Name: Black Coral
Rating: 4.0

Canary Islands

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Spain

Interesting site to visit the protected black coral!

By boat only. 

Black Coral is also known as Coral Negro.

Palm-Mar

Black Coral





El Condesito is also known as El Condesito Shipwreck.

El Condesito

Advanced divers cos of the currents. Great marine life: Dolphins, barracudas, jacks, lobsters, angel sharks...

3km from Las Galletas harbour

Condesito Shipwreck

When you descend into the water you enter a large swim through, then when you reach the end you will see a large array of sea life including a school of Roncadores, as you continue along the dive you can see Trumpet Fish, Monk Fish and Octopus, as you dive deeper you can see black coral and reef walls where you then enter a 4 metre swim though on the return to the boat



Roncadores de la Falla

Nice dive site with interesting rock formations, lots of cuttlefish and octopus.

By boat or awkward entry and exit from shore

Pal Mar Faro is also known as Faro de Palmar.

Pal Mar Faro

Lots of morays and garden eels. Great underwater canyons.
Do not enter the cave. Many divers have died here!

By boat only

Cueva de Palmar is also known as Palmar Cave.

Cueva de Palmar

Nice boat dive. Lot's of different fishes here. Nice underwater volcanic landscape.

By boat only

Palm Mar Wall

Awesome dive site!!! My best dive ever!!! 

Palm Mar. By boat only

Stingray Palace

Description: WWII Minesweeper
Depth: 30 metres
WW2 German minesweeper used in later life as a dolphin viewing ship from Los Cristianos.  The vessel was purposely sunk on 23rd October 2005. This dive is very interesting as the wreck is intact and upright.  We have spotted a resident grouper on numerous dives and lots of rays.  The wreck is making an interesting artificial reef for the future as marine life starts to flourish.

We load the boat, Celtic Wave, in Las Galletas Marina and take the short journey of 10 minutes to Palm Mar to the site of El Meridian.

El Meridian

There is a big group of roncadores / bastard grunt fishes, interesting underwater volcanic landscape with terraces, swimthroughs and drops.  

By boat only

Roncadores del Faro

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Black Coral

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Black Coral