Santo Antão · Cabo Verde · Wall
Hanging Garden
A wall face hung with gorgonians and black coral
Hanging Garden is a wall dive off Santo Antão whose face is covered in gorgonians and black coral. Divers come for the coral-hung wall and for whatever may appear in the open blue beside it, on a profile that starts at its deepest point and works upward.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Santo Antão and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The descent runs over sand and rock until the wall drops away at 30 m. From there divers begin a slow ascent along the edge of the wall, its face thick with gorgonians and black coral, and keep one eye on the blue for whatever passes.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good |
Season follows Santo Antão: Diving runs year-round; April to June and October to November are the best months, and autumn brings the best odds of a manta ray or whale shark.
Dive videos
Hanging Garden · Fernando Ferreira on YouTube
Questions divers ask
What certification does Hanging Garden need?+
The dive begins where the wall drops at 30 m before ascending along its edge, so Advanced Open Water covers the depth.
Sources
- Dive Sites — Green Turtle Diving Center
- Santo Antao Art Resort diving holiday — EWDR
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