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Aruba Dive Sites - Shore Dives
F or the most part the shore dives of Aruba are different from a little over half way from Oranjestad to San Nicholaas is consider
Bonaire as there is not as much reef life, but a lot of fun the top shore dive spot in the island. It is where all the local dive
none-the-less. There are some shallow sites like Malmok (near the shops take their open water students. The reef is large and fairly
wreck of the Antilla) and Boca Catalina near Palm Beach. These healthy, starting in about 10’ to 15’ of water and slopes down to
are mostly patch reef in shallow water. The best shore sites are over 100’. You can ask any dive shop for directions. Mangel Halto is
of on the south side of the island and require a rental car. Pos a nice shore dive just north of Pos Chiquito, but it requires either a
Chiquito, (also known as Puerto Chiquito or Rocky Beach) which is long surface swim (about 200m).
