Sleeping Shark Cave

★★★★★ (36)

Excellent dive site for advanced divers , where is located a the north side of the Island for a boat ride of 30 minutes , with a depth of 16 meters with bit of current sometimes.

Many species of fish , sharks, turtles lion fish, barracudas, batfish, stingrays, eels, and much more.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Reef Manta Ray
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Whale Shark
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Leatherback Turtle
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Bottlenose Dolphin
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
18 Sightings
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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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: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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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: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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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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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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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: 15

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Tuna
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Lemon Shark
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Silvertip Shark
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Olive Ridley Turtle
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Cornetfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 30

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Stonefish
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Dive Sites Nearby

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Punta Sur - Isla Mujeres (★4.3)

15 minutes from north of the island. Located right at the southern tip. Great drift dive. The only drift dive of the island where you can see big turtles in May through July.
CHAD B. (#3319083)

Musa: Under Water Museum (★4.4)

Probably one of the most unique dive sites in the Riviera Maya is the Cancun Underwater Museum of Art, otherwise known as MUSA. This site consists of 500 different sculptures all placed on the bottom of the ocean for divers to explore and appreciate.
SQUALO ADVENTURES, 77400 Isla Mujeres

Piedra Atravezada (★4.0)

This dive is deep with mild current sometimes strong current , Considering Wreck dive , Old sunked wreck from a bad weather , this is a Car ferry wreck for about 100 feet long , great dive , lots a barracudas on the top and with good chance to see eagle rays , grouper and snapper.