DIVE SITE
TORTUGA
Main characteristics
Edit| Access | By boat |
| Current | Can be strong |
| Depth | 12 to 30 m |
| Life | Middle |
| Time access | 20 min |
| Water temp. | 23 to 27 °C |
| Dive type | Drift |
| Visibility | > 30 m |
| Best dive period | All year |
ABOUT TORTUGA
EditThis reef is a plateau that slowly goes down from 12m to 50m. This site has an amazingly high number of turtles, and it is also well known for its fauna: morays, crabs, spider crabs, barracudas, groupers, triggerfish, angelfish, parrotfish, rays, etc... Depending on the time of year, there are also sharks and tarpons. The current can sometimes be very strong.
Current:mild/strong
Difficulty: regular
Drift dive
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Mexico, Paya del Carmen (Lon : -87.0742 Lat : 20.5579)
TORTUGA 
Neighbouring dive centers (18)
NEAREST DIVE CENTERS AROUND THE DIVE SITE (18)
Mexico, Playa del Carmen
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| Affiliated: | PADI, CMAS, IANTD |
| Distance | 6.91 km |
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Mexico, Playa del Carmen
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| Affiliated: | SDI, TDI |
| Distance | 8.03 km |
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Mexico, Playa del Carmen
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| Affiliated: | PADI, IANTD, IDEA |
| Distance | 8.07 km |
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nandocave |  (0 vote) |
6.91 km | View |
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Halocline Divers | (0 vote) |
7.5 km | View |
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Cave Diving Training CDT Mexico |  (0 vote) |
8.03 km | View |
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Koox Diving Playa Del Carmen | (0 vote) |
8.07 km | View |
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Pluto Dive | (0 vote) |
8.8 km | View |
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Beyond Diving | (0 vote) |
8.83 km | View |
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DeepDiveMexico | (0 vote) |
9.04 km | View |
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ADVANCED DIVER MEXICO | (3 votes) |
10.26 km | View |
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Deep Dark Diving | (0 vote) |
11.72 km | View |
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RAY DIVING COZUMEL | (0 vote) |
13.93 km | View |
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Maple Leaf Scuba | (0 vote) |
14.33 km | View |
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Salty Endeavors | (0 vote) |
14.95 km | View |
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Riviera Maya Snorkeling | (0 vote) |
41.15 km | View |
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Infinity2Diving | (0 vote) |
55.59 km | View |
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Best Cenote Dives | (0 vote) |
56.05 km | View |
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A' HA' Scuba Diving | (0 vote) |
71.47 km | View |
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Caribbean Safarys | (0 vote) |
71.83 km | View |
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Diving Center Cancun | (0 vote) |
72.1 km | View |
SPECIES OBSERVED IN TORTUGA
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