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Diving SpainDiving Spain encompasses not only the dive spots around Spain itself but also the Canary Islands - a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. Most of the diving around Spain is in the Mediterranean. This warm, temperate sea has very limited communications with other seas. The strait of Gibraltar - the gateway to the Atlantic - is both narrow and shallow. At the Eastern end is the Suez Canal through which a slight current takes Red Sea water into the Med. Since the Suez Canal opened in 1869, several species of Red Sea fish have spread into the Mediterranean. Water temperatures range from 14 oC to 24 oC in September. In summer you'll need a 5 mm wetsuit, in winter a 7 mm wetsuit or drysuit. Spain Dive Sites • Spain Diving Operators• Spain Accommodation• Books to Take to Spain • Your Comments
Spain Dive SitesDive Tenerife • Dive Lanzarote • Dive Medes Islands • Dive Costa Del Sol Tenerife, Canary IslandsSee below for Tenerife Dive Operators.
"Great subaquatic life." Dive operators include: Ocean Blue Divers
"Clear water, big mushroom shaped rocks with loads of life." Dive operators include: Ocean Blue Divers
"Loads of stingrays and great view." Dive operators include: Ocean Blue Divers
" Vertical wall full of morays, stingrays, octopus, tuna, parrotfish, bogues, barracuda and angelsharks."
"Deep dive. A lot of groupers, red and black coral, greats jackfishes and barracudas, sharks, stingrays, morays, tuna."
"Beautiful reef. At the end there are a cave with a big and friendly grouper. There are morays, tuna, barracudas, trumpet, trigger fish, parrot fish, eels, giants anemone and stingrays."
"Reef in the open sea (unprotected, always current), upper rim at 8m depth, drops straight off to 37m on eastside and in terrasses to 42m depth on the westside. Little cavern and passthrough at 37m. Another part of this reef is further out and we call it Black Mountain. Wrasses, Sardines, Moray Eels, Barracudas, Tuna, Groupers and Amberjacks."
"Volcanic caves and bridges."
"Horizontal volcanic lava tunnel cutting trough a reef. The Tunnel is about 60m long, 10m wide and 4m high. This tunnel- or cave system has a huge entrance and several exits on the other side. In the first third of the tunnel you find also a 3m wide hole in the ceiling where you can surface. At maximum depth at 20m on another reef in front of the main reef you find a little cave. In this cave you encounter a very nice sea anemone and a huge pile of eaten shells in the furthest corner of the cave. As nobody ever encountered the producer of this heap of shell garbage, we call the cave The Cave of the Evil Beast!." Lanzarote, Canary IslandsSee below for Lanzarote Dive Operators.
"The top of reef is at approx 18m and the bottom at about
24-27m. Large groupers, rays."
"30m shore dive. fin out from bay, past house reef (groupers, bream, angel sharks, wrasse and parrot fish) drop down to 20m and then over overhang to cathedral opening at 30m. Yellow sponges in rear of cave. Ascent up onto 20 m area and slow fin back to bay."
"Night dive with Safari Diving, Puerto Del Carmen. A must a one hour evening dive following cuttle fish feeding, octopus, star gazers, rough tailed rays" Medes Islands, Costa BravaThe Illes Medes are a marine reserve which has some of the best diving in Spain. These tiny islands are reached by boat: the nearest launch site is L'Estartit, Costa Brava. See below for Dive Operators visiting Illes Medes.
"Named for the little dolphin statue, its a system of caves through one of the Medes Islands in the marine reserve, full of groupers and bream, with beautiful gorgonian corals and eagle rays cruising by.
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"Another Medes Island dive, going as deep as 55 meters, but at 18 to 25m you meet the friendly groupers and feel like you're swimming in an aquarium! Wonderful corals and rays here too. The other Medes Islands dive sites (13 in all) are great and well worth a visit.
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"A stride entry off rocks into the sea. Depths from 8 metres to 19 metres with three large outcrops of rocks giving home to an abundance of life including moray eels, wrasse, bream, mullet, soft coral and octopus."
"A sea dive suitable for Open Water or Advanced divers. Plenty of life around the rocks, including a resident conger eel, scorpionfish and plenty of nudibranch. More experienced divers can venture a little further to explore the sunken fishing boat and two cars!"
"This wide bay really has something for everyone. Superb for beginners with lots of interest even in the shallower water. Depth ranges between 8 and 25 metres with huge rocks and large crevices in the cliff face. Octopus, sunfish and eels will be seen. Be aware that the current can be quite strong at times around the point." Spain Diving OperatorsRecommend a dive operator or list your diving company on this page. Diving Tenerife • Lanzarote Dive Operators • Dive Grand Canaria • Diving Costa Blanca • Diving Costa Del Sol • Diving Costa Tropical • Diving Costa Brava
PADI 5 Star IDC Dive centre located in the beautiful seaside town of Moraira on the Costa Blanca, Spain. Daily Boat dives, Night dives and Cavern dives. Scuba Moraira
Mermaid Diving Moraira
Scubaworld
PADI 5 star dive centre and BSAC Dive training centre located on the beachfront where Playa de las Americas meets Los Cristianos. Courses on demand and boat diving all year round. Aqua-Marina Oxygene
Ocean Blue Divers "One dive was 40 Euro but I paid 265 Euro for a 10 pack plus a night dive. I'd love to go back next year."
Dive operators include: Ocean Blue Divers
Atlantic Divers "We are a PADI 5 Star Gold Palm IDC Centre and a BSAC Dive Training Centre.
Duty free equipment. Accommodation and airport transfers arranged."
PADI 5 star IDC centre in South Tenerife. All organisations welcome. Offer scuba diving for beginners to Instructor levels. On-site NITROX facilities available. Duty free equipment sales. Accommodation and airport transfers arranged. Tenerife Dive
Wannadive Tenerife S.L.
Ocean Diving Tenerife
Scubayaci Diving Tenerife "We've been in Las Galletas, and we did some dives with scubayaci diving centre; it was so great and incredible; diving with seaturtles, rays....; and Yaci was soo funy, and an excellent instructor; really we recommended this dive centre to anyone, for a non divers, training courses, and experienced divers!!!it's soo safty, professional, and funny!!!!!."
SeaDive Centre
Diving education from beginer to Instructor by CMAS and PADI and SSI, TEC Diving and TEC courses by Pro Tec, Rebreather, Trimix. Scuba Shop. German, Spanish and English spoken. Dive Centre ATLANTIK
Safari Diving S.L. "Safari are based directly on the beach, international team of very competent guides, knowledge of local flora and forna and marine environments is amazing. Team are definately 100% customer focussed and there is no hidden costs at all. We have dived with the
team on 3 seperate occassions (35 dives)and will again.
Learn to scuba dive with Dive Academy Gran Canaria a sea-front Padi 5 star IDC Centre and Gold Palm resort, we have our own large private pool for training or if experienced just come diving with us by boat or shore. All Padi course available. Dive Academy Gran Canaria
Buceo Canarias
Cover the Benalmadena costam diving in Fuengirola, Malaga and throughout Andalucia. One2onediving
Offer recreational scuba dives for already certified divers, along with a range of scuba diving courses, in and around Almuñécar and the bay of La Herradura. Cater for small groups and individuals of all ages and abilities. As registered Emergency First Response Instructors they also offer First Aid Courses that are applicable both when diving and in normal day-to-day life. Buddies Dive Centre
Padi Dive School, operating in the Costa Tropical, Southern Spain. Dive in La Herradura, Almunecar, Salobrena, Motril, Calahonda etc. Teach all Padi courses and guide fun dives as well. Only small groups. Will pick you up at your accommodation and return you there. Speak English, Dutch and basic German. Seriously Blue Diving
Aquatics Diving School
One hour from Barcelona, Costa Brava. Tossasub
Dive the Medes Islands. PADI Courses from Open Water through to the professional Divemaster qualification and Internships. Passatge Clavell 9 "Kenna Eco Diving on the Costa Brava supports marine conservation research and is great to join for subsidised volunteer diving trips and dive holidays. It's run by lovely people too."
Air and nitrox. Offer reduced prices on apartments, hotel and campsite. BWATER DIVER Spain AccommodationHotel MARITIM****, El Burgado, 1. 38410 Puerto de la Cruz / Los Realejos. Tenerife. Islas Canarias. Tel.: +34 922379000. Fax: +34 922379037 . E-mail: info@hotelmaritimtenerife.com. Angel Holidays GbR, Roßbergweg 3, 73432 Aalen Germany. Tel: 0049 73673939800. E-mail: info@angel-holidays.de.
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