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Noronha, BrazilPedras Secas, Noronha Exuberant stadium-like rock formation, 16m max depth and 30m average visibility, with abundant marine life, from reef and nurse sharks to small multicolored reef fish. It is also a national park, so it is protected by law. Brazil's best, by far! Open sea dive, several small caverns and coral reef formations. A lot of small creatures, small shrimps, colourful school of fishs. Some lobsters and octopus. Encounters with "Lambarus" (Lime Sharks) and some hammerhead sharks, manta ray, eagle ray and more pelagic creatures. Regarding "Pedras Secas" dive site, its name means "dry stones" in Portuguese. Is an arena like formation, surrounded by small passages and small caverns and cracks in the rocks. The local divemaster will guide you through the best parts of the site and will always call your attention to the wonders that come into sight, deep range from 12 to 20 meters and there is no strong drift, so relax and enjoy the dive. Marine life can be described as unique and plentiful. Colorful fishes habituated with the presence of divers and some are even curious about the divers, getting closer to take a look at "such a strange creature that makes bubbles". There is no need to be lucky to find nurse sharks and green turtles, they are always around. Try sneaking in the small holes and slits in the bottom and you will probably find some lobsters, crabs, shrimps and octopuses ready to show their quick color changing show. Quite often, eagle rays and reef sharks can be seen. With some luck, you may encounter Manta Rays and Hammerhead Sharks, an unique experience. All this, spiced with a warm water (27oC / 80o F), visibility ranging from 15 meters (50 feet) in the bad days to more than 30 meters as an standard. There are three good operators in Noronha, but I strongly recommend using Atlantis, the second choice is Aguas Claras. Laje de Santos, São Paulo An oceanic rock, 70 miles from shore of SP state where pelagics find some harbour. Further to the abundant marine life, there is small and pretty conservate trawler wreck to explore. Several people come to the main city in South America for business reasons and forget their diving equipment. While in São Paulo, you get a car and in less than one hour you are in Santos, where you get a boat and within another one and a half hour you will be at Laje de Santos. It is a 400 m rock emerging 70 kilometers from the shore. There are dives for all levels of certification, with deeps ranging from 14 m to more than 40 m. Visibility sometimes turn into a lottery there are reports of less than 5 m but usually you will find 15 m and sometimes more than 25 m. Several parrot fishes and angel fishes will be surrounding you. A small trawler wrecked is a welcomed surplus to the site. Starfishes and octopuses can be found in the rocks. Quite often there are encounters with the main visitor of such site, the Manta Rays, which turns an already good dive in such site into a unique experience. Corveta A warship wreck technical dive that can be made by divers with more than 50 logged dives and Nitrox certified. The best time to dive in Guanacaste (the northeast region where Tamarindo is located) is during the Green Season (June to November) because the water is more calm and clear and even warmer than during the Dry Season. You are also more likely to see the marine life. The Diving
This is the area most visited in the direct area as it is only 19 nautical mile/ 25 minutes from Tamarindo. It is very common to see white tip sharks, giant mantas, manta rays, fish such as buffoon, giant grouper, morays, and a great variety of many other species of different sizes and colours. It is best to descend to a depth of 18 m to encounter more species. At this depth the visibility is also better (horizontal visibility is approximately between 5 and 35 m).
This is a place recommended by locals. You may observe fish typical to the North Pacific and the most special part of Cabo Velas is the reef that looks like a garden under the water.
Located in Santa Elena Peninsula, two and a half hours from Tamarindo. This point offers the largest variety of species and a major attraction are the Bull Sharks. The depth fluctuates between 9 and 28 m. Besides marine life, these islands offer beautiful rock formations. The islands also offer a refuge of parks where you may camp overnight. Books to Take
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