Esmeralda Canyon
★★★★★
(1,543)
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
248 Sightings
J
19
F
29
M
22
A
27
M
22
J
20
J
29
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
13
D
25
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
163 Sightings
J
14
F
15
M
11
A
12
M
8
J
15
J
23
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: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
107 Sightings
J
6
F
16
M
0
A
11
M
11
J
12
J
12
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: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
82 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
10
J
14
A
14
S
7
O
6
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
54 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
14
A
19
M
12
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: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
890 Sightings
J
80
F
101
M
81
A
72
M
61
J
74
J
83
A
88
S
52
O
38
N
70
D
90
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
698 Sightings
J
60
F
85
M
64
A
74
M
45
J
54
J
72
A
64
S
32
O
20
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: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
274 Sightings
J
20
F
41
M
12
A
33
M
14
J
25
J
27
A
29
S
16
O
11
N
25
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
261 Sightings
J
10
F
23
M
22
A
26
M
22
J
28
J
37
A
26
S
27
O
5
N
17
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
218 Sightings
J
14
F
27
M
16
A
32
M
11
J
20
J
21
A
16
S
18
O
10
N
21
D
12
