Punta Deseo

★★★★★ (87)

Punta Deseo, which translates as Wish Point, is increasingly living up to its name. We usually drop the anchor in the sandy area of the first part of the reef at about 6 to 7 meters. DSDs or Open Water students can dive the shallow area of the reef, while everyone else can reach depths to up to 18 meters.

On this dive you will surely meet a few sharks that have made themselves comfortable in the sand, turtles, who like to look for their meals here. When the currents are favorable, plankt

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Green Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Bull Shark
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Leatherback Turtle
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
3 Sightings
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Grey Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
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Total number of species: 30

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Stonefish
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Silvertip Shark
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Common Seahorse
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Cornetfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
3 Sightings
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Moon Jellyfish
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Great White Shark
2 Sightings
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Oceanic Blacktip Shark
2 Sightings
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Banded Sea Krait
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Wolf Eel
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 50

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Sea Wasp
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Diving Coiba

Calle principale, en frente de la iglesia, 00000 Santa Catalina, Panama

Dive Sites Nearby

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Don Juan (★3.8)

For beginners or divers who are not yet super confident, this is the perfect place to find that dive feeling, since both long sides of the reef are characterized by a large sandy area, where there are no corals to break, and from where you have a spectacular view on a shalion, lively reef.
Aqualung

Frijoles (★4.7)

Once the anchor is in position, we descend along the line to about 10 meters. From there you can decide whether you want remain in the shallows along the reef or follow the gravel-covered sand bottom to the deep reef at over 25 meters. Large boulders that pile up underwater and form a complete, elongated reef.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Isla Frijoles (★4.6)

As the name suggests, this diving spot has a lot in common with an island whose tip you can see from the boat.Depending on the current, the dive goes either clockwise or counterclockwise around the island along the sandy bottom.
Mares

Iglesia (★4.4)

you can easily explore the area up to 12 meters. If you don’t have a problem with depth, you can easily dive up to 30 meters Since the reef consists of numerous separate rock formations, which are connected by sandy areas, there are endless possibilities to make this dive. Both in shallower and deeper waters.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Mali - Mali (★4.6)

The usually protruding top of the reef is not visible when we arrive at high tide. As soon as the currents have been checked and the anchor lowered accordingly, the dive starts at a depth of 13 meters. The reef is actually an underwater mountain in shape of a triangle, so we can dive around it.
Aqualung

Buffet (★4.6)

Along the buoy line one descends to about 12 meters, from where the reef begins and extends to a depth of about 28 meters.
Mares

Wahoo (★4.5)

The tip of the rock protrudes from the surface of the water, which makes orientation easy both on land and underwater. Here you will find shallower, sandy areas, but also deep, steep rock faces. I recommend that you always keep a good eye on your dive computer: before you know it, you can end up at 30 meters.
Aqualung

Faro (★4.4)

The special thing about Faro is that it has both, shallower areas at the ends that allow easy entry, and a wonderful reef that descends to depths of around 30 meters, which can be explored if the current allows it. Most common to see big sharks!
Aqualung

La lengua (★4.6)

Just to start a day, we can check everything and make comfortable divers here. Is part of the canales de afuera area in Coiba National Park, starts shallow and give the divers the comfort to begin the day.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Bajo Piñon (★4.5)

In Canales de Afuera area, next to Isla Afuerita, divers find a rock in the surface that mark the entrance to two different rock formations that allow divers start in a shallow area and then go for more deep and challenging bottom.
Mares

Jose Pobre Caverns (★4.7)

Reef has multiple channels that lead to caverns of multiple sizes that open into pools in the center of the reef. Anchor location is in 35-40 feet of water.