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Portillo

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
★ 4.0 (1 review)
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Deep volcanic reef dive featuring a submerged cave entrance.

Boat Access
22m Avg Depth
35m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site is suitable for experienced divers. The dive begins at a reef top elevation of 15 meters, descending to the sandy seabed that surrounds the reef structure. At approximately 32 meters depth, a submerged volcanic cave entrance can be explored. This location presents an opportunity to experience both open water reef diving and confined cave environments within a single site.

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

deep diveadvanced onlycavernboat divevolcanic reefwide angle

Marine Life

barracudamoray eeloctopusdamselfishparrotfishstingraywrasse

Things to Note

Difficulty:

Advanced

Deep profile (32m+) and a submerged cave requires advanced certification and experience.

Hazards:
depthoverhead environmentcurrentboat traffic
Current Strength:

Moderate

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