Roca Redonda

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Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island), Ecuador

Best timeJune to November
Water temp18-25°C / 64-77°F
Visibility15-35m / 50-115ft
AccessBoat Dive
Dive typesScuba
DifficultyAdvanced
Max depth35 m
Avg depth22 m
Nearest airportGPS
Hammerhead sharksFumarolesPelagic action
Scuba

Roca Redonda is a remote, submerged volcano that offers a thrilling and advanced dive. The site is famous for its underwater fumaroles that release volcanic gas, and for being a major aggregation site for schooling hammerhead and Galapagos sharks.

Features

An isolated, steep-sided underwater volcano. The site is known for its large schools of scalloped hammerheads and Galapagos sharks. A unique feature is the presence of volcanic vents (fumaroles) releasing gas bubbles.

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