Sea Lion7 sites5 countries

Dive sites: Sea Lion

Sea Lion dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Chile

Robinson Crusoe Island (SMS Dresden)

San Juan Bautista · Juan Fernandez Archipelago · Chile

A WWI German cruiser scuttled in 1915 lies in the remote Juan Fernandez Archipelago, surrounded by endemic marine species found nowhere else on Earth.

Ecuador

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Gordon Rocks

Puerto Ayora · Galapagos Islands · Ecuador

An extinct volcanic crater off Santa Cruz where schools of hammerheads circle a sandy amphitheatre swept by powerful currents.

Wolf Island

Puerto Ayora · Galapagos Islands · Ecuador

A remote Galapagos outpost where massive hammerhead schools, whale sharks, and Galapagos sharks converge at volcanic pinnacles.

Mexico

pinnacle

Cabo San Lucas Land's End

Cabo San Lucas · Baja California Sur · Mexico

The dramatic granite arch and pinnacle formation at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, creating nutrient-rich currents that attract sea lions, mobula rays, and large schools of pelagic fish.

Isla Espiritu Santo

La Paz · Baja California Sur · Mexico

A UNESCO-protected island in the Sea of Cortez where rocky reefs and sandy coves host playful sea lion colonies, mobula ray aggregations, whale sharks, and occasional hammerhead encounters in Jacques Cousteau's 'world's aquarium'.

New Zealand

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Aramoana Mole

Dunedin · Otago · New Zealand

A historic harbour breakwater near Dunedin where tidal currents funnel nutrients into a surprisingly rich cold-water ecosystem featuring sea lions, blue cod, octopus, and dense invertebrate gardens on submerged stone walls.

Peru

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Islas Ballestas

Paracas · Paracas National Reserve · Peru

Cold-water diving among sea lions and Humboldt penguins in Peru's nutrient-rich Paracas National Reserve, where the Humboldt Current sustains extraordinary marine life.