Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Andalucía

Tarifa is Spain's southernmost spot and the only place where you can dive in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean the same day. Park your car on the access road to Tarifa Island and chose your dive spot according to wind and currents. Visibility is usually good, so bring along your camera. From shore.

Un precioso valle submarino con fondo de arena entre 2 laderas de poseidonia, donde las rocas extraplomadas a partir de 15 mts de profundidad nos cautivan con bancos de corvallos, sargos, morenas, congrios, gusanos de fuego, barracudas tec.. Isla de San Andres - Mojacar- Carboneras - Almeria

A cave with Our Lady of Victory within contraluces light from multiple entries with high biodiversity makes a wonderful dive Mojacar, Villaricos. Almeria

The ore loading dock of a port in Villarica lies hidden in the depths, with beautiful diving. Diving from downtown and walk from Mojacar Villaricos.

A sunken ship (a wooden fishing boat) completamete devastated by the sea From downtown Diving Mojacar

Nice dive site. Maybe some pelagics.

La Herradura Playa is a lovely dive site for both novice and experienced divers. Ideal for course training and try-dives, It is also an ideal spot for testing diving equipment (i.e underwater cameras). There is plenty of marine life to see (view photos) and is also a great site for night diving as well. It is straight off the beach and involves very little walking. La Herradura Playa (Western side) is also known as La Chambao de Vicente.

Green Beans Wreck is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Gibraltar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Entre by giant stide from the rocks. Head for the 3 picos (3 peaks) which you can see from the sore (but are belowe the surface). Lots of marine life will be seen. Nice 3D experience and a swim trough. You can go south and come back to the start point, exit the water by ladder, or go North and head for the beach. La Herradura, Costa Tropical. Piedra del Hombre is also known as Tres Picos.

Beautiful site for scuba diving, the best conditions are with this wind, which allows great visibility. Water temperature 18-24°. You can dive on both sides of the "tip of the monkey" depending on wind conditions. There are many sites that leave directly from the beach. All dive level. Dive center in "Marina del Este".

By boat Pared de San pedro is also known as Las Negras.

Located just below the mountain of the monk, to raise this very protected, only accessible by boat, anchoring is located at about 5 meters deep, and diving is common after passing a background of Posidonia, we find that would be continued but submerged mountain, it usually goes along the same up to its maximum depth is 12 meters, they will follow the contour, and back up the slope is formed by the same to 7 meters and making a diagonal returns to the place of anchorage.

As its name suggests, immersion in different caves, some close to shore, others a little further away. Chance of several different tours, but always with plenty of life: real mullet, abundance of groupers, morays, grasshoppers, octopus, shrimps etc ...

These are two distinct blocks of Roqueo, the first is located at a depth of 14 meters, this being the less deep, the other is located at a depth of 18 meters. The immersion is performed is common in Roqueo anchor the shallowest, it is loose blocks of rock surrounded by sand in which we go in a roundabout way, having done this we go through a corridor of about 50 meters to go to the second Roqueo of more depth, which will do the same thing around the same peripheral and we can go back through the center, thus seeing the different holes that are in the same back again to pass through the corridor of sand back again the first block of stone. Los Burros is also known as Los Amarillos.

Beautiful wreck, full of marine life. A big fishing boat sunk 70 years ago. Beautiful diving recommended to all the people who decide to visit the south of spain, looking for a different diving.... Sancti Petri, Cadiz

Marina del Este is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Access may be by boat or by car on a rural road in the back. It must be permission protected area. Permission is required to be near the Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata. Consult the Junta de Andalucía website.

The orange tunnel is named after a hole covered with yellow encrusting anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae). Also there are rocks where you can find sea cicadas (Scyllarides latus), the community of cicadas is studied by biologists from the Natural Reserve of Cabo de Gata. Natural reserve.

Wreck of San Andres, a steam iron structure, which sank in 1856 due to strong winds from the east. The real name of this ship was the "Miño", but among the divers this ship is best known as the San Andres because his remains had once among a huge lead ingots with these words engraved. There are some remains of the ship, the bow and the bridge, steam boilers and large wheels. Only for advanced divers. Aquatic Life: congers, brunettes, crab, lobsters, meros, sunfish, forkbeard Soaurce: http://www.buceotarifa.com NB: The wreck itself is not really spectacular but the "saescape" and marine life are definitely! SE of Isla de Tarifa (La Palomas)

The average depth is 6 meters to the end between 12 and 14 feet, then plummets deeper. From beach around the rocks.

Yate de las anforas is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Estepona which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

At a depth of 8 metres off the beach of La Herradura Playa is Damsel's Wreck. It is a small fishing boat that sunk a few months ago. Marine life has established on the wreck mostly the humble Damselfish. It isn't a super amazing wreck but it is the second discovered wreck inside La Herradura bay. If you go off of La Herradura Playa on the Western side of the bay, follow the rocky outcrop until you pass these three ma made objects protruding from the seabed. 1. An upside down inboard engine. 2. A car Tyre laying flat 3. A large chain draped over the sea floor and a large rock. If you have passed these three things then you will be very close to Damsel's Wreck. Continue along the rocky reef's edge until you find the wreck of a small fishing boat. This is Damsel's Wreck. Damsel's Wreck is also known as Juani Y David Wreck.

El motor is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa Calida, Carboneras which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Upon immersion you can see the relics of the boilers of a steam boat sunk just off the shore. If you go down to -20m to -25m you find some large boulders forming small caves you can dive through. Watch out four groupers, congers, electric rays, crabs, etc. Some harpooning going on, so if you're there on a bad day you may not see much life at all. Still a nice dive if you're in the area. By boat. Only a short time from the harbour.

La Punta del Castillo is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, San Jose which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

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Piedras Altas is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Cotobro is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

La Calita is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

La Huerta is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

A deeper section of reef comprised of large rocks and soft coral growth in-between them. The layout means the current can be stronger here. The further part of the reed that can be reached from shore. Also possible to dive by boat. La Piscina is also known as La Piscinia.

The next section of reef out from the shore in a clockwise pattern. This section is slightly deep and has some more rock formations covered in soft growth. Good place to see crabs and reef fish. Possible to see Octopus in their holes. From shore on Tarifa. Use the beach on the Mediterranean side.

A shallow section of the reefs around Tarifa. Dive is very shallow for a while before it deeps to a maximum of ten metres. Often used as a check dive. Variety of sea grass and various soft growth. By shore from the Mediterranean side of Tarifa. Either surface swim for a bit or start the dive immediately in very shallow water.

This side of Tarfia is dived less often due to wind and current. Similar growth but more dramatic rock formations. Eels, Octopus, Starfish and Rays live amongst the rocks. By shore. Enter via the Mediterriean sides beach then turn back and use the bridge under the road. Walk in the shallow water till you reach the deeper part near the stone structure.

The Tower is what is left of an old cable car system that brought iron ore from a mine in the mountains to waiting barges off shore. The rock and concrete piling is still in tact with many holes for eels and various fish to live in. There is also the remains of the crane arm sunk in about 30 feet of water. A short distance away is a sunken barge that presumable was used to transport the ore. We saw Moray and Conger Eels, several octopus, Wrasses, and Scorpionfish along with many typical Mediterranean fish. Overall, this was an interesting site with vis as the primary challenge. Bring a compass. 5 min by boat from Porto Marbella. Could potentially dive this site from the shore from the beach allong N-340 or A-7. The site is about 300 yards off shore and the surf was not overly strong. The Tower Marbella is also known as Tower.

Las Lajas is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Estepona which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Las Gorgonias is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa del Sol, Estepona which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

SPM Nortomra is also known as SPM.

Fantastic easy wreck dive of a XVIII century ship, suppose to be an army ship in really bad conditions. French captain burned the ship named La Madeleine to avoid British army from Gibraltar to get it. The wreck is not registered. Still you can find buttons from the officer' uniforms. Please do not touch, is illegal. Amazing live. Good for underwater archaeology Local divers still keep this dive site as a secret. Be responsible and good dive! From the beach of San Pedro de Alcantara, between Guadalmina and puerto banus, easy parking and equip. NOTICE: Saturdays and Sundays about 2pm all the young couples are walking over there. The girls always use to give to divers a good look and the boyfriends will give you a dirty look. Nice for the self-steem...The site...straight from the shore about 150 mts. El Galeon Lys is also known as El Lys, La Madelaine.

The Arc of San Andres is a pit formed by the subsidence of the dome of a cave, now open-air shows that the rock arch at the entrance to the ancient cave. On both sides of the arch of the cave are crevices where morays, conger and simple. This can be done with dive center diving school Mojacar.

Sandy bottom where the remains of the wreck, then you can see the nearby wall and there you see a good number of fish and marine life. The wreck was a trawling ship, the currents that have been only the frames. The Candelabra is in the Natural Park of Maro Cerro Gordo, you need permission to dive on the site. The boat out of Marina del Este. The remains of the wreck are poor but you can visit and then go to the wall nearby.