during the summer the visibility is usually a little better but if the wind is strong or the currents active then the diving can either be better or worse so visitors must take this into account.

however, there is almost always something to see so even on a rainy day the diving instructors will take guests out to sea - other great places for both diving and snorkeling are the filhote, gravatás, and feia islands.

holidaymakers often wonder why búzios is so rich in aquatic wildlife and the reason is the 'resurfacing phenomenon', which refers to an oceanic current pushing down from antarctica bringing a wave of nutrients that attracts huge fish such as manta-rays and groupers.