Gulf of Batabanó

Guide to diving Gulf of Batabanó in Cuba

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Gulf of Batabanó in Cuba.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Cuba liveaboard diving Gulf of Batabanó. You can easily book the Jardines Avalon Fleet liveaboard, scoring 8.9/10, using this link.

1 Countries
1 Dive sites
1 Liveaboards
11 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Gulf of Batabanó

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Gulf of Batabanó, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Coral Black coral trees
Crustacians Spiny lobsters
Rays Spotted eagle rays
Reef fish Barracuda , Black grouper , Nassau grouper , Reef fish , Tarpon
Sea turtles Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle
Sharks Caribbean reef sharks

Dive sites in Gulf of Batabanó

The following dive sites are found in Gulf of Batabanó. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Isla de la Juventud Jardines Avalon Fleet Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Gulf of Batabanó

Jardines Avalon Fleet Liveaboard

Isla de la Juventud top sea creatures: Tarpon, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Spotted eagle rays, Caribbean reef sharks, Nassau grouper, Black grouper, Barracuda, Black coral trees, Spiny lobsters, Reef fish

Top liveaboards diving Gulf of Batabanó

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Gulf of Batabanó.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Jardines Avalon Fleet Liveaboard: 70%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Jardines Avalon Fleet Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 70%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Jardines Avalon Fleet liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Jardines Avalon Fleet liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:6/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:4/10] = 33/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Jardines Avalon Fleet liveaboard is calculated as 33/60 = 70% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .