Shangri La - Playa del Carmen

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Shangri-La dive site is only a short 5-minute boat ride from central Playa del Carmen. The site is easy to navigate as the reef runs parallel to the shore and you can dive it north to south or vice versa depending on what the current is doing that day.

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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

527 Sightings
J
77
F
62
M
54
A
40
M
20
J
16
J
41
A
42
S
32
O
29
N
64
D
50

Barracuda

209 Sightings
J
20
F
33
M
22
A
23
M
14
J
8
J
12
A
20
S
18
O
0
N
22
D
17

Wrasse

44 Sightings
J
11
F
13
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

Stingrays

574 Sightings
J
83
F
85
M
62
A
44
M
45
J
21
J
31
A
44
S
30
O
32
N
45
D
52

Angelfish

568 Sightings
J
82
F
69
M
51
A
54
M
37
J
23
J
41
A
44
S
35
O
26
N
54
D
52

Parrotfish

517 Sightings
J
72
F
64
M
45
A
46
M
33
J
22
J
37
A
35
S
33
O
22
N
57
D
51

Trumpetfish

451 Sightings
J
63
F
56
M
43
A
36
M
27
J
16
J
32
A
34
S
31
O
25
N
45
D
43

Surgeonfish

396 Sightings
J
61
F
38
M
28
A
40
M
30
J
16
J
32
A
33
S
28
O
14
N
49
D
27

Snapper

343 Sightings
J
50
F
37
M
38
A
36
M
26
J
10
J
18
A
31
S
22
O
14
N
28
D
33

Boxfish

324 Sightings
J
52
F
48
M
22
A
31
M
22
J
10
J
24
A
30
S
22
O
16
N
25
D
22