San Cristóbal, Galápagos
Kicker Rock
A split volcanic rock where turtles, hammerheads and sea lions share the channel.
About the dive
Kicker Rock is an advanced dive site in San Cristóbal, Galápagos. Divers have logged 3,108 dives here, going to 20 m on average in around 11 m of visibility. 28 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are green turtle, great hammerhead and eagle rays. Sightings peak in January, March and July.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 20 m
- Visibility
- 11 m
- Dive time
- 42 min
- Logged dives
- 3,108
- Busiest months
- Jan · Mar · Jul
- Region
- Eastern Galapagos Islands
Most sighted here
Green TurtlePhoto: National Marine Sanctuaries · CC0
Great hammerhead
Eagle raysPhoto: Daniel Torobekov · CC0
Oceanic Blacktip Shark
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Kicker Rock and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic Blacktip Shark | ||||||||||||
| Sea lions | ||||||||||||
| Scalloped hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish |
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