
El Morro de Santa Marta is a beginner-friendly dive around the iconic rocky headland guarding Santa Marta's bay entrance. This historic landmark's underwater slopes feature healthy coral reef formations with abundant Caribbean marine life. Divers explore gentle reef slopes where parrotfish, angelfish, and schools of sergeant majors feed among brain corals and sea fans. The sheltered conditions on the bay side and the dramatic rocky landscape above water make El Morro a scenic and popular dive for visitors to Colombia's oldest city.
Dive El Morro de Santa Marta with one of these PADI or SSI certified centers within 20 km.
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Absolutely stunning dive site. The visibility was exceptional and we spotted several species we had never seen before. Will definitely come back.
Great spot for advanced divers. Currents can be tricky but the marine life makes it worth it.
One of the best dive sites in the region. Highly recommended.