Stingray
Wreck depth 18-20 meters - Boat
Dive
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Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 2 Minutes
This dive is a boat dive with an old wreck sitting on a sandy
bottom surrounded by Stingrays. You can enter the wreck from
both ends and swim through to the other side. We have a friendly large turtle which
falls in love with us because we feed him when he taps your head for food. This dive
is so condensed with fish it is like swimming in a crowded fish tank. Stingrays,
Eagle Rays and sometimes if you are lucky the odd Manta Rays are waiting in anticipation
to be fed. The wreck is home to Moray's and a large family of Trumpet Fish, Oh! and
not forgetting the dancing prawns inside the wreck are hilarious. This dive is
amazing and divers do it again and again.
!!UPDATE!!
THE TURTLE IS BACK!! NOW MAKE THAT TWO TURTLES!!
Rock de Fabien 22 - 50 meters - Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 4 minutes
This is an amazing dive. As you descend down the line there are Striped
Barracuda everywhere some reaching 1 meter in length. If you are lucky you will also
see some Boxlip mullet. The rock is covered in Coral from top to bottom and it is
surrounded by clear pure white sand. This is not a dive for beginners due to the depth.
Small rock swim through caves with a few little Morays lie in 34 meters.
Yellow Mountain 5 - 24 meters - Shore Dive or Boat
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 7 minutes
This is a very popular dive site as you just giant stride into the water.
Underneath is like diving in the moon pure white crystal clear scenery. As you swim down
through the Lava caves above you small fish called sand smelts litter the view. We
swim through the lava rocks which are multicolored as you can see
from the picture. After 10 minutes we reach a large cave, the width is around 4 meters the
height is 3 meters, we swim through the entrance and come out through the whole in the top
into the sand smelt fish. The boat dive we will anchor in 6 meters of water and travel
down to 18 meters where we will play with several Moray's which live in the ground
below. Just tap on the rocks and watch them come out to play.
 
WHITE MOON / SAN MIGUEL- Boat dive
Distance from Dive Center - 15 Minutes
One of the best dives. Drop into
crystal 25 meters of water, to be met by at least 6 large groupers, then
move to the 30 ledge, dropping off to 40 meters plus, surronded by Black
Coral, and be met by the two huge friendly resident groupers, a huge shoal
of large Barracuda, and usually Puffer fish, various species of rays,
Medregal upto 2 meters, Angel Sharks... the list goes on. An amazing dive.
Champinones depth 22-32 meters - Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 2 Minutes
Championes in the English language means Mushrooms. This got its name
from the type of rock formations you see on this dive. The volcanic scenery here is
very dramatic swimming through holes and little caves with drop off reefs. Also our
friendly Angel Shark called "Pepper" has taken up home here. Large Tuna
including Trigger fish are popular on this dive. Other common fish are Glass-eye
(Catalufa) and Barracuda. We often use this dive as a drift dive because it leads to
Stingray World.
Palm Mar Caves 34 meters - Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 10-15 minutes
This dive is a very interesting dive because it has a history which prevents divers
from going all the way inside the cave, even though we know you cannot resist the
temptation of what is inside. A complete wall of moray eels live inside and outside
the cave in crevices as well as sedentary organisms. A great variety of fish inhabit
this area, you will glass eyes, larger fork beards, lobsters, striped barracudas and
much more. A small cross for the memory of Jacques Cousteau is next to the wall. We drop the
anchor in around 19 meters and you can drop over the ledge to have a look at the cave
mouth. Further to the right of the cave is a statue of the Madonna and baby
Jesus, put there to bless the fisherman as they leave Cristianos
Las Rosas 6 meters - 30 meters Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 7 Minutes
It is a barrier with volcanic rock forming vaults, shallow caves and
small tunnels with large blocks of rock which have fallen from the upper part. Going
down you will swim past different colored algae on the top surfaces
and underneath swim schools of little fish which shine between the rays from the sun which
gives a luminous effect. Monkfish can be found all over the sand between the rocks
and dusky groupers and white bream habitat this area well.
A fantastic dive and easy as we anchor in 6 meters and drop down the ledge to 18
meters. This large ball of fish greets you as you exit a large swim through. For the
more experienced they can swim further down to view the black coral which lies in 30
meters.
Condesito Wreck 10-45 meters
- Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center on Boat - 10 Minutes
This was a large coaster carrying a cargo of concrete which crashed
into one of the walls at the lighthouse. Lying between 10-15 meters the wreck itself
gives a good length of time to visit different rooms inside of the wreck. Access is
easy from the forward hold swimming through the remains of the cargo. The wreck is
home to a family of Trumpet Fish and Octopus with the top of the wreck surrounded by
thousands of Sardines. This dive also swims off to an area which is called Black
Coral, a spectacular view as this is at 40 meters with a drop of going down to 60 meters.
Steps/Bannanas 20-37 meters - Boat Dive Drift
Distance from Dive Center - 5 Minutes
This is a boat dive where you can jump in from 3 meters or descend
free falling to 15 meters. This dive is only for the very experienced only because
the currents. This is were we have always spotted our dolphin friends, up to now
they will not come near us they only view from a distance but we are working on
it. The top part of this dive is a rocky platform just 5m below the
surface of the water. We swim past a platform which lies many black long-spined
sea-urchins before we drop to our depth which can be fast depending on which way we
go. Swimming around us, we will see schools of striped barracudas, almaco jacks
feeding on the banks of the smaller fish and locust lobsters also are found here.
Diver have described this area as like flying. This is where we normally see
the Angel Sharks as this is an area which we personally use and have yet to see another
school dive here.
Coral Arch 18-24 meters - Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center - 5 Minutes
This is a dive with a difference. We anchor in about 18 meters and swim down
through arches and small little tunnels. Underneath one great large arch is a Stone
Dolphin which is for
Jacques
Cousteau, an amazing feature. Another chair and photo monument lies in memory of an
old friend of our town from the old La Morena. The soft corals and
colors underneath the arches are a must.
Ali Baba Caves 40 meters - Boat Dive
Distance from Dive Center - 10 Minutes
This dive is not for the novice divers.
Descending into 32 meters we descend straight down the anchor line next to a cliff like
drop. Dropping over the edge brings you into the cave mouth. We have seen many
Angel Sharks and Large Groupers on this dive. Bring your torch as when you shine
your torch on the walls the whole cave comes alive. The entrance of the cave lies on pure
white sand which if you look behind you drops off again but we only look. Above the
caves the bubbles brush your face as you swim over the top. Once again not for the
inexperienced as on a high tide we have reached 45 meters on the cave mouth.
Currents can be expected some days.
The Blow Hole.
Distance from Dive Center - 25 Minutes Drive
This is a dive only for the advanced and the
adventurous diver. The entrance point is a 5 meter giant stride into a Blow Hole
approximately 3 meters across. At the bottom of the blow hole you exit through a
cavern full of Octopus, Lobsters and prawns. Once in the open sea the dive continues
up to a depth to about 25 meters, you then enter into a large cave system with plenty of
entrance and exits. The cave system is in a maximum of 6 meters deep which allows
lot and lots of bottom time. Typical fish are Catulufa, Dorada, Parrot Fish, Various
Eels and lots of anemone (I think that's how you spell it. The dive finish's
underneath steps making an easy exit.
Stone City 15 - 20 meters
Distance from Dive Center - 6 Minutes
We do this as a drift dive dropping
off the boat into around 12 meters of water and following the amazing white sand down to
the drop of 20 meters. We follow along the coast going with the current (easy life)
and on this dive you will see all our normal local fish and also Stingray's. This
dive is not dived by any other school (to our knowledge) as it is covered in beautiful
shells all along the sea bed. This is a nice relaxing dive taking in the beautiful
scenery and having the time to enjoy just being there. There is always lots of
Sardines on this dive.
There are over 7 different sites in which we visit for deep dives. Please understand
that it is only qualified and experienced divers who can dive these dives. We
will have a separate boat, stage tanks and all safety procedures will be followed.
On Friday's we dive with the locals here in Tenerife. Friday's are a day where we
explore the deep dives so we know EXACTLY where to take you when you get here.
Distance from Dive Center - 8
Minutes
Cita Del Mar - Large Old Ship Wreck,
a fishing trawler, lies
in 48 meters. I call it the ghost ship as it still has a presence to this day.
We free fall into 25
meters and swim down to the wreck, delayed smb's are carried and free ascents on this
dive. The boat follows the whole dive. 15 Lts are carried pumped to 225 Bar
and ponies also.
Distance from Dive Center -
7 Minutes or 10 Minutes (two different area's)
Black Coral - Now
we have two dives which are called Black Coral, one is called Coral Negro which means the
same in Spanish. These dives lead us down to 45 meters where on both dives you will
find arches created by the lava flow years ago. If your lucky you might see the two
moon fish which live there. This is where you see the big fish, large black
stingray's, Angel Sharks, Groupers and always lots of large groups of Barracuda.
These dive sites are only 5 minutes on the boat from Las Galletas harbour. We have
been diving this dive for 4 years now and even we go back on our days off.
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