El Cabrón - 'Los Roncadores'

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain Arinaga Marine Reserve

4.0 (1 review)

All levels

Diverse Canarian shore dive with rich marine life, caves.

Shore Access
14m Avg Depth
22m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site offers a remarkably diverse underwater experience, situated close to shore in the Canaries. It’s renowned for its abundant marine life and captivating scenery. The area boasts prolific fish populations including common parrotfish, damsels, wrasse, and bream, alongside less frequent species like Shi Drum (verrugato), glasseye, marmor bream, jurel (yellow jack), painted comber, zebra bream, and some impressive giant anemones. You might even encounter angel sharks, three types of stingray, forkbeard, or bonito. The underwater landscape is stunning, featuring extensive wall dives around the reef’s perimeter, numerous caves, a small archway, and several larger holes – perfect for spotting morays and other intriguing creatures. Spring brings large shoals of sardines to this location. The guide may show you a variety of these animals.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

wall divecavernsharkshore divewide anglemarine reserve

Marine Life

parrotfishdamselfishwrassebreamshi drumyellow jackpainted comberangel sharkstingraymoray eelgiant anemonesardine

Things to Note

Difficulty:

All levels

Versatile site with shallow areas and deeper walls/caves suitable for all divers with a guide.

Hazards:
currentshore entry/exit
Current Strength:

Variable

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