West Escarceo offers divers a choice: an exhilarating drift dive or a gentle photography dive along a slope teeming with fish. On a strong flood, this is your opportunity to fly weightlessly through the water, but on any other day you have a reef suitable for all levels with lots to see.

The sloping reef starts at around 5m with a healthy reef spotted with very large coral boulders, and turns to sand in 25m. The deeper areas sport long whip corals and many hidden treasures.

The site is home to various marine life including:

• Bluespotted Stingrays
• Redtoothed Triggerfish
• Scorpionfish
• Octopus
• Large Puffer Fish
• Big Groupers
• Bigmouth Mackerel
• Juvenile Tuna
• Trevally
• Emperor Fish

West Escarceo has an unusual abundance of Scorpionfish and Octopus, both excellent at camouflaging themselves, so watch carefully! Bluespotted Stingrays are common in the sandy areas, and large Puffer Fish are always seen here. Big Groupers are often spotted in the deeper sections.

Schools become more common here as we get closer to Escarceo Point with its currents. Expect to see bigmouth Mackerel, juvenile Tuna, Trevally, and Emperor Fish gathering in the nutrient-rich waters.