CARIBBEAN
Jardines de la Reina
- Cuba
- Experienced
- December - April
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- Experienced
- Depth guide
- Varies by reef
- When to go
- December - April
- Site type
- Protected Reefs & Sharks
Featured wildlife
- Caribbean reef shark
- Silky shark
About this dive site
Protected Cuban reefs with Caribbean sharks and intact mangrove islands.
Jardines de la Reina’s archipelago pairs coral gardens, channels and mangroves with silky and Caribbean reef sharks on many itineraries. Fishing pressure is low inside the park, so grouper, snapper and gorgonians look genuinely wild. Access is via liveaboard with permits, confirm dates and regulations for your season.
Most trips target December - April, but wind, swell and current still decide the day's site. Calendar peak is December - April, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Jardines de la Reina day to day, not just the map pin.