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Tortugas Reef
★★★★☆
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Tortugas is one of Playa del Carmen’s most popular reefs, great for both diving and snorkeling due to its shallow depth and clear visibility. This is a great site to see lots of turtles, hence its name.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, lots of turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and colorful corals and sponges.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
266 Sightings
J
30
F
34
M
24
A
9
M
20
J
11
J
26
A
29
S
32
O
19
N
13
D
19
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
256 Sightings
J
30
F
25
M
29
A
15
M
12
J
12
J
21
A
20
S
17
O
26
N
22
D
27
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
191 Sightings
J
17
F
18
M
14
A
16
M
12
J
13
J
18
A
16
S
12
O
21
N
15
D
19
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
185 Sightings
J
17
F
15
M
27
A
17
M
12
J
13
J
20
A
19
S
17
O
14
N
0
D
14
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
130 Sightings
J
10
F
13
M
18
A
11
M
16
J
9
J
17
A
19
S
6
O
11
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
34 Sightings
J
10
F
12
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock/HakBak1979
Bull Shark
9 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
253 Sightings
J
25
F
21
M
28
A
12
M
13
J
7
J
20
A
39
S
20
O
15
N
18
D
35
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
202 Sightings
J
17
F
14
M
17
A
13
M
16
J
9
J
24
A
19
S
20
O
22
N
12
D
19
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
188 Sightings
J
20
F
16
M
24
A
11
M
11
J
8
J
20
A
11
S
14
O
15
N
17
D
21
