Santo Antão · Cabo Verde · Wall
Pared Bitxon
A deep start at the foot of the wall
Pared Bitxon is one of the Santo Antão wall dives, a deep profile that starts at the bottom of the route and climbs back along the wall edge. It runs a little deeper than Hanging Garden, and divers come for the wall itself and for the open water alongside it.
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
A sandy descent leads to the point where the wall drops at 33 m. From that turn the dive becomes a slow climb up the wall edge, with divers watching out into the blue for passing life until they reach the shallows.
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.
Sources
- Dive Sites — Green Turtle Diving Center
- Santo Antao Art Resort diving holiday — EWDR
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