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Baja Bocarones is one of the best descent wall dives in El Hierro and has a rich diversity of marine life. About three nautical miles from the southernmost tip of the island of El Hierro, tracing its eastern coast, is the descent point. Below the water is a 30-metre-high tower of volcanic rock shaped like a column. It’s very hard to believe that this obelisk, with its completely vertical walls, wasn't shaped by human hands.

With its easy access by land and spectacular marine life, Playa Chica is the perfect place for a night dive in Lanzarote. The small cove on Playa Chica is easy to reach and is surrounded by the tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen, in the southeast of the island. The rich, sandy sea floor, shallow waters no more than 10 metres deep, surprisingly crystal-clear water and two sea walls that keep the waves at bay all guarantee an exciting and safe introduction to night diving.

The ‘Kinder Island’ wreck is right of the northern tip of Gran Canaria in 22 metres of water. It sits off the wave swept coast of La Isleta in the island’s capital city and is only accessible on calm days.

The wreck of the small ‘Plasencia’ freighter in southeast Gran Canaria is a star dive amongst advanced wreck divers looking to explore beyond the island’s easily accessible wrecks. Its depth, 35 metres below the surface, and strong currents in the area make planning essential for a successful descent to view the marine life of the ‘Plasencia’. Nitrox reduces decompression times and allows for a better exploration of the wreck.

La Rapadura is one of the most amazing underwater landscapes in the seas surrounding the island of Tenerife. The La Quinta ridge, close to the village with the same name in northern Tenerife, plummets 120 metres until reaching the sea bed. Beneath the surface, the rocky platform continues to fall sharply, but with a completely different appearance: the sea has cracked the rock into huge perfect prismatic blocks that jut out at different levels, like an organ in a cathedral.

“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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