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Diving in Tenerife

Explore diving in Tenerife

Volcanic island with beautiful beaches of glistening black sand, blue skies and mountains are the setting for many of Tenerife's diving spots.

Scuba diving in Tenerife means diversifying your experiences, as sandy bottoms alternating with rocks and cliffs overlooking the sea are suitable for all levels, from beginner to expert and even technical divers. In the depths of Tenerife reside many and different forms of aquatic life, some of these now live only in the Canary Islands or migrate at specific times of the year.

Many diving spots in Tenerife are characterized by volcanic environments, which worked by the erosion of the sea have formed caves, tunnels and truly unique environments.

When to dive in Tenerife

One of the advantages of scuba diving in Tenerife is that you can do it all year round, because the water temperatures vary from 19 degrees in winter to 21 degrees in summer, making it possible to dive with a 5 mm wetsuit even in more chilly.

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Common marine life sightings for Tenerife

More Information

To reach Tenerife it is necessary to take the plane or the ship. The departures are weekly from the peninsula to the ports of Huelva or Cadiz and the duration is more or less 36 hours arriving at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the north of the island.

To reach Tenerife by plane, there are two airports, one in the north used mostly by domestic and internal flights to the islands which is located two kilometers from San Cristobal de la Laguna, the second airport of Tenerife, Reina Sofia, is located in the south of the island, 25 minutes from the tourist center of Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, all airports are conveniently served by bus and taxi.

Are you flying from Zurich? Our partner Edelweiss will fly you to the Tenerife. 23kg dive luggage is included in the flight price.

Fly with our Partner Condor from Frankfurt, München, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Berlin to Tenerife. With the Condor Activity Card your dive luggage flies for free.

 

Time Zone
UTC+01:00
Phone
+34
Currency
EUR
Voltage
230 V
Pressure
Bar (bar)
Plug
C, F
Languages
English, Spanish; Castilian
1st Stage
DIN
Domestic airports
Tenerife South Airport (TFS)
International airports
Tenerife South Airport (TFS)
Hyperbaric chamber
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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