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“Waikiki” is the perfect place for those who want to explore caves and see coral in the area of Puerto del Carmen, in the southeast of Lanzarote. It is a marine landscape dive which combines great sandy depths of rocks full of life in shallow waters with rocky dikes perpendicular to the coastline. In a cliff of between 25 and 35 metres deep, there are caves to be explored with black coral, hanging Gerardias and colourful sponges.

The two Mogán wrecks are sunk barely 40 metres apart and close to the Puerto de Mogán marina in southeast Gran Canaria. Both were sunk deliberately to encourage diving. The smaller ‘Cermona II’ is 32 metres long and was sunk in 2002, while ‘Pecio Viejo’ is now a jumble of metal surrounded by marine life.

The ‘Arona’ merchant ship, 100 metros in length and 15 broad, sank off the north east coast of Gran Canaria in 1972 after a fire. Its wreck has since become a favourite amongst advanced wreck divers looking for a demanding dive with abundant marine life. Located opposite the Jinamar industrial estate the impressive ‘Arona’ wreck is just six nautical miles from the Puerto de la Luz port in Gran Canaria’s capital Las Palmas.

Risco Verde is an easy dive, ideal for night diving and snorkelling. It’s located in a small sheltered bay on the southeast coast of Gran Canaria which guarantees a well defined dive without currents and with a combination of platform, reef and sandy areas which will please those looking for well looked after and easy to explore depths. Besides, it is easily accessible from the steps situated next to López de Orduña promenade on the Risco Verde beach.

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In the southeast of Lanzarote, next to the mouth of the precipice of El Quíquere and very near Puerto del Carmen, is a diving spot where we find three wrecks for our enjoyment– wooden boats used in their day as fishing vessels - as well as reefs that have formed around them. The wreck nearest the surface is at a depth of between 20 and 28 metres and is, like the second wreck in good condition.

The La Catedral dive site has one of Gran Canaria’s most spectacular landscapes. Off the coast of the La Isleta peninsula just to the north of the capital city Las Palmas, is this enormous mass of twisted, almost Gothic, lava full of caves, arches, crevices and vertical dykes. The breathtaking structure is over 30 metres high.

One of the most interesting volcanic landscapes in Tenerife is beneath the sea, facing the Rasca Lighthouse (Faro de Rasca) on the southernmost point of the island. Under the crystal-clear waters of the Atlantic you’ll discover a series of submerged ravines created thousands of years ago by lava flows. As it cooled, this lava formed erratic structures like a prismatic flight of stairs, known in the Canary Islands as 'organs'. Punta de Rasca is also a hot spot of marine life that will delight experienced divers and underwater photographers.

El Porís is a dive that will interest all types of divers and it is easily accessible. The dive starts out from the steps of the quay on the coast of Porís de Abona, a small fishing village and tourist spot located on the south-eastern coast of Tenerife. The marine life, although not abundant, is very attractive: rocks covered with soft red and brown algaes, seagrass beds with sea horses and sand banks with garden eels, angel fish and dog fish.

La Burrera, one of the best dives in the Canary Islands, is a reward for the experienced diver and lover of marine life. It is a reward because it needs the right ocean and current conditions, and also because the dive is spectacular, as much for its marine life as for its labyrinthine landscape which the diver will find 20 metres below the surface. It is a half an hour boat ride from the village of Caleta de Sebo, on the island of La Graciosa, to the north of Lanzarote.