Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Puerto del Carmen

Ready to check out the best sites in Puerto del Carmen for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 11 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you. No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Puerto del Carmen to suit your needs.
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Agujero azul

#1 - Agujero azul

Canary, Lanzarote

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Nice scenic dive lots to see easy conditions and good vis.Blue hole a large swim through dropping from top of the wall in 20m to wall face at 30m. Access via harbour steps and short surface swim. Agujero azul is also known as El Hoyo, Blue Hole.
Richies Place

#2 - Richies Place

Canary, Lanzarote

intermediate
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Richies Place is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canary, Lanzarote which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Feriones

#3 - Feriones

Canary, Lanzarote

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There could be current. It's a dive at a Reef near the beach. You can see angel sharks, sepia and a lot of different smaller fishes. It's near the dive place playa Chica.
Cathedral

#4 - Cathedral

Canary, Lanzarote

intermediate
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Cathedral is also known as Blaya de la Barrilla.
Arandelas

#5 - Arandelas

Canary, Lanzarote

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You go down to the 8 meters, and begin to going down a sandy slope until you found some rocks structures, when you turn back to the boat. In the sand area, you will find Cuttlefish, Flatfish and a lot of small species. In the rocks, if you get lucky, you could find trumpetfishes, canarian lobster and eels, and there is a branch of orange coral in one of the rocks The dive site it's located about a half mile from the shore, it's commonly accessed by boat, although if you have strong legs, could do it by shore. Arandelas is also known as Playa Grande.
Cueva de las gambas

#6 - Cueva de las gambas

Canary, Lanzarote

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This cave is crowed with shrimps, that hide here during the day. When you aproach the cave, you will be flanked by some groupers that wait for the divers to go into the cave and light the shrimps, so they could eat them. Also, near the cave there is a branch of orange coral. By shore, by the dock of playa chica Cueva de las gambas is also known as Shrimp Cave.
El veril de playa chica (zona izquierda)

#7 - El veril de playa chica (zona izquierda)

Canary, Lanzarote

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Surrounding Playa chica, there is a wall that begin in the 20-22 meters, and go down to the 35-40 meters. This wall is called "Veril" Here you could see hiding in the wall spider crabs, sea anemonae, nudibranch, eels and coral. Also, buried in the sand, you could find angel shark, flatfishes and cuttlefish. Despite all of this, there are a lot of small fishes around. By shore, you enter by the Playa chica beach and swim to the rocks on the left side. El veril de playa chica (zona izquierda) is also known as Veril Playa chica (Left Side).
El Ojo

#8 - El Ojo

Canary, Lanzarote

beginner
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By boat or by shore. There's a pier with stairs for access to the water
Pecios del Puerto del Carmen

#9 - Pecios del Puerto del Carmen

Canary, Lanzarote

intermediate
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Pecios del Puerto del Carmen is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canary, Lanzarote which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Waikiki

#10 - Waikiki

Canary, Lanzarote

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Waikiki is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canary, Lanzarote which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Balcon de los atunes

#11 - Balcon de los atunes

Canary, Lanzarote

intermediate
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It's told that in this spot, you could see big banks of tunas, but i haven't seen yet. By shore, you enter by the playa chica, and surface swim to the spot Balcon de los atunes is also known as Tuna Balcony.