Divespots Gran Canaria
1. Allegranza: The former, almost 40m long fishing boat was several years in front of the port of Puerto de Mogán sunk, to the tourists from the U-boat, "Yellow Submarine" to provide an objective. Through various winter storms, it is broken into several parts. In addition to a large flock of yellow fin Grunts you find Bogas, sardines, trumpet fish and many more.
Travel time by boat: 5 minutes Maximum depth: 19 meters Location: right in front of the port of Mogán
2. Cermonia II: Since year 2000, the Cermonia II lies less than 40 meters away from the Allegranza, laterally on the seabed. Here is also often the "Yellow Submarine" to see. In the open water are almost always barracudas, and often chasing tunas.
Travel time by boat: 5 minutes Maximum depth: 19 meters Location: right in front of the port of Mogán
3. Blue Bird (especially for advanced): Something for the experienced diver is a dive at the Blue Bird, a former fishing trawler. Here is a "fish wall" so that you can see the wreck only, when you have fought you through the wall. In the blue water are actually always chasing mackerel to found.
Prerequisites: 100 dives & depth of experience Travel time by boat: 15 minutes Maximum depth: 45 meters Location: about 2 km off the port of Mogán
4. Reserva Marina del Cabron (Arinaga): Reserva Marina del Cabron is perhaps the most likely and popular dive site in Gran Canary. On Fridays it is not possible to get to the boat, because of the market along the port so we offer as an alternative two dives in the Marine National Park Arinaga, below from the airport. Here we dive from the shore and at three entry points, Punta de la Sal, Punta de la Monja and El Hoyo, offer to explore the possibility various dive sites Apart from a bizarre underwater landscape of grottos, chimneys, archways and several small caves are several large schools of fish and a great species richness find. If we follow the reef edge on the left side you meet at a depth of 30m on a large yellow Gorgonian.
Depth: 8-32 meters Travel time by car: 45 minutes Location: near the airport
5. Artifiselle: Boat dive on an artificial reef at the University of Las Palmas. On the various concrete formations are often barracudas, Angel sharks and different Stingray species to observe. Snow-white sand, therefore, often good visibility, but also partially strong current.
Depth: 23 meters Journey time by boat: 40 minutes Location: between Arguineguin and the Lighthouse of Maspalomas, about 2km off the coast
6. Pasito Blanco: An oval formed plateau reef with a depth up to of 20m. The reef boasts a wide of variety species, exposed moray eels, a huge stationary swarm of barracudas and predators often hunting in open water. Almost always found there are large stingrays and a large puffer, Tamboril Espinosa.
Depth: 14-20 meters Travel time by boat: 40 minutes Location: Pasito Blanco is the same port in the Bay before the lighthouse of Maspalomas
7. La Caleta: Dive spot we hit in late summer with the car. During this time you have here an almost 100% Manta guarantee. For the long travel time and sometimes a bit difficult entry you will be rewarded with a fascinating spectacle, when the elegant Mantas glide over the diver. If conditions allow it, we'll do here a break on the surface for the second dive. Alternatively, we go a little further to Sardina del Norte.
Depth: 18 - 22m Travel time by car: 90 - 100min Location: across the northwest of the island
8. Sardina del Norte: Dive at the jetty of Sardina del Norte
Depth: 15m Travel time by car: 90 - 100min Location: across the northwest of the island
9. Playa del Cura: A natural reef, with shoals of small fish and a little wreck (Armando Theodoro) about 14m long. Besides the usual schools of fish here on Gran Canary, patrolling a blue triggerfish.
Depth: 21m Travel time by boat: 15 minutes Location: the artificial beach in front of Playa de Amadores
10. El Russo: El Russo is a Russian airfoil boat that was sunk in 2000 by Playa de Mujeres, and in a depth of 17 meters lies. The wreck is 30 meters long and 9 meters wide. Through the relatively shallow depth, is it through different winter storms ripped very far apart, so we take this wreck not very often. To see are also the two powerful machines of the airfoil boat.
Depth: 17m Duration by ship: 35min Location: Playa de Mujeres off the cement factory at Arguineguin
11. El Pajar: El Pajar is a fringing reef in front of the cement factory of Arguineguin. The partial reef edge offers many small creatures such as spider crabs, arrow crabs, slipper lobster, or lobsters protection and accommodation. In addition to a large bank of bastard grunts, here are almost always stingrays, and a lot of barracudas to see. And if he does not just stuffed in a column has withdrawn, a large puffer waiting for the divers.
Depth: 14 - 17m Travel time by boat: 30 min Location: in front Arguineguin
12. El Perchel: Drift dive on the steep coast Gran Canary, direction Tenerife. There are many small and juvenile fishes. The reef runs out in a sand surface, countless garden eels can be found. Since the reef starts already on 6m, its ideal place for the first dives of our students and for snorkeling.
Depth: 6 - 16m Travel time by boat 8 min Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
13. Taibabales: Anchor here at the transition between reef and scree field, which gently transferred on a sandy bottom with numerous garden eels. At the end is waiting a small cave, in there almost always canaries lobsters are found.
Depth: 14 - 17m Travel time by boat: 12 min Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
14. Islands Corner: This is the northwestern of our dive spots. Islands Corner is now virtually unknown and is served by any other dive school. More or less by random, we heard about this place. About water rises the steep coast nearly 60m vertically into the height, underwater is this not as deep, but on no less impressive. In addition to great abundance of fish, you find different Gorgonian and large stingrays. Often current
Depth: 12-19m Travel time by boat: 30 min Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
15. Playa de Amadores: Shore dive on perhaps the best beach in Gran Canary. Comfortable entry over the inside mole of the protection wall hence also ideal for the first open water dives of our students. On the outer mole are big schools of Sardines to see. An impressive spectacle when predators such as barracudas and mackerel in the middle of these schools to go hunting.
Depth: 6 - 12m Travel time by car: 10 minutes
16. Veneguera: a beautiful rock formation on the rocky coast of Veneguera. Anchor at a large boulder, about 40m away from the reef. About a sandy bottom with numerous eels to get to the cliff with spectacular rock formations
Depth: 17m Travel time by boat: 8 - 10 minutes Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
17. Comoto: "Deep dive" on a small fishing boat, 18m long. Around the wreck is a large swarm of Grunts. In and around the wreck are hermit crabs, clup-tipped sea anemones, charonias tritonis and much more. Buried in the sand are often butterfly rays; torpedos and angel sharks to discover.
Depth: 28 - 30m Travel time by boat: 12 min Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
18. El Manatial: Beautiful underwater rock formations where you can see yet clearly the lava tracks of the volcano eruption. But the view into the open water is always worthwhile. Unfortunately we can not promise that Wahoo’s, dolphins or something similar is becoming found here.
Depth: 6 - 17m Travel time by boat: 11 min Location: on the northwest coast of Gran Canary, direction Tenerife
19th Piper 32: "Deep dive" on a small plane wreck, a Piper Cherokee P32. For a long time almost entirely hidden under sand, has the last winter storm it uncovered again. Several morays have found their home here, as well as a large swarm of sardines.
Depth: 35m Travel time by boat: 11 min Location: in front of Puerto Rico
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