Experience this diving liveaboard in Abrolhos! Set sail to the high sea and explore the Abrolhos Archipelago and its five islands of volcanic origin, home to the greatest marine biodiversity in the South Atlantic. A paradise of crystal-clear waters, Abrolhos offers the best conditions for diving in Abrolhos — contemplative and exploratory alike — and is a must for any diver and lover of marine life. As Brazil's first National Marine Park, it shelters 15 km of coral along its coast and, in winter, becomes a passageway for humpback whales.
Abrolhos in Bahia is home to one of the largest concentrations of fish per square metre on the planet, where you can find unique corals (such as the brain coral Mussismilia braziliensis), turtles, dolphins, seahorses and many other species year-round. You can also dive to explore underwater caves and three shipwrecks open to visitors — the Guadiana, the Santa Catharina and the Rosalinda. In summer, visibility for diving can reach up to 30 metres deep; from July to November, you can witness the spectacle of humpback whales that migrate from the cold polar waters to breed and nurse their young in these warm, protected waters. Abrolhos is also a nursery for turtles and seabirds.
Staying a few days aboard this diving liveaboard Abrolhos is the best immersion you can experience in the marine life in Abrolhos. Without returning to the mainland and without internet or phone signal, you live nature in its purest form: incredible days of day and night dives, sunset stand-up paddle tours and contemplation of humpback whales and other animals in the National Park. Your accommodation is a safe, comfortable catamaran that carries you across to the archipelago, serving the delicious cuisine of Bahia, with all the equipment needed for diving operations, operated by qualified personnel.
“Abra os olhos” (“Open your eyes”), wrote the Portuguese navigators on their nautical charts bound for Abrolhos, on the south coast of Bahia, to warn vessels about the 15 km of coral on the coast. What was once dangerous is now one of the most beautiful ecotourism routes and the first National Marine Park in Brazil. A protected unit since 1983, it covers 87,943 hectares managed by ICMBio, with roughly 1,300 recorded species — 45 of them endangered — that once drew the curiosity of Charles Darwin and Amerigo Vespucci.
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