Ilha dos Gravatás( Corrida do Capitão ) P & P Mergulho

4.0 (1 review)

Intermediate/Advanced

Exciting drift dive with turtles, rays, and coral gardens.

Boat Access
14m Avg Depth
30m Max Depth

About this dive site

Ilha Gravatas is an excellent diving location in Búzios, located 40 minutes by boat from Armação dos Búzios (RJ). Divers can explore small caves or observe green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles feeding. A variety of fish shoals are abundant, and various species of rays may be found, including devil rays, loggerhead rays, eagle rays, painted rays, and giant barreling rays. The 'Capitão Race' offers an exciting dive with strong currents, allowing experienced divers to practice advanced skills like buoyancy control, navigation, and body positioning while exploring the island’s rocky walls covered in coral gardens of sun and sea cucumber. Typically, dives reach depths between 8 and 18 meters, depending on the diver's experience level, offering diverse aquatic environments.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Very Good
Macro Marine Life Good
Landscape Quality Very Good
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

drift diveturtlemanta raycoral reefwall divecavernstrong currents

Marine Life

Green sea turtleHawksbill turtleDevil rayLoggerhead rayEagle rayPainted raySun coralSea cucumberVarious shoaling fish

Things to Note

Difficulty:

Intermediate/Advanced

Strong currents require advanced skills like buoyancy and navigation control.

Hazards:
currentboat trafficdepth
Current Strength:

Strong

Diving Conditions

Water Temperature Now: 20.2°C

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