Manuelita Deep

Protected Area

Parc national de l'île Cocos

Why dive here

With 288+ marine species recorded in the area - including blacktip reef sharks, blue sharks, dolphins, eagle rays and giant moray eels - Manuelita Deep offers some of Cocos Island's richest diving.

Marine lifeBlacktip Reef Sharks, Blue Sharks, Dolphins, Eagle Rays and Giant Moray Eels · 288+ species recorded

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

Manuelita Deep, on the west side of Manuelita Island, is where we head when we’re really hoping for hammerheads. It’s an advanced dive, for sure, with some serious surge in the shallows as you descend past the coral-draped boulders. Find a good spot on the reef, perhaps tucked behind a rock, and let the show come to you. You’ll often see whitetip reef sharks resting on ledges on the way down, and marbled rays cruise through, but the real draw is that blue water where the scalloped hammerheads patrol. Keep an eye out into the current.