Bahia de Jurel

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Juan Fernández Islands, Chile

Best timeYear-round
Water temp14-18°C / 57-64°F
Visibility5-18m / 16-60ft
AccessBoat Dive
Dive typesScuba
DifficultyBeginner
Max depth18 m
Avg depth12 m
Nearest airportSCL
Schooling fishMackerelEasy dive
Scuba

Bahia de Jurel ('Mackerel Bay') is a sheltered bay that is home to a massive, resident school of Juan Fernández mackerel. It's an easy and spectacular dive, allowing you to be completely surrounded by a swirling vortex of thousands of fish.

Features

A calm bay that is home to a gigantic school of endemic mackerel. The dive is a simple and amazing experience of being inside a massive bait ball. The sheer number of fish is the main attraction.

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