Dive & scientific research center · Los Órganos · Peru

Scuba diving in 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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ORKA — Dive & scientific research center · Los Órganos, Peru

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ORKA BuceoTry dives, PADI courses, specialties, guided dives and professional training.ORKA BiodiversidadSpecies observation, marine-biology experiences and exploration of underwater ecosystems.ORKA CienciaLogistics for research, collaboration with universities and monitoring projects.ORKA ConservaciónCitizen science, conservation work and collaboration with initiatives that protect the sea.

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Dive sites from Punta Sal to Cabo Blanco

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.

Nine sites between Punta Sal and Cabo Blanco, close to our port in Los Órganos. Pick a site on the map. Every dive site, one by one →

Vichayito beach near Máncora, on the coast of Piura.
Vichayito beach near Máncora, on the coast of Piura. · Melissamarzo (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vichayito Reefs

Rocky reefs where two seas meet

Max depth
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

Fine-spotted moray (jewel moray)Changos octopusRed-tipped sea goddessGreen spiny lobsterPacific spotted scorpionfish (stone scorpionfish)
What has been seen here, in the guide ↗View on Google Maps ↗
A Cortez angelfish on the Punta Veleros reefs
A Cortez angelfish on the Punta Veleros reefs · © ORKA

Punta Veleros Reefs

Right by Los Órganos, a stone's throw from the pier

Max 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.

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Quebrada Verde

Between El Ñuro and Cabo Blanco, inside the reserve

Max 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.

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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.

Explore the guideWhat lives at each site

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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 whaleJuly – October · 2026: Jul 15 – Oct 15
Green turtlesyear-round
Divingyear-round · high: Dec–Apr & Jul–Oct · water 17–29 °C

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Daily dive trips from Los Órganos

We go out every day. Small groups, local guides, gear inspected before every departure. Want to get certified? See the PADI courses below.

Snorkelling

Guided snorkelling at the Los Órganos Pier, in calm, shallow water.

Minimum two people

  • Snorkelling at the Los Órganos Pier1 hour

    S/ 120 · US$ 37 per personSnorkelling at the Los Órganos Pier

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  • Coastal tour + snorkelling at the Pier2 hours

    S/ 170 · US$ 53 per personCoastal tour + snorkelling at the Pier

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Try dive

Your first dive with a PADI instructor, in calm, shallow water.

For beginners · PADI Discover Scuba Diving

  • 1 dive from the Los Órganos Pier2 hours

    S/ 330 · US$ 102 per personTry dive from the Los Órganos Pier

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  • 1 dive at the Punta Veleros Reefs3 hours

    S/ 390 · US$ 120 per personTry dive at the Punta Veleros Reefs

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Fun Dive

Guided dives at our dive sites, chosen by the state of the sea and your experience.

For certified divers

  • 1 dive from the Los Órganos Pier1 tank

    S/ 290 · US$ 90 per person1-tank fun dive from the Los Órganos Pier

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  • 2 reef dives2 tanks

    S/ 380 · US$ 117 per person2-tank reef fun dive

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  • 2 dives at the Cabo Blanco Artificial Reef or the Punta Sal reefsFull day, logistics permitting · minimum two people

    S/ 490 · US$ 151 per personFull-day fun dive: Cabo Blanco Artificial Reef or Punta Sal reefs

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PADI courses

From your first breath to the professional level, with PADI instructors and small groups. Each course has its details on the courses page.

Equipment included. Every course includes all the equipment you need in the price.

  1. Discover Scuba Diving (try dive)10+1 daymax 12 mYour first breath underwater, always with a PADI instructor at your side. An experience to try diving, not a certification.See the full course →

    S/ 330 · US$ 102 per personTry dive from the Los Órganos Pier

    S/ 390 · US$ 120 per personTry dive at the Punta Veleros Reefs

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  2. PADI Scuba Diver10+2–3 daysmax 12 mThe first part of Open Water: dive to 12 m, always with a professional. Ideal on a tight schedule.See the full course →

    S/ 1,200 · US$ 369 per personPADI Scuba Diver Course

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  3. PADI Open Water Diver10+3 daysmax 18 mThe world's best-known dive certification, valid for life. You finish diving with a buddy to 18 m.See the full course →

    S/ 1,700 · US$ 523 per personPADI Open Water Diver Course

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  4. PADI Advanced Open Water12+3 daysmax 30 mFive adventure dives — deep and navigation are mandatory — that extend your limit to 30 m.See the full course →

    S/ 1,600 · US$ 492 per personPADI Advanced Open Water Course

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  5. PADI Rescue Diver + EFR12+3 daysThe course that makes you the buddy everyone wants: prevent problems, manage them, rescue.See the full course →

    S/ 1,900 · US$ 584 per personPADI Rescue Diver + EFR Course

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  6. PADI Divemaster18+2 weeks min.The first professional level: lead dives, assist on courses and live the operation from inside — including our research work in the Mar Tropical de Grau.See the full course →

    S/ 5,100 · US$ 1,567 per personPADI Divemaster Course

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PADI specialtiesOnce you dive, each specialty teaches you a new kind of diving: Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver · Deep Diver · Peak Performance Buoyancy · Night Diver · Underwater Navigator · Digital Underwater Photographer · Wreck Diver · Search and Recovery Diver.See the specialties →

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Book your spot

Pick a departure and we'll hold your spot while we confirm with you. Payment is arranged directly with us.

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Who we are

Three people, one boat, and many hours of bottom time.

Adriana

Marine biologist & instructor

Adriana

Marine biologist & instructor

Adriana Zavala is a marine biologist and a PADI dive instructor. She has spent more than 10 years leading dive operations in Peru and 8 years exploring the reefs of northern Peru, especially those of Los Órganos, Piura. Her scientific training and her work in marine research and conservation taught her to look at the ocean with admiration and respect. But above all, they left her eager to share what she discovers in it. She loves teaching people to dive among the reefs and watching how they change when they discover, for the first time, a whole world beneath the surface.

She enjoys bringing science closer to people, talking about marine species and creating content that sparks curiosity, even in those who have not yet dared to dive. She is convinced that you do not need to be a scientist or an expert diver to feel connected to the sea: it is enough to discover something you did not know existed, because the better we know the sea, the more reasons we have to care for it and protect it.

Frank

Chemist & instructor

Frank

Chemist & instructor

Frank is a chemist, a PADI dive instructor and a full cave diver. Passionate about science and technology, when he is not underwater he spends his time among computers and scientific papers.

Nacho

Divemaster

Nacho

Divemaster

Nacho Redruello is a Divemaster and an essential part of the ORKA team. With a solid track record guiding dives, he is currently training to become a dive instructor, a sign of his steady commitment to excellence and to technical instruction. Nacho stands out for his patience with students, his strict focus on safety standards and a rare knack for finding the best-hidden marine life on every reef. His goal on every trip is for beginners and experienced divers alike to enjoy the blue with complete confidence and absolute respect for the marine environment.

Photo: © Miguel Tamaya

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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. We will share our database with the authorities, so that it can support new regulation and conservation measures for the Peruvian sea.

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 and average depth
  • Average water temperature on the dive and sea surface temperature (SST)
  • 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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living record

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.

See the sightings map, with filters →

Data as of 11 November 2026.

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