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Playa Lagun
★★★★★
(4,360)
Located on the northwest end of Curacao, Playa Lagun is a narrow cove surrounded by rocky cliffs and is an excellent shore dive site. It is known as one of the best snorkel spots on the island with a variety of Marine life. For divers it offers multiple routes on the outer reef and inner reef.
You’ll see typical Caribbean marine life like snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper. Have look for seahorses during your safety stop in the shallows
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
388 Sightings
J
60
F
26
M
35
A
44
M
32
J
14
J
23
A
43
S
17
O
30
N
20
D
44
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
170 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
33
A
23
M
22
J
14
J
16
A
14
S
16
O
22
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
170 Sightings
J
11
F
14
M
15
A
12
M
0
J
11
J
29
A
43
S
10
O
10
N
0
D
15
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
47 Sightings
J
14
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
11
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
36 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
16
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.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
26 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
14
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
10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
360 Sightings
J
42
F
28
M
41
A
43
M
23
J
13
J
24
A
40
S
25
O
27
N
17
D
37
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
316 Sightings
J
44
F
26
M
24
A
31
M
27
J
15
J
20
A
28
S
23
O
29
N
13
D
36
Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
313 Sightings
J
20
F
0
M
13
A
15
M
22
J
39
J
45
A
58
S
19
O
30
N
23
D
29
