Information about the El Paso del Sargo diving site
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Required level for diving in El Paso del Sargo in Gran Canaria
Level required for immersion Advanced.
Access to the diving spot El Paso del Sargo
Access is via a pebble beach. Entrance is suitable for advanced divers with experience in infantry diving and only on days when environmental conditions permit.
Full tide entrance: Right in front of the cave house on the beach.
Entrance at low tide: At the entrance to the beach look towards the sea and go directly to the deeper water channel that will allow you to exit to the sea through the channel in front of the cave house.
Important information: Parking is open from 08:00 to 12:00 (hours may change due to holidays and events). It is more difficult to find parking on weekends and public holidays than on weekdays.
Profile from the Sargo Pass dive
The dive profile has a maximum depth of 22 meters (The rock) and a duration of 60 minutes. The entry and exit are the most demanding points of the dive, so it is essential to enter and exit exactly where planned.
Diving in an area with current, so it is very important to go at the same depth as the guide to avoid it.
Good buoyancy control is essential:
Long-distance diving, air consumption is a determining factor
Mandatory use of buoy: It is mandatory to enter and exit at the designated entrance to avoid possible problems with motor vehicles and in the event of having to make an emergency ascent in another place, always throw a signaling buoy before ascending to the surface.
Mandatory use of cable cutters or knives: In this area, non-professional fishing with a “gun-forbidden” rod is permitted, so it is necessary to have a line cutter in case of accidental entanglement with a fishing line.
What to see during the Sargo Pass dive of marine life?
This is definitely a Backlit immersion along a path between arches, walls and various geological formations of volcanic origin from the south-facing coast of Sardina that we will see both in and out of the water. Refuge for fry of all species and a multitude of corals such as golden, jewel, molar, giant anemone,..
In the deepest area and if the consumption/bottom time allows us, we will discover the place where the largest congregate. schools of grunts, sea breams, horse mackerels, trumpets, breams, bogas, white gilthead and sardines from all over the bay. Without forgetting very characteristic species of this area such as the Spiny drum, the Canarian lobster, the sharp-nosed ray,…
Another highly recommended option would be to divide the dive into two, doing the shallowest part “El Paso del Sargo” during one dive and the deeper part “La Roca” during another.
Map and diving spots in Northern sardine
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Our video Sargo Pass Diving
Because a picture is worth a thousand words on many occasions, we leave you with a Video of this dive in Paso del Sargo in Gran Canaria so cool and fun.
And a little further down, the Photo gallery complete so that you can see in detail everything you can find when diving with us in Gran Canaria.
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