112 results for El Hierro

A large formation of flat rocks on the sea bed. Large school of baracuda present, as well as Goldsline and Grout.

El Buey is the rock formation.There is a lot of good diving both to the south and north of the rock.The swell can be quite strong at times but the views make it well worth it.This dive is best performed "one way".Have the boat drop you in and then head south following the reef structure.The boat captain will follow you.It is best to stay in the deeper areas as swell can be quite strong at times…

A sunken ship (a wooden fishing boat) completamete devastated by the sea

diving in the same area as deco dangers... take care!beneath the cages of the farm is easy to find agelotes, large stingrays, bishops, eagles, mice who come to see you, Lacha banks and seahorses

The site is about 7 km south of Nuweiba. After a gentle shore entry through a break in the coral plate one sees rolling coral "hills" bottoming out in sandy bottomed "valleys". Beautiful hard corals form the hills, which you will swim over and around exploring the valleys at between 20 - 25 metres. At the end of the dive is a spectacular five meter high brain coral, affectionately named Brian's…

The Asshole its name is a pretty fucked up access. But it's worth.The name and location shown on Google Earth are fine, but there is another entrance about 200 meters north. In the "El Cabr?n" can be made several dives, the more normal is "Los Roncadores" that is 20-22 meters deep max. You can take evening and Fotosub.

Only 2 mins by boat from the harbour, the mooring buoy is located in the corner of the port wall and a rocky bar that enters the sea in North-South direction.This bar extends out to the open sea and creates a great wall dive. Follow the bar, reaching a maximum depth of 20 meters. At the end of the route there is a horizontal ledge where Dusky Groupers (Epinephelus marginatus), Barred Hogfish…

A dive across the outer wall of the habour, which is re-enforced by lots of concrete crosses. Sting rays and butterflu rays can be seen in teh sand around the wall.

Lots of cabrilla (grouper)and lobster

Good second day dive. Lot of rocks with all tiny fauna, and some sandy floor around rocks.

The wreck is situated near the inner channel marker of Ilanin Bay. A small freighter, the El Capitan lies on its port side with its stern in 5 meters while its bow rests in 20 meters. Starting the dive from 18 meters there's a nice swim through the accommodation area and one can expect to encounter the average tropical fish species of the shallows in this area. Visibility is 5-20 meters depending…

tunas and jacks

25 minutes by car towards Taba is El Magana, a site next to a very basic beach camp with 2 dive sites. The reef starts just 20 metres from the beach at a depth of 5 metres. your first dive will probably take you to the left side along a wall where the reef drops to 35 metres. A break in the coral plate forms a canyon which we fin through at a depth of around 20-25m from where we head back through…

Fanadir is one of the longest and straightest reefs in Hurghada. Located in the north, out of Hurghada’s bay it is a nice diving place for a calm and relaxed drift dive.Besides the main reef on the west side, the sandy plateau is slopping down from 12 to 22 meters, where the drop off wall starts on the East, going down to 50 meters. It's deaper than many sites in the area and therefore hosts…

The dive is all around the small island. There are some tiny lobsters in the walls.Another option is to go ESE (about 75m) to the Roca del Mas Ferrer (40m).

This is a 105 m long passenger and car ferry built in Norway in 1981.

Er Houalerez is a nice shoal. The top is just above the surface, and the max depth around 20-23 m deep (depending on the tide). There is a nice canyon starting at 12 m deep going down to 20 m deep.A multi-level and very colourfull dive with algae forest, octopus, etc.

Wall

This is a DEEP dive for experienced divers only! The wall of El Gat starts by a white gorgonian field, then a red gorgonian field down to 55 meters deep.You can end your dive around El Gat, or to the Cap Norfeu's pool.

Diving place where medium to strong currents are registered. This is a very large cave (reef like) with fish, turtles and dolphins.

Once anchored the boat should make a visit to little depth of the walls, filled with the colorful invertebrates that many carpet, then continue the immersion depth in a westerly direction and depth, leaving the creek there is a crack , that if there is not much lift should enter, as well is located at the entrance there are large stones removed from the cliff.It is easy to find octopus, croakers,…

Rock start at 12m and bottom is at 22.

One of the best dives I've done ever. Impressive. When there is current is more complicated but there is much more life tabi (jurel Bicuda, Gallo Blue Sargos ...)

A great place for learning to dive or just to spend the morning diving and snorkeling.There are companies that provide tours via jetski for snorkeling.There have been Turtle, Porpoise and Barracaduda

Description: WWII MinesweeperDepth: 30 metresWW2 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…

Beautiful Dive Garden with a huge kind of different fishes, like different type of Ballonfish, Scorpionfish, Stingrays, Boxfish, Murays, Starfish, Turtles, Barberfish, Sergan Major fish, Blenny's, Surgeonfish and Eagle Ray's

Shollow underwater pinnacle attract a huge variety of fish.

A limestone formation flooded by the sea through underground communication, with a big lake at the entrance and side fissures that go down to great depths. (So far they have been explored down to 70 meters.) There is an abundance of coral reef fish. The site is located in a Natural Reserve known as the Zapata Marshes, in the southern part of Matanzas Province.

The entrance to the sea by the same zone where sea water enters the salt and have to take a small jump. With good weather you can get out of the sea almost anywhere, but with bad weather there is the possibility of escape through an area of natural rock, which he called The Puertito, which is about 100m further north. At the leeward Puertito (rock shelter) there is a hallway with the depth that…

place for diving with a little drift, very colorful coral formations.

on the south side of the island is El Gilwa, so called because the reef here is not contiguous and has sandy patches between large coral blocks. There are 3 separate mooring points here allowing 4 different dives depending on the direction of the current, or a drift along the whole area. The reef blocks are very beautiful with a wide variety of hard and soft corals and a huge variety of marine…

Nice dive site. Maybe some pelagics.

An amazing tour where you will swim around a part of a sunken boat, lots of fishes, barracuda, pampanos, and turtles.

Fantastic easy wreck dive of a 1700's ship, supose to be an army ship in really bad conditions. The wreck is not registered. Still you can find buttoms from the officer' uniforms. Please do not touch, is illegal. Amazing live. Good for underwater archeologyLocal divers still keep this dive site as a secret.Be responsible and good dive!

Lava reef

Probabably the best dive site of Quintay; advanced divers only. Caves, sea lions...

This little island was an artillery practice target when Isla grossa (the neigbour island) was a military base. Now is full of life.It's very easy to find octopus