DIVE SPOTS IN MALLORCA
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WHY TO DIVE WITH ZOEA MALLORCA?
The southwest area of Mallorca and its surroundings have the privilege of having crystal clear water and calm sea with one of the richest wildlife ecosystems of the Mediterranean and a variety of beautiful undersea landscapes, wrecks, caves and cliffs. You can observe barracudas, moray eels, congers, groupers, octopuses, among many other species. The average visibility is 30 meters and the temperature varies between 16 °C in April to 28° C in August.
DIVE SITES FOR ALL LEVELS
We have made a selection of 30 different dive sites varying between 10 and 40 metres deep which are not far from us. Just a 10-minutes boat ride to the marine reserves “Islas Malgrats” and “El Toro”; and a 20-minutes boat ride to the marine reserve “Isla Dragonera”. We also organize dive trips to Cabrera National Park. Everybody can enjoy diving with us, no matter what your experience is or what your requirements are, there are definitely some dives suitable for you here. Even if you dive them all you will never have the feeling of doing the same dive twice.
THOUGHT FOR OUR DIVERS’ COMFORT
If you don’t want to travel with your own equipment you can rent all you need in our dive center. If you prefer to bring your own equipment you have the option of leaving it here during your stay to avoid wet gear in your hotel. All our tanks have both DIN and INT (yoke) connections.
DIVE TRIPS WITH ZOEA MALLORCA
From Monday to Sunday we meet at the dive center at 9 am. We offer a free pick-up service if you stay in a hotel within the Calvia area. Upon arrival we do the paperwork and prepare the equipment to then board one of our boats: Belone Belone, Conger Conger or Puntazzo Puntazzo, located right in front of our dive center.
Each morning we depart at 9.30 am to spend the whole morning in the sea and return at around 1.30 pm to the dive center, after two dives of approximately 45 minutes each. Sometimes we briefly return to the port between dives to change tanks and have a short break. During the winter months we only dive once so we return to the dive center at 11.30 am.
Between the dives we take a short break while we change the tanks and drive to the second dive site. Before, during and after the dive you are looked after by one of our instructors, who will help you with anything you need and ensure your safety.
Puntos de inmersión
A breath-taking landscape with huge rocks and vertical walls going down to 35 m is the main attraction of this site. During the dive we can find countless small crevices and tunnels where moray eels, octopuses, groupers and scorpion fish find their shelter.
Species: barracudas, shi drums, octopuses, groupers, sea breams, scorpion fish, lobsters.
Min. depth: 10 meters
Max depth: 35 meters
This small island located on the east side of Cabrera was open to recreational diving in 2007 by the National Park authorities. The original idea was to rotate the different diving areas of the biggest protected waters of Majorca.
Species: moray eels, lobsters, salemas, barracudas, groupers, lemmon fish.
Min. depth: 6 meters
Max. depth: 40 meters
This beautiful cove is just 10 minutes boat ride from our dive center and offers a good shelter from the westerlies. The shallow and calm waters, and the pretty landscape make of this place the ideal spot for novel divers and for divers who want to improve their skills.
Species: barracudas, scorpion fish, nudibranchs, amber jacks.
Min. depth: 5 meters
Max. depth: 20 meters
This beautiful and quiet little cove is worth visiting, for it treasures one of the most diverse dives of this area. A tunnel, a cave, arches and slopes will guide us along this interesting dive site.
Species: barracudas, sea crows, scorpion fish, salema, damsel fish, octopus, sea hare, gilthead seabreams, shrimps, bryozoans (moss animals).
Min depth: 5 meters
Max depth: 18 metros
Our second “house reef” is also a marine reserve. It is located directly in front of our dive center, 5 minutes ride with our boat. This area offers 3 different dive sites and is suitable for beginners and experienced divers.
Min. depth: 3 meters
Max. depth: 24 meters
El Toro is our most visited area by far: a marine reserve teeming with life just 10 minutes away from our center by boat.Six different dive sites that offer a wide variety of dives for both advanced divers and beginners.
Species: dentex, groupers, moray eels, octopus, conger, amber jacks, nudibranchs, sea crows, sea breams, salema, seahorses.
Min depth: 5 meters
Max depth: 40 meters
This little island is located in the Bay of Palma and encloses one of the most pleasant dives in Mallorca. It is a dive site available for divers of all levels.
Species: barracudas, black drums, nudibranchs, moray eels, groupers, salemas, damsel fish.
Min. depth: 7 meters
Max. depth: 30 meters
La Mola is a dive site that satisfies every diver. The mooring zone is placed at 10 meters of depth, and from here different dives can be made.
Species: dentex, moray eels, groupers, barracudas, seabreams.
Min. depth: 10 meters
Max. depth: 30 meters
This cape, located at the entrance to the natural harbor of Cabrera is the oldest and most known diving area since the creation of the National Park.
Species: grouper, nudibranch, dandelion, barracuda, croaker
Min. depth: 6 meters
Max. depth: 32 meters
This dive is located in the southeast tip of the island. The cliff that dominates this part of the island gives an idea of the dive profile.
Species: barracudas, groupers, amber jacks, gorgonias, tuna fish.
Min. depth: 8 meters
Max. depth: 40 meters
Morro d’en Feliu is a dive very suitable for divers of all levels. Its soft profile at the beginning of the dive makes it very suitable for Open Water divers as well as for those who want to participate in our snorkel excursions.
Species: sea bream, lobsters
Min. depth: 5 meters
Max. depth: 30 meters
The Pecio de los Congrios is a unique point of diving in Mallorca. This is probably the most exciting dive we do. It is located next to the island of Dragonera. Divers who enter their waters must have some degree of experience.
Species: moray eels, congers.
Min. depth: 33 meters
Max. depth: 35 meters
This dive site is situated close to Palma Bay in our eastern dive zone. Even though it is outside the Reserve Marina del Toro, big abundance of life can be observed.
Species: Groupers, Moray eels, Octopus and Scorpion Fish are easily spotted.
Min. depth: 5 meters
Max. depth: 25 meters
In the Reserve Marina de Malgrats right at the tip of the biggest of the islands we have this spectacular dive site. The profile starts hight at the cliffs on the top, which abruptly falls and continues underwater in a vertical wall down to 25 meters of depth, where a pile of big boulders hide lots of fish and invertebrates.
Species: barracudas, grouper, lobsters, moray eels, dentex
Min. depth: 14 meters
Max. depth: 36 meters
Sa Madona is a huge cave located near Cala Llamp, very close to the Andratx coast.
Species: barracudas, groupers, scorpion fish, moray eels, slipper lobsters
Min. depth: 7 meters
Max. depth: 25 meters
The wrecks in “Dique del Oeste” are located in the Bay of Palma. This ship cemetery has a couple of big ships longer than 40 meters, and other smaller ones. They were sank intentionally in the sixties, and the biggest one lays on the seafloor as if it’s still sailing.
Species: scorpion fish, barracudas, damsel fish, amber jacks and many nudibranchs.
Min. detph: 20 meters
Max. detph: 28 meters
Cueva de la Ventana, or Cave of the Window is a cool dive site located in Dragonera Island. The dive profile is very unusual and surprises even the most experienced divers.
Species: barracudas, sea crows, groupers, moray eels.
Min depth: +10 meters
Max depth: 22 metros
The huge visibility is the main characteristic of the dives in Dragonera, which is not an exception at the dive site of Tramuntana. The currents that go through the area not only clean their waters but also provide the necessary nutrients to sustain the abundant fauna and flora.
Species: groupers, barracudas, lobsters and possibility of finding big tuna fish.
Min. depth: 25 meters
Max. depth: 40 meters