Scuba Diving in Puerto del Carmen

Spain has earned a solid reputation among tourists for the variety of opportunities and great diving conditions it has to offer. Among the most popular Spanish destinations is Puerto del Carmen   located on the south-east side of Lanzarote on the Canary Islands. Because of the weather conditions Puerto del Carmen is a perfect year-round destination. The climate here is warm and dry with the average daytime temperature ranging from about 21C/70F in January to 29C/84F in August. Annual rainfall is just 14cm/5.5in and the water temperature ranges from 18C/64F in February to 23C/73F in September and October. Its water visibility reaches 40m/131ft.

Puerto del Carmen is of volcanic origin which makes its underwater landscape unforgettable. Diving opportunities are various. Divers can explore volcanic caves, caverns, lava tubes and wrecks. The rocks are covered with anemones, sponges and soft corals and are home to  a wide variety of marine life, including angel sharks, butterfly rays, barracudas, groupers, moray eels, jacks, bream, sardines, cuttlefish, octopus, seahorses, damselfish, wrasse and more. With both boat and shore dives and the depth and skill range of its dive sites, Puerto del Carmen gained a reputation of a great location for training. You can find a lot of diving centers and schools offering a wide range of diving trips and courses, but we suggest to book in advance scuba diving in Puerto del Carmen using Divebooker.com.

Puerto del Carmen has a few outstanding sites to offer. The most famous is Atlantida Tunnel and its adjoining caves. The system is the largest volcanic tunnel in the world and has over 7km/4mi in length. Its caves and galleries were created as a result of an eruption of the volcano of Monte Corona. Among the most popular dive sites off Puerto del Carmen is another popular destination, La Cathedral. It is a cave with an abundant marine life and is best suited for advanced divers.  Playa Chica is a dive site for divers of all levels and offers a chance to discover a beautiful underwater landscape with a variety of marine life. Fariones is also an easy dive site, great for beginners, where divers can see angel sharks, sepia and lots of different smaller fish. Richies Place is a dive site for advanced divers that features giant walls  going down into the abyss, amazing drop offs, immense sharp rocks, caves, underwater canyons, large sand bars, and arches teeming with a lot of different marine creatures.