Cuba's principal tourist destination, with several accessible wrecks and shallow reefs ideal for certifications.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
November-April
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
35 USD / dive
Cuba's principal tourist destination, with several accessible wrecks and shallow reefs ideal for certifications.
Location
See on the interactive map39 species documented in Varadero
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Caracola reina
Lobatus gigas
Ecosystem
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