North Seymour Manta Cleaning Station
Dive site
A rocky pinnacle off North Seymour hosts one of the most reliable manta cleaning stations in the archipelago. Giant mantas queue up while wrasse and angelfish pick parasites from their skin — hover at depth on the sand, stay still, and they will glide within arm's reach. The same dive frequently includes large schools of hammerheads in the blue water above.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
18 to 27°C
7mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Giant oceanic manta ray
Photo: Programa Marino del Golfo de California · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Scalloped hammerhead shark
Photo: Kris Mikael Krister · CC BY
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Galapagos shark
Photo: R Vasconcellos · CC BY
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
King angelfish
Photo: Sylvain Le Bris · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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