Spain Scuba Diving

One of the highlights of diving on the Costa Brava are the Medas Islands off L'Estartit which have been protected since 1990. As well as conger and moray eels you'll come across a huge diversity of marine life and many fish tend to come close to divers as they are protected and have no fear of fishermen. There is plenty to see from as shallow as 10m down beyond 50m including magnificent cave structures. There are some great dive sites on the Costa Blanca, the most notable ones being around Calpe which is a stone's throw from Benidorm. Further down on the south coast there are great dive sites off the western Costa del Sol from Fuengirola and the other major resorts as well as from Nerja and Almunecar in east.

Mallorca Diving

There is some outstanding diving off the rugged west coast of Mallorca stretching all the way from Pollenca in the north to Andratx in the south. There are regular sightings here of morays, octopus, scorpion fish, bream and anglerfish as well as the shoaling barracuda. The island of Cabrera off Mallorca is a protected marine reserve which can be booked in advance by divers. The southern coast of Menorca offers stunning underwater scenery which attracts many cave divers as well as recreational divers. Marine life is similar to that in Mallorca with common sightings of barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins as well as the occasional swordfish.