Malpelo Island, Colombia
Malpelo
A remote Pacific rock with hundreds of hammerheads and silky sharks.
About the dive
Malpelo is an advanced to expert dive site in Malpelo Island, Colombia. Divers have logged 216 dives here, going to 28 m on average in around 12 m of visibility. 8 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are scalloped hammerhead, silky shark and silvertip shark. Sightings peak in January, February and August.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 28 m
- Visibility
- 12 m
- Dive time
- 55 min
- Logged dives
- 216
- Busiest months
- Jan · Feb · Aug
- Region
- Panama & Colombia Pacific
Most sighted here
Scalloped hammerheadPhoto: Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA
Silky shark
Silvertip sharkPhoto: Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA
Humpback Whale
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Malpelo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalloped hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Silky shark | ||||||||||||
| Silvertip shark | ||||||||||||
| Humpback Whale | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Giant Oceanic Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays |
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