Esmeralda Canyon
★★★★★
(1,603)
One of the most beautiful dives off of Ambergris Caye, the Esmeralda Canyons consists of multiple “slot canyon“ like coral reefs making you feel like your swimming up and down rows of bookshelves in a coral library.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
264 Sightings
J
19
F
29
M
32
A
32
M
22
J
20
J
29
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
13
D
26
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
172 Sightings
J
14
F
16
M
16
A
15
M
8
J
15
J
23
A
18
S
12
O
7
N
14
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
102 Sightings
J
0
F
16
M
0
A
12
M
11
J
12
J
12
A
23
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
9
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
85 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
0
A
13
M
0
J
10
J
14
A
14
S
7
O
6
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
64 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
19
A
24
M
12
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.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
938 Sightings
J
80
F
103
M
107
A
89
M
61
J
74
J
83
A
88
S
52
O
38
N
70
D
93
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
722 Sightings
J
60
F
86
M
82
A
79
M
45
J
54
J
72
A
64
S
32
O
20
N
54
D
74
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
283 Sightings
J
20
F
41
M
19
A
34
M
14
J
25
J
27
A
29
S
16
O
11
N
25
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
270 Sightings
J
10
F
23
M
25
A
30
M
22
J
28
J
37
A
26
S
27
O
5
N
17
D
20
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
222 Sightings
J
14
F
27
M
19
A
33
M
11
J
20
J
21
A
16
S
18
O
10
N
21
D
12
