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

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

555 Sightings
J
100
F
62
M
54
A
40
M
20
J
16
J
41
A
43
S
32
O
29
N
64
D
54

Barracuda

218 Sightings
J
28
F
33
M
22
A
23
M
14
J
8
J
12
A
20
S
18
O
0
N
22
D
18

Wrasse

45 Sightings
J
12
F
13
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

Stingrays

607 Sightings
J
110
F
85
M
62
A
44
M
45
J
21
J
31
A
44
S
30
O
32
N
45
D
58

Angelfish

593 Sightings
J
104
F
69
M
51
A
54
M
37
J
23
J
41
A
45
S
35
O
26
N
54
D
54

Parrotfish

541 Sightings
J
94
F
64
M
45
A
46
M
33
J
22
J
37
A
35
S
33
O
22
N
57
D
53

Trumpetfish

477 Sightings
J
87
F
56
M
43
A
36
M
27
J
16
J
32
A
34
S
31
O
25
N
45
D
45

Surgeonfish

417 Sightings
J
80
F
38
M
28
A
40
M
30
J
16
J
32
A
33
S
28
O
14
N
49
D
29

Snapper

363 Sightings
J
68
F
37
M
38
A
36
M
26
J
10
J
18
A
31
S
22
O
14
N
28
D
35

Boxfish

346 Sightings
J
72
F
48
M
22
A
31
M
22
J
10
J
24
A
30
S
22
O
16
N
25
D
24

Butterfly Fish

344 Sightings
J
63
F
42
M
30
A
32
M
26
J
0
J
20
A
33
S
17
O
15
N
40
D
26

Squirrelfish

341 Sightings
J
62
F
36
M
30
A
28
M
23
J
13
J
20
A
27
S
26
O
13
N
33
D
30

Lionfish

330 Sightings
J
59
F
29
M
19
A
19
M
13
J
17
J
31
A
30
S
22
O
14
N
49
D
28

Goatfish

329 Sightings
J
59
F
37
M
31
A
27
M
20
J
12
J
18
A
32
S
20
O
13
N
33
D
27

Soldierfish

314 Sightings
J
63
F
36
M
28
A
31
M
25
J
10
J
12
A
30
S
20
O
0
N
29
D
30

Grouper/Basslets

312 Sightings
J
62
F
36
M
26
A
27
M
20
J
10
J
16
A
26
S
21
O
9
N
30
D
29

Pufferfish

295 Sightings
J
51
F
31
M
28
A
25
M
13
J
9
J
15
A
28
S
19
O
13
N
34
D
29

Porcupinefish

290 Sightings
J
60
F
34
M
24
A
22
M
14
J
9
J
17
A
27
S
21
O
10
N
31
D
21

Damselfish

279 Sightings
J
56
F
36
M
22
A
18
M
18
J
10
J
11
A
25
S
18
O
9
N
30
D
26

Triggerfish

275 Sightings
J
61
F
40
M
24
A
19
M
13
J
9
J
14
A
19
S
22
O
0
N
32
D
22

Sweetlips and Grunts

269 Sightings
J
50
F
38
M
21
A
25
M
16
J
10
J
14
A
20
S
15
O
0
N
35
D
25

Flounder

208 Sightings
J
53
F
20
M
18
A
11
M
10
J
0
J
11
A
20
S
17
O
0
N
28
D
20

Jackfish

150 Sightings
J
43
F
17
M
12
A
12
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
21
S
12
O
0
N
21
D
12

Crab

147 Sightings
J
25
F
27
M
10
A
11
M
10
J
10
J
13
A
0
S
13
O
0
N
13
D
15

Sand Eel

121 Sightings
J
36
F
13
M
13
A
0
M
10
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
23
D
13

Emperor

92 Sightings
J
38
F
14
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
14
D
13

Shrimp

61 Sightings
J
14
F
10
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
15
D
0