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Montaña Guaza
Good for bad weather diving due to being in a protected area and situated close to the dive centre. The site is perfect if you just want a quick fix and can sometimes throw up a “what a fantastic dive moment” if you're lucky enough to meet passing dolphins, that have, on rare occasions, been known to stay around for a quick play with the friendly aliens. The dolphins themselves come looking for a free meal on the vast amounts of fish, that are attracted by the near by fish farms. Great for: Snorkelling with dolphins roncadores, stingrays and a morass of other sea life. Depth: 10/24 Vis: 15/25. Current: Easy to moderate. Level: 1. Good for all.
El Condesito
Top notch wreck dive and a deeper dive to see the famous Tenerife black coral. The 30 metre length cement ship lost steering and ran aground off the islands Southerly tip in the 1970s. Features lots of everything, but be careful of the scorpion fish and sea urchins. The dive to the black coral canyons is for more experienced divers due to the depths and is complimentary to the wreck dive. Great for: Large trumpet fish lots of lizard fish, morays and rays Depth: 10/35 Vis: 15/25+. Current: Moderate to strong. Wreck: Level: 1. Good for all. Black Coral Dive: Level 2. Experienced divers only.
Roncadores del Faro
Two dive sites rolled into one situated at the Southern tip of the island near the El Faro lighthouse. The first part of the dive one is for all levels of diver and features breathtaking basaltic rock columns and small caverns and good enough to be a dive all on its own. For the more advanced divers, a trip down to around 35 metres to see amongst the canyons, Tenerife black coral is possible. Great for: Zebra bream, parrot fish, cuttlefish, barracuda, trumpet fish, octopus and large shoal of roncadores. Depth: 6/40 Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate. Level 1/2/3. Dependent on route taken.
El Aquario: AKA The Rays or Stingray City
This is a small wreck next to a rocky reef where stingrays are regularly hand fed by some dive centres. The profusion of common stingrays gives the site its aliases and other varieties of ray to be seen include the bigger Atlantic and butterfly ray. Great for: Sting rays, moray eels, jacks and Atlantic damsel fish. Depth: 6/40 Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate. Level. With some experience
TENERIFE SCUBA DIVING SITE REVIEWS
Las Vistas: Shore Dive.
This is our house reef, situated directly outside the dive centre. Cuttlefish and octopus to be found and sometimes we have the pleasure of young angel sharks. Great for: Small roncadores, sea bream, lizard & puffer fish. Depth: 6/12. Vis: 15/25. Current: Easy to moderate. Level: 1. Good for all
El Meridian
Deliberately sunk in 2005, this 18 wreck lays next to a rocky reef, which gives her a great chance of becoming a magnet for a large variety of marine life in the near future. Great for: Several species of ray to be seen along with a growing numbers of common reef fish. Depth: 30m. Vis: 15/25m Current: Moderate to strong. Level: 3. Experienced advanced divers only.
El Balito
Unusual site with bizarre rock formations, caverns, giant boulders, crevices and a swim through at 28 metres. There is a very different end to this dive that see the diver surfacing inside a tunnel surrounded by bubbles and flicking light shafts. Great for: Shrimps, crabs, lobsters and sea anemones. Depth: 18/30m. Vis: Limited Current: Moderate. Level: 1. Good for everyone.
Marazul
Rocky dive along a range cliffs making for a relaxing and interesting dive site with fish aplenty Great for: Anemones, large school of roncadores, barracuda, trumpet fish, passing rays, moray eels, cuttlefish and octopus. Depth: 6/20m. Vis: 15/25m Current: Moderate. Level: 1. Good for everyone.
Playa Paraiso
Two canyons with a great diversity and abundance of sea life This is also the best dive around Tenerife to meet the elusive two metre Atlantic ray, and if the season is right, the beautiful Angel shark. Great for: Shoals of bream & barracuda, many, species of ray, cuttlefish, glass eyes, and Parrot fish,. Depth: 10/24m. Vis: 15/25m Current: Moderate. Level: 1. Good for everyone.
El Puertito
Small village with a sleepy bay. Underwater offers the student diver an easy shallow dive teaming with fish and a sandy bottom to demonstrate skills. For experienced divers, the shallow depths should not put you off seeing this bay, as it has more than a lot of dive sites, you will see in your life and for the the site has little or no current so you can lay in wait for that perfect shot. Great for: Photographers, turtle sightings, butterfly & bull rays, octopus, cuttlefish and masses of the regular reef fish. Depth: 4/12m. Vis: 15/25. Current: Easy. Level: 1. Good for everyone.
La Caleta
Series of rocks that break the surface and continue down into a wall dive. Currents can be a bit snappy but generally this just makes for a good drift dive. Great for: Big shoals of roncadores, stingrays and all the regular reef fish. Depth: 12/20m. Vis: 15/25. Current: Can be strong. Level: 1. Good for everyone.
Pecios Gemelos
Two wrecks, a 12 metre cabin cruiser and a 15 metre yacht laying 2 metres apart. Both were purposely sunk by a now defunct submarine tour company. Not the biggest of sites, allowing for a leisurely dive with plenty of time to look around and take lots of photo's. Care needs to be taken due to a number of resident scorpion fish. Great for: Big shoals of roncadores, moray eels, spider crabs and much more. Depth: 22m. Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate to strong. Level: 2. Advanced divers.
Roncadores Palm Mar
One of our most regularly visited sites. Boasts a large volcanic canyon, and as you dive down from this point, along a cliff to 25 metres, you come to a large sandy area with lots of rock reef. Great for: Big schools of roncadores & barracuda, stingrays, sea bream, wrasse, lizard & puffer fish and in winter, larger angel sharks. Depth: 8/25 Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate. Level: 1. Good for all
Cueva de Palm Mar
One of the top Tenerife dive sites, with a mixture of diving skill required to make the dive and as such designated for only the most experienced divers. The buoy line ends at 16 metres at the point of a drop off to 30 metres. On the way down there are some interesting dark ally ways to checkout. When you reach the 30 metre mark there is a little explored cave. This cave has seen the darker side of scuba with several diver deaths and is treated with the respect it deserves. At the entrance there is a memorial cross that acts as a reminder to not stray too far in. Further along the dive you hit 40 metres and come across a series of pinnacles and lots of garden eels. Great for: Varieties of moray; brown, tiger & Mediterranean, caverns and cave. Depth: 16/40 Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate. Level: 2. Experienced advanced divers only
Cueva de Neptuno
Interesting safe cave to checkout with much to see inside. After seeing the cave the dive becomes a comfortable drift into deep water to a series of canyons. Hopefully you'll see passing larger rays and if it's winter season, angel sharks on the move. Great for: varieties of moray eel; stingrays, a large shoal of red glass eye and masses of other sea life. Depth: 12/30+ Vis: 15/25. Current: Moderate. Level: 2. Experienced advanced divers only.
Los Cañones
The sometimes extreme conditions around this site means that it is not often dived and is only for the experienced diver. Great drift diving to be had here. The dive plan is left to the last minute, to check the days conditions then we either descend to 30 metres along a canyon or go down to 40 metres to the wall. Great for: Larger than life rock formations, barracuda and the only place for big grouper. Depth: 20/40+. Vis: 15/25. Current: Strong to moderate. Level 2. Experienced divers only.
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