Divers swim inside giant mushroom-shaped chapeirão coral pinnacles found only here.
24–28°C · vis 30mintermediate
Region
Diving in South America
10 curated dive destinations across Argentina, Brazil and Peru in South America. Conditions peak around Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct and Dec.
Abrolhos Archipelago · photo Mia Morete
- Destinations
- 10
- Countries
- 3
- Peak season
- Year-round
Common encountersSea turtlesGroupersOctopus & cuttlefishReef fish swarmsNudibranchs
Destinations in this region
Cold upwelling packs granite walls with fish an hour from Rio
14–26°C · vis 30mintermediate
Granite reefs where tropical and temperate species overlap
16–26°C · vis 25mintermediate
Abseil 72 m into a cave lake to dive among submerged cones at Abismo Anhumas
21–24°C · vis 50mintermediate
Hundreds of spinner dolphins gather daily in Baía dos Golfinhos.
26–29°C · vis 45mintermediate
The tug Pinguino sits upright at 22 m in a bay of 300 islands
18–28°C · vis 15mbeginner
Giant manta rays glide over an offshore granite reef from March through September.
18–27°C · vis 35mintermediate
Thousands of sea lions crowd bare granite an hour from Lima
14–19°C · vis 12mintermediate
Young sea lions spiral around divers at the Punta Loma colony
9–18°C · vis 15mintermediate
Dozens of wrecks on flat sand, including the 1887 steamer Pirapama
25–28°C · vis 25mintermediate