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

