This summer Diving in Gran Canaria

If you missed your summer vacation due to the coronavirus… Why not take a diving holiday in Gran Canaria?

Those of us who live in Gran Canaria and those who come to visit us are lucky enough to enjoy an island full of corners to enjoy both on land and under the sea.

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Gran Canaria has exceptional diving conditions all year round and a large number of dives where you can dive among huge schools of fish, enjoy encounters with turtles, sharks and rays, delight in small species such as seahorses, frogfish and nudibranchs or discover what the numerous and mysterious shipwrecks hide.

Gran Canaria, a safe destination for this summer's holidays, where you will not only find diving but also an irresistible paradise for lovers of the sun and active tourism.

The quality of the Canary Islands' waters is internationally known for their transparency. With visibility of up to 30 metres and a temperature always around 20º, the species find here perfect conditions for their habitat. biodiversity of marine life.

Diving in Gran Canaria means venturing into the volcanic depths of caves, nooks and reefs full of life and discovering all the species that travel through the great blue.

Discover the North of Gran Canaria

But without a doubt, the best areas for diving and with diving spots considered among the best in Spain, are found in the north and this is concentrated in two enclaves:

Sardine

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This small, historic fishing haven is nestled in a large bay sheltered from the mighty Atlantic Ocean. Diving conditions are stable almost all year round, which, combined with easy access to the water, allows diving for all levels, even when it is impossible elsewhere on the island.

This coast is listed by the Natura 2000 Network as a Special Marine Conservation Zone (ZEC) of the Macaronesian Biogeographic Region.

Sardina Bay, in Gáldar, is an incredible refuge for biodiversity, where living beings from all phyla find the perfect ecosystem here to develop all the stages of their life. We can find numerous kinds of invertebrates, fields of soft and hard corals, large schools of squid, grunts, sea bream, sardines, white gilthead, bogas, fish as peculiar as seahorses, triggerfish, frogfish or swallows and specimens from the group of sharks and rays, such as the angel shark, stingrays, manta rays, sea eagles and quaking sharks.

Sardina is not a dive but a huge point in which we have designed more than 8 different routes.

Lower Cove

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Very close to Sardina, on the opposite side, we will find in its waters the wildest Atlantic, which depending on the time of year and the state of the sea, will make us enjoy a dive full of sensations, such as dancing next to the manta rays or being surprised by the restless school of horse mackerel. The large cave with its school of grunts and the nearby rajón are two obligatory places to visit.

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The Bastard

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It is one of the three marine reserves existing in the Canary Islands. The large volcanic plate of 12 to 14 meters depth, also known as the 'Veril de Arinaga' or 'Table Top', is the central point. Once past the edge, there is a drop-off to the sandy ground of 20 to 35 meters depth. The landscape submarine It is incredible with natural arches, caves, and cliffs.

Underwater life is very varied and rich, with large schools of grunts, damselfish, sardines, barracudas and other species such as bream, wrasses and parrotfish, seahorses, pikeperch and gorgonians.

It is a shore dive that requires skill in movement with surface diving equipment, which, together with the depth of some of the points of interest, is especially recommended for advanced divers.

Come dive with Buceo Norte Gran Canaria

Likewise, if you are one of those who likes to dive in a different place every day, we can accompany you to dive all over the island.

If you still have doubts, we invite you to take a look at our youtube channel where you can see the wonders that await you in our dives and that will make your diving vacation this summer unforgettable.

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