Punta Granate - Santa Marta & Tayrona

Punta Granate offers straightforward diving just off the coast. We typically find schools of snapper and grunt milling around the rock formations, with moray eels often peeking from crevices. It’s a good spot for a relaxed second dive, suitable for newer divers or those looking for an easy afternoon in the water. Visibility averages 10-15 meters on a good day.

Location: Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia, South America
Coordinates: 11.290100, -74.195850

Marine Protected Area: Tayrona

Nearby Dive Sites in Santa Marta & Tayrona

Nearest Dive Centres to Punta Granate

Buzos de Baru - ["PADI"]
Cartagena Divers - ["PADI"]
Centro de Buceo Rincon del Mar
Coveñas Diving Co - ["PADI"]
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 Species

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
Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) - Reef Fish
black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) - Seagrass & Algae
white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) - Seagrass & Algae
Silverfish (Trichiurus lepturus) - Reef Fish
Mulet (Mugil curema) - Reef Fish
Thin leaf lettuce coral (Agaricia tenuifolia) - Hard Corals
Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum) - Reef Fish
Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
Mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) - Hard Corals