Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean, San Andres is a Colombian owned coral island with a total land area of just 26 km squared.
Together with the nearby islands Santa Catalina and Providencia, it forms a UNESCO Biosphere reserve: the “Seaflower Marine Protected Area”.
There’s a total of 30 dive sites around the island, that are generally quite shallow (around 36 feet deep), easy to reach and offer superb visibility.
Most dive sites are characterised by stunning coral reef formations, made up largely of soft coral but also with some intricate hard coral structures as well.
Reef fish are plentiful with many parrot fish, pufferfish, barracuda, wrasse and grouper among other species. It’s also quite easy to spot giant stingrays, flying fish, turtles and nurse sharks!
In this guide, I’ll describe my experience of scuba diving around San Andres and also explain how to get there, when to go, other things you can do and more. Let’s dive in!