Enrique Reef

Best months: Jan–Apr

Protected Area

La Parguera Natural Reserve

Why dive here

With 491+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blue sharks, dolphins, eagle rays and hammerhead sharks - Enrique Reef offers some of La Parguera's richest reef diving. Water ranges 27-30°C, warmest August, September, October.

Best timeJan–Apr

WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit

Marine lifeBarracuda, Blue Sharks, Dolphins, Eagle Rays and Hammerhead Sharks · 491+ species recorded

Water27-30°C · warmest August, September, October

CharacterReef dive · max 5-15m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

Enrique Reef is one of our favourite spots in La Parguera. It’s shallower, typically 5 to 15 metres, which means the light really punches through, illuminating the yellows of the smooth flower coral and the branching fingers. We love to drift over the wide fields of staghorn and elkhorn here, watching the smallmouth gobies perch on coral heads. It’s a great place to slow down. Keep an eye out for the shy yellow jawfish peeking from their burrows, and we’ve often spotted spotted trunkfish methodically picking at the reef. The Atlantic thread herring often school here, shimmering like liquid silver in the sun. This is a relaxed dive, perfect for newer divers or anyone who wants a long, unhurried bottom time to practice their photography. The lack of strong currents makes it an easy drift, letting you focus on the details of the reef. We often combine this with a night dive nearby, but for a daytime chill-out, Enrique takes some beating.