Punta Sal Reefs
The long run into warmer water
- Depth
- 6–16 m
- Level
- Open Water
- By boat
- 45 min
Inside the reserve
North, inside the reserve, the Punta Sal reefs gather tropical fauna. In season the area lies on the whale shark's path.
Who lives here
Dive & scientific research center · Los Órganos · Peru
Know the sea, and feel part of it
We teach diving, reveal the biodiversity of the Peruvian sea and inspire people to discover, understand and protect the ocean.
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The sea always has something more to show us
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The dive chart
Dive the rocky reefs of northern Peru with us. Each dive site offers a different way to discover the biodiversity of the Peruvian sea.
The meeting of tropical water and the influence of the Humboldt Current supports a great diversity of life. Visibility and sea conditions vary, so every trip is planned around the state of the ocean and the divers' experience.
Seven sites between Punta Sal and Cabo Blanco, close to our port in Los Órganos. Pick a point on the chart.
Vichayito Reefs
Rocky reefs where two seas meet
- Depth
- 8–18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- By boat
- 20 min
Rocky formations with morays, octopus, colorful nudibranchs, lobsters and scorpionfish — the temperate-tropical mix at its best.
Who lives here
Los Órganos Pier
The natural classroom — calm, shallow and full of life
- Depth
- 3–10 m
- Level
- All levels
- By boat
- 5 min
The artisanal pier's pilings host an artificial reef: resident green turtles, pufferfish, blennies and sea stars. Ideal for first dives and courses.
Who lives here
Punta Veleros Reefs
Right by Los Órganos, a stone's throw from the pier
- Depth
- ≤ 14 m
- Level
- Beginners
- By boat
- 10 min
Off Punta Veleros beach in Los Órganos, beside the pier we leave from. Outside the reserve.
El Ñuro Reefs
Swim with a hundred-plus resident green turtles
- Depth
- 0–8 m
- Level
- Beginners
- By boat
- 15 min
Inside the reserve
El Ñuro's fishing cove is famous for its green turtle colony. Snorkel off the community pier — entry fees support the fishermen's association.
Who lives here
Quebrada Verde
Between El Ñuro and Cabo Blanco, inside the reserve
- Depth
- ≤ 12 m
- Level
- Advanced
- By boat
- 40 min
Inside the reserve
South of El Ñuro, off the mouth of the Quebrada Verde, inside the Cabo Blanco – El Ñuro sector of the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve.
Cabo Blanco Artificial Reef
A new site off Cabo Blanco
- Level
- Advanced
- By boat
- 60 min
Inside the reserve
An artificial reef off the Cabo Blanco cove, of legendary black-marlin fame, inside the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve. Reached by boat or by land.
4,000 species
Marine fauna guide of Peru
Every animal species in the Peruvian Register of Marine Species, with common names, conservation status and what turns up at each dive site in Los Órganos. An open guide built from public data and our guides' logbook.
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Seasons
The calendar rules: humpbacks arrive from Antarctica to calve in warm water, and in season you can hear their song while diving.
Humpback whaleJul 15 – Oct 31 · peak Aug–Sep
Whale sharkJun – Nov
Green turtlesyear-round
Divingyear-round · high: Dec–Mar & Jul–Oct · water 17–29 °C
high seasonlow season (fewer people, same animals)
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Trips
Small groups, local guides, gear inspected before every departure. Want to get certified? See the PADI courses below.
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PADI courses
From your first breath to the professional level, with PADI instructors and small groups. Tap a course for details.
1Discover Scuba Diving (try dive)
Requirements: No experience needed. Basic swimming and good health.
Your first breath underwater, always with a PADI instructor at your side. Not a certification, but the first dive can later count toward your Open Water.
Ask for dates & price →2PADI Scuba Diver
Requirements: No previous certification.
The short version of Open Water: dive to 12 m, always guided by a pro. Ideal on a tight schedule — upgrade to full Open Water later by completing the rest.
Ask for dates & price →3PADI Open Water Diver
Requirements: No previous certification. Junior (ages 10–11): to 12 m.
The world's best-known dive certification, valid for life: theory, 5 confined-water sessions and 4 ocean dives. You finish diving independently to 18 m.
Ask for dates & price →4PADI Advanced Open Water
Requirements: Prerequisite: Open Water Diver.
Five adventure dives — deep and navigation are mandatory — extending your limit to 30 m and opening up the north's deeper sites.
Ask for dates & price →5PADI Rescue Diver + EFR
Requirements: Prerequisites: Advanced (with navigation) and a current EFR first-aid/CPR course (can be taken with us).
The course that makes you the buddy everyone wants: prevent problems, manage them, rescue. Demanding, fun, and the one that most changes how you dive.
Ask for dates & price →6PADI Divemaster
Requirements: Prerequisites: Rescue Diver + EFR, 40 logged dives to start (60 to certify) and a medical clearance.
The first professional level: lead dives, assist courses and live the operation from inside — including our research work in the Mar Tropical de Grau.
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What it costs
Final prices per person, in Peruvian soles. If something isn't listed yet, message us and we'll tell you straight.
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Who we are
Three people, one boat, and many hours of bottom time. Full bios (and their Instagrams) very soon.
Adriana
Guiding & training
The water is her language: she guides every trip with calm, a sharp eye, and endless patience for beginners.
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Fran
Founder & operations
Between the sea and the systems: if something runs well at ORKA — from the compressor to this website — it probably passed through his hands.
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Nacho
Trips & boat
The one who always knows where the life is: eagle eyes underwater and guaranteed good humour on the boat.
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Science is underwater, too
Every ORKA trip is also a research platform: our guides log sightings, photograph individuals, and feed a scientific database on the Mar Tropical de Grau — the national reserve created in 2024 to protect these waters.
We dive by the reserve's rules and wildlife-approach distances, work with El Ñuro's fishing community, and you can now contribute your own photos and sightings as a citizen-scientist diver in our logbook.
citizen science
Your sightings logbook
Each dive
- Date and entry time
- Dive time
- Dive site: an ORKA site, or a place you propose (country, region, district, dive centre) for a curator to approve
- Maximum depth
- Minimum, maximum and average temperature
- Who your guide was
Each species
- Common or scientific name (or a description if you're not sure what it was)
- How many
- Life stage and sex
- Behaviour
- Depth and temperature of the sighting
- Notes and your photos
In English or Spanish. An ORKA curator checks every record before it is published. Verified data is shared in the Darwin Core standard with science and with the monitoring of the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve; in that data, threatened species carry no exact spot.
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What we've been seeing
Every surveyed dive leaves a record of which species turned up. This isn't a gallery — it's the data as it was written down underwater.
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