Dive Sites

Tenerife is known for stunning underwater landscapes shaped by the volcanic activity, and colors that sometimes make you feel like you're on a different planet. The best thing though is certainly the richness and diversity of the marine life. There's a good chance to see turtles, angelsharks, rays and many other species.

Alcalá, DiveBase House Reef

Min Depth 3 m / 10 feet Max Depth 15 m / 49 feet Difficulty Easy Certification -

Welcome to our house reef, also known as Baja de la Tortuga, Bay of the Turtle, also home for rays, and other wonderful creatures! You can enter the water using either of the two ladders or a ledge with a giant stride. The underwater landscape is typical of the Tenerife West Cost with dark sand and black volcanic rocks. The bottom is sloping gently to the maximum depth of 14 meters near a large anchor. Take your time to look for hidden octopus, cuttlefish and a school of resident barracudas.

La Cueva De Las Morenas

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 35 m / 115 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

La Cueva De Las Morenas is a famous dive site in the south of Tenerife that is a home of four different species of moray eels - duck-billed, black, spotted and moraine. There's an underwater platform with a sandy bottom where thousands of garden eels live. The cave can be explored by experienced divers. In front of the cave there is a statue of the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of those who live off the sea, and a plaque with a figure of a dolphin that honors the great Jacques Cousteau.

Playa Las Vistas

Min Depth 6 m / 20 feet Max Depth 12 m / 39 feet Difficulty Easy Certification -

Playa Las Vistas is an ideal dive site for your first experience, courses, refresh and night dives. The entry and exit point is at the beach. We dive along the left reef and enjoy the company of the marine life.

Palmar Wall

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 25 m / 82 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

Palmar Wall is famous for the underwater volcanic rock formations and a pretty good chance to meet angelsharks, rays, turtles and barracudas. We can stay on the reef at around 16 meters or navigate with the compass and explore the deeper sandy bottom where you can usually spot angelsharks and rays.

Gerachico

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 20 m / 66 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

The dive site is located near the historic town of Garachico and the old port that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. It's famous for the unique underwater topography and diverse marine life. The depth ranges from 10 to 40 meters, so it's good for both new and experienced divers.

Tubo De Gerachico (The Tunnel)

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 20 m / 66 feet Difficulty Advanced Certification Advanced Open Water Diver

Tubo de Garachico is a 150-meter-long underwater tunnel, at the depth of 20 meters. The tunnel has no branches, so you can't get lost. As you swim through, you can see diverse volcanic landscape and light shining through multiple skylights in the ceiling. This dive is suitable for expert divers only.

Roque De Gerachico

Min Depth 30 m / 98 feet Max Depth 40 m / 131 feet Difficulty Advanced Certification Advanced Open Water Diver

The dive is along a verical wall covered with orange coral which is very uncommon and unique to this site. Of course, it's also full of marine life including lobsters, moray eels, damselfish and clownfish.

Montana Amarilla

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 30 m / 98 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

The name Montana Amarilla (Yellow Mountain) comes from the yellow volcanic sand that covers an underwater hill. The landscape is unique and the marine life is rich including glass eye fish, moray eels, garden eels, angel fish and others.

Cueva De Los Cerebros

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 18 m / 59 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

The 'Cerebros' cave is one of the largest in Tenerife. It's a Special Area of Conservation. The cave is full of volcanic formations and brain-shaped sponges. Hence the name - cerebros means brains. The dive is a unique experience especially with the abudance of marine life including clownfish, lobsters and black stingrays.

Las Eras

Min Depth 12 m / 39 feet Max Depth 40 m / 131 feet Difficulty Easy Certification -

Las Eras, located on the eastern coast of Tenerife, is a favored dive site known for calm conditions and exceptional visibility. There are two routes from 12 all the way to 40 meters. It's a perfect dive site for divers of all experience levels. The panorama of volcanic rock formations is stunning. Expect to encounter endemic species such as trumpet fish, parrotfish, barracudas, and moray eels.

Abades

Min Depth 6 m / 20 feet Max Depth 12 m / 39 feet Difficulty Easy Certification -

Abades Bay has two beautiful rocky reefs, full of marine life, including various types of rays, green turtles, octopus, cuttlefish, trumpet fish and much more. It's a shallow dive so you can stay a long time admiring the wonderful sea creatures.

Abades Mountain

Min Depth 10 m / 33 feet Max Depth 12 m / 39 feet Difficulty Easy Certification -

Abades Mountain is a Marine Reserve. It is an easy dive perfect for beginners. There's plenty of marine life including trumpet fish, stingray, sponges and sea urchins which cover the rock formations and small caves that divers can explore.

El Condesito

Min Depth 18 m / 59 feet Max Depth 30 m / 98 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Open Water Diver

In 1971, the 30-meter-long ship 'The Condesito' tragically ran aground near the south tip of Tenerife. The Rasca Lighthouse was built to prevent similar accidents in the future. The wreck lies at the bottom of a 20-meter-deep underwater canyon. It is fragmented into several pieces with rich variety of marine life all around it.

El Meridian

Min Depth 30 m / 98 feet Max Depth 32 m / 105 feet Difficulty Easy Certification Advanced Open Water Diver

El Meridian is one of Tenerife's most well-known dive sites. It's a must-visit for any diver. The site is a home to the El Meridian wreck, a cargo ship that sank in 1978. The ship, now full of marine life, provides is a good exploration opportunity and is a habitat to a variety of species. You'll find schools of barracuda, trumpet fish and rays making this place their home. The wreck, sitting at a depth of 30 meters, can be appreciated by both experienced and intermediate divers.