Isla Tortuga Reef Dive Site — Costa Rica

About Isla Tortuga Reef

The coral reef surrounding Tortuga Island offers excellent beginner-friendly diving with calm, clear waters. The shallow reef is home to colorful parrotfish, angelfish, moray eels, and occasional ray encounters. A submerged wreck nearby adds an extra element of adventure for more experienced divers.

Site Information

• Depth: 5–18 m
• Difficulty: beginner
• Site type: Reef
• Current: Generally calm, suitable for beginners
• Best time: Year-round
• Region: Costa Rica

Highlights

• Parrotfish
• Angelfish
• Moray Eels
• Rays

Marine Life at Isla Tortuga Reef

• Great Hammerhead
• Whale Shark
• Tiger Shark
• Whitetip Reef Shark
• Oceanic Manta Ray
• Bottlenose Dolphin
• Galapagos Shark
• Bull Shark

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