Coveñas Diving Co - Santa Marta & Tayrona
Coveñas Diving Co. operates out of Santa Marta, giving you direct access to the Tayrona National Park sites. They’re a solid choice if you're looking to get certified, offering the full range of PADI courses. We’ve found their instructors have a good handle on the local currents, which can be swift around sites like La Piscina, ensuring you're diving safely. Visibility here often hits 20 metres, particularly outside of the rainy season, so you’ll get decent views of the snapper and occasional eagle rays. It’s a reliable pick for straightforward diving and gaining some experience in a lively Caribbean environment.
- Location
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia, South America
- Coordinates
- 9.400239, -75.675130
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/colombia/covenas-diving-co/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Resort [padi:26866]
- Address
- Coveñas, Colombia
Dive Sites Near Coveñas Diving Co
Coveñas Diving Co provides access to 15 dive sites in Santa Marta & Tayrona.
- Arrecife coralino
- Bahia Aguacate
- Canto del Bajito (wreck)
- Canto del Mero (cave)
- Caribaru
- CIUDAD DE ITAGUI - 12m (wreck)
- DARIEN - 9m (wreck)
- DONA LOLITA (POSSIBLY) - 2m (wreck)
- EL AGUILA - 1m (wreck)
- El Gran Cañón (reef)
- El Jardín
- El Laberinto (reef)
- Formaciones coralinas
- Grieta Isla Narza
- Imelda
Other Dive Centres in Santa Marta & Tayrona
- Buzos de Baru - ["PADI"]
- Cartagena Divers - ["PADI"]
- Centro de Buceo Rincon del Mar
- Diving Planet - ["PADI"]
- Isla Fuerte Ecolodge & Diving Center – Narval - NAUI
Marine Life in Santa Marta & Tayrona
Home to 533 recorded species including 416 reef fish, 38 hard corals, 17 sharks & rays, 13 other, 9 crabs & lobsters, 7 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) - Reef Fish
- Zabaleta Anchovy (Anchovia clupeoides) - Reef Fish
- Ronco (Micropogonias furnieri) - Reef Fish
- Blueback Mullet (Mugil liza) - Reef Fish
- Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) - Reef Fish
- Jack (Caranx hippos) - Reef Fish
- Swordspine Snook (Centropomus ensiferus) - Reef Fish
- Caitipa Mojarra (Diapterus rhombeus) - Reef Fish
- Ground Croaker (Bairdiella ronchus) - Reef Fish