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Esmeralda Canyon
★★★★★
(1,707)
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
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
286 Sightings
J
19
F
29
M
32
A
37
M
29
J
23
J
36
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
13
D
26
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
186 Sightings
J
14
F
16
M
16
A
15
M
11
J
22
J
27
A
18
S
12
O
7
N
14
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
111 Sightings
J
0
F
16
M
0
A
13
M
16
J
12
J
15
A
23
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
99 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
0
A
13
M
8
J
12
J
18
A
14
S
7
O
6
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
66 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
19
A
25
M
13
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.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
36 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
10
J
0
A
9
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.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
992 Sightings
J
80
F
103
M
110
A
95
M
79
J
90
J
92
A
88
S
52
O
40
N
70
D
93
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
768 Sightings
J
60
F
86
M
85
A
83
M
57
J
73
J
79
A
64
S
32
O
21
N
54
D
74
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
297 Sightings
J
20
F
41
M
19
A
35
M
18
J
31
J
30
A
29
S
16
O
11
N
25
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
283 Sightings
J
10
F
23
M
25
A
32
M
22
J
35
J
41
A
26
S
27
O
5
N
17
D
20
