We’ve got to confess, scuba diving was not excessive on our checklist of issues to do in Colombia, however as we made our method to the Caribbean Coast, it turned obvious that we simply wouldn’t find a way to withstand the attraction.
The small backpacker-friendly city of Taganga, positioned simply 10 min exterior of Santa Marta was teeming with dive retailers providing budget-friendly dive journeys to Tayrona Nationwide Park. It seems that relating to scuba diving, Colombia is about as accessible as you may get.
It took little or no to persuade us and some days later, we joined Hernando and the superior crew at Oceano Scuba for our Taganga diving!
We dove at two superior websites round Isla Aguja and acquired an opportunity to take pleasure in our floor interval at a non-public cabana that supplied unbelievable views of the Bahia Taganga, Colombia.
Watch the highlights of our diving expertise with Oceano Scuba within the video beneath!
Dive Websites in Tayrona Nationwide Park
Because it turned out, Tayrona Nationwide Park in Taganga, Colombia is a implausible dive vacation spot. There are 22 dive websites within the marine park, together with coral reefs, sunken ships, caves, and quite a lot of marine ecosystems. In case you’ve determined to attempt scuba diving, Colombia provides no scarcity of unbelievable alternatives.
Map of dive websites in Tayrona Nationwide Park
Though the problem of the dive websites ranges from newbie to superior, diving in Taganga has lengthy been recognized to be a implausible jumping-off level for these simply beginning their underwater adventures.
Newbie websites in Tayrona Nationwide Park are effectively shielded from the commerce winds and are usually calm and shallow, with a mean depth of about 12 meters. Whereas the extra superior websites are usually deeper (18-40m) and have barely stronger currents, making them excellent for drift diving.
Practically all dive websites in Tayrona Nationwide Park, are positioned inside an hour boat journey from Taganga, so most 2-tank dive journeys final for not more than 4-5 hours.
Oceano Scuba boat at Cabo de la Aguja
From what we’ve seen whereas diving in Taganga and from the tales we heard from others, marine life in Tayrona Nationwide Park could be very dense and vibrant. You received’t be seeing too many giant animals right here, however there may be an abundance of good coral, sponges, anemones, in addition to numerous pufferfish, angelfish, lionfish, scorpionfish, moray eels, lobsters, octopuses, and far more! Supposedly, the variety of fish species you’ll spot throughout Taganga diving within the coral reef round Tayrona Nationwide Park surpasses 150 varieties.
Greatest Time to Dive in Tayrona Nationwide Park
The local weather on this a part of Colombia is tropical with daytime temperatures ranging between 25-30°C. Regardless of the warmth, the water temperature is surprisingly chilly, ranging between 21- 29 °C.
Visibility in Tayrona is finest between the months of December and April and though the water temperature is at its lowest throughout these months, this undoubtedly the most effective time to dive in Tayrona.
Why Dive with Oceano Scuba?
With over 30 years of expertise diving in Tayrona Nationwide Park, Oceano Scuba is among the oldest and most skilled dive retailers on the town. The crew could be very skilled, educated and makes use of top-notch tools, however for us what was extra essential was that they merely liked their jobs! They have been pleasant, useful and simply an superior crew to hang around with for the day!
Enjoyable Dives with Oceano Scuba begin at simply 190,000 COP (equal to simply $65) for a someday / two tank session and Open Water PADI Certification is simply 800,000 (about $270)
Have you ever ever dived in Colombia? Did you prefer it? Tell us beneath!
