Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Andalucía

The top 41 dive and snorkel sites in Andalucía, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Andalucía guide

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Tarifa

4.0(1 review)Spain, Costa del Sol

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.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftShore entry
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El Acuario II

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Calida, Carboneras

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

BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftShore or Boat entry
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La Catedral

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Calida, Aguilas Calabardina

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

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Cala Verde

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Mogacar Garrucha

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.

BeginnerMax depth 29.9 ftBoat entry
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El Pecio

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Mogacar Garrucha

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

IntermediateMax depth 69.9 ftBoat entry
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El Calon

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Mogacar Garrucha

Nice dive site. Maybe some pelagics.

BeginnerMax depth 40 ftBoat entry
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La Herradura Playa (Western side)

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar

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.

BeginnerShore entry
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Green Beans Wreck

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Gibraltar

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.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftBoat entry
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Piedra del Hombre

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar

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.

BeginnerMax depth 29.5 ftShore or Boat entry
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Punta de la Mona

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar

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".

BeginnerMax depth 29.5 ftShore or Boat entry
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Pared de San pedro

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Calida, Carboneras

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

BeginnerMax depth 42.7 ftBoat entry
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Las Hermanicas

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, San Jose

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.

BeginnerMax depth 23 ftBoat entry
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La Cueva del Frances

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, San Jose

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 ...

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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Los Burros

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, San Jose

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.

BeginnerMax depth 52.5 ftBoat entry
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El Marcelo

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Cadiz

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

IntermediateMax depth 105 ftBoat entry
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Marina del Este

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar

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.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore or Boat entry
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Cala Higuera

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, San Jose

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.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftShore or Boat entry
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El Tunel Naranja

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, San Jose

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.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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Pecio de San Andrés

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Cadiz

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)

IntermediateMax depth 78.7 ftShore or Boat entry
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Los peñones de Almuñecar

No reviews yetSpain, Costa del Sol, Almunecar

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

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore entry
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Top dive shops in Andalucía

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Diving with Nic
5.0 (149) · Mijas Costa
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Buceo en Cabo de Gata
4.9 (869) · Nijar (Almeria)
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Buceo España
5.0 (80) · Almuñécar
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Scuba Tours
5.0 (76) · Malaga
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Andalucía diving guide

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Zentacle lists 23 dive shops in Andalucía. The top-rated are Diving with Nic (5.0 from 149 reviews) and Buceo en Cabo de Gata (4.9 from 869 reviews).