Playa las Gatas

★★★★★ (271)

This site is located 5 minutes in front of the dive center. It is a shallow beach with a rock formation, has a maximum depth of 10 meters, and you can see the sunken Christ statue during the descent. It is ideal for your first dives.

Its rock formations will surprise you with sponges, tube worms, octopuses, moray eels, and multiple schools of fish. Occasionally, you will see turtles resting on the rocks.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

60 Sightings
J
3
F
6
M
5
A
4
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
9
S
4
O
8
N
14
D
2

Green Turtle

29 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
4
A
6
S
8
O
6
N
2
D
0

Hawksbill Turtle

25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
7
M
3
J
1
J
5
A
3
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Octopus

25 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
2
A
5
M
2
J
1
J
2
A
4
S
3
O
0
N
3
D
0

Eagle Ray

9 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
4
D
0

Pufferfish

84 Sightings
J
6
F
6
M
8
A
7
M
10
J
7
J
8
A
7
S
5
O
6
N
14
D
0

Porcupinefish

74 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
5
A
7
M
9
J
2
J
8
A
5
S
6
O
7
N
15
D
0

Goatfish

64 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
4
A
8
M
7
J
2
J
8
A
2
S
3
O
5
N
13
D
0

Butterfly Fish

61 Sightings
J
6
F
3
M
6
A
3
M
3
J
4
J
6
A
5
S
4
O
6
N
15
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

59 Sightings
J
5
F
2
M
5
A
7
M
8
J
4
J
4
A
0
S
2
O
8
N
12
D
2