Palancar Gardens
★★★★★
(8,164)
One of the most popular dive sites on the island of Cozumel, Palancar Gardens starts over a shallow reef at 33 feet and then drops off as a mini wall to over 130 feet. There are many fun caverns and swim-throughs to explore. The reef is very healthy, the vis is spectacular, and marine life is abundant.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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
891 Sightings
J
73
F
74
M
92
A
11
M
9
J
90
J
95
A
102
S
77
O
96
N
89
D
83
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
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Eagle Ray
829 Sightings
J
160
F
141
M
139
A
18
M
8
J
28
J
44
A
36
S
20
O
23
N
98
D
114
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
615 Sightings
J
68
F
35
M
74
A
0
M
11
J
73
J
57
A
77
S
54
O
54
N
61
D
51
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Loggerhead Turtle
440 Sightings
J
45
F
26
M
46
A
0
M
12
J
49
J
46
A
55
S
41
O
40
N
43
D
37
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
424 Sightings
J
52
F
32
M
43
A
0
M
8
J
29
J
45
A
49
S
29
O
39
N
56
D
42
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
220 Sightings
J
16
F
16
M
28
A
0
M
0
J
25
J
29
A
31
S
13
O
29
N
18
D
15
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
202 Sightings
J
24
F
19
M
19
A
0
M
0
J
15
J
23
A
29
S
13
O
17
N
27
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
1.2k Sightings
J
143
F
103
M
109
A
14
M
13
J
92
J
129
A
133
S
99
O
109
N
114
D
96
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
1k Sightings
J
82
F
71
M
114
A
11
M
13
J
105
J
114
A
134
S
77
O
105
N
95
D
92
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
993 Sightings
J
91
F
79
M
113
A
0
M
11
J
111
J
105
A
120
S
74
O
113
N
89
D
87
