Revillagigedo, Mexico
The Canyon, San Benedicto
Giant oceanic mantas and hammerheads at a volcanic island’s cleaning stations.
About the dive
The Canyon, San Benedicto is an advanced dive site in Revillagigedo, Mexico. Divers have logged 2,801 dives here, going to 27 m on average in around 18 m of visibility. 12 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are giant oceanic manta ray, silky shark and great hammerhead. Sightings peak in January, March and April.
- Level
- Advanced
- Avg. max depth
- 27 m
- Visibility
- 18 m
- Dive time
- 43 min
- Logged dives
- 2,801
- Busiest months
- Jan · Mar · Apr
- Region
- Revillagigedos
Most sighted here
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Silky shark
Great hammerhead
Silvertip sharkPhoto: Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at The Canyon, San Benedicto 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Oceanic Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Silky shark | ||||||||||||
| Great hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Silvertip shark | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Scalloped hammerhead | ||||||||||||
| Requiem sharks | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic whitetip shark | ||||||||||||
| Bottlenose Dolphin | ||||||||||||
| Tiger shark | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic Blacktip Shark | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays |
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