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#4
Grouper/Basslets
239
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#5
Green Turtle
225
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#6
Angelfish
198
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#7
Snapper
157
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Stingrays
143
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Moray Eel
141
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Caribbean Reef Shark
133
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
