Diving in Lanzarote ?

[LaBimb]

Hi
Anybody know what the diving is like in Lanzarote

I am going there on the February stopping in Puerto del Carmen .
What are the best dive sites ?
I have found a web site for Safari Diving who have a dive center close to
our apartment .
Has anyone used them ? Or does any body know of a good dive shop there .
I just want to do some holiday diving nothing technical .

Cheers

[Steve S]

Hi,

Hi I dived with Safari in 1999 and found them to be very good they had a calendar which they followed religiously so you can pick the dives to suit you and most of the diving is shore based the night dive is a must.

The u/water terrain is very similar but non the less spectacular and when I was there we had shoals of barraccuda every dive, they even have a few wrecks that they dive in the afternoon by short RIB journey.

The only downside I found was that the changing room/shop is nothing more than a hut and can stink first thing in the morning due to all the smelly wetsuits but the diving and safety I cannot fault.

HTH and have a good one.

Safe diving,
Steve.

[SueP]

We were out there about a year ago, and had a great time.
I think the dive centre was centro de buceo atlantica, very easy to find - just look for mcdonalds on the main drag, cross the road, go down the stairs to the beach and the dive centre is right there. The guy that runs it is a sweetheart, his name's Jim (Jaime in spanish) his mom is english, and his english is probably better than mine! As the dive centre is on the beach (about 30 feet from the sea!) He brings the rib right up to the door - literally! So no long walks with kit on! (If you dive from the old harbour - watch out for the "giant" giant stride entry from the wall though!)
Have a good time, if you do meet up with Jim, he is partial to a Jack Daniels!

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by LaBimb

Hi
Anybody know what the diving is like in Lanzarote

I am going there on the February stopping in Puerto del Carmen .
What are the best dive sites ?
I have found a web site for Safari Diving who have a dive center close to
our apartment .
Has anyone used them ? Or does any body know of a good dive shop there .
I just want to do some holiday diving nothing technical .

Cheers

When in Feb are you going?
14 of us are there in Feb and will be using the services of Calipso Diving in
Costa Teguise.

www.calipso-diving.com

They are not based in Carmen, but you will see their vans parked off the
main beach at Playa Chica every day.

Nothing wrong with Safari if you are doing the odd dive, but I wouldnt go
with them for more than a day. They do tend to do the same sites, not
surprising really when you are on the beach.

The best diving in Lanzarote is at Mala in the North and that's one of the
reasons we use Calipso. They have a fleet of Iveco minibuses and transport
divers to any dive site. Very flexible and also means that if Carmen gets
blown out you can still dive on the East side.

Quite a few on here have been with Calipso.
Checkout .............

http://www.yorkshire-divers.co.uk/fo...ht=lanz arote

HTH
But if you want more specific info about dive outfits or the Island itself
email/PM me.

Rgds
TerryH

[Kev W]

I too will be in Lanzerote early march so thanks for the info.
Calypso it is.

[AirHog]

I learnt with Safari (p.d. Carmen) and, as others have said, the facilites may not seem up to much but the instructors/guides all seemed professional and looked after us well. The bonus is that the school is situated RIGHT on the beach front, so walking to the water fully kitted is not too much of a chore.

I have since also dived with DiveCollegeLanzarote http://www.divecollegelanzarote.com quite a few times and enjoy the diving in and around Playa Blanca. This may be a little far if you don't intend on hiring a car but I would recommend it as an alternative to Carmen if you fancy a change.

Dive safe

Mark

[kath2407]

Calypso was my first diving trip withuot my club. Great people, really helpful and knowledgable.

Recommended five star from me!!!

K XX

[johntemp]

Originally Posted by TerryH

When in Feb are you going?
14 of us are there in Feb and will be using the services of Calipso Diving in
Costa Teguise.

www.calipso-diving.com

They are not based in Carmen, but you will see their vans parked off the
main beach at Playa Chica every day.

Nothing wrong with Safari if you are doing the odd dive, but I wouldnt go
with them for more than a day. They do tend to do the same sites, not
surprising really when you are on the beach.

The best diving in Lanzarote is at Mala in the North and that's one of the
reasons we use Calipso. They have a fleet of Iveco minibuses and transport
divers to any dive site. Very flexible and also means that if Carmen gets
blown out you can still dive on the East side.

Quite a few on here have been with Calipso.
Checkout .............

http://www.yorkshire-divers.co.uk/fo...ht=lanz arote

HTH
But if you want more specific info about dive outfits or the Island itself
email/PM me.

Rgds
TerryH

Agreed, Calipso are a superb outfit and Andy particularly is a belting laugh (good diver too).
Mala is a great place to dive but does suffer from having German nudists around the path to the water entry point.
They seem to have their clothes on when you get into the water but when you come out they are all naked - it must be some in joke that they all share.
Unfortunately, they are usually all old, fat blokes (but arn't most nudists)

My absolute favourite dive has to be the wrecks in Carmen harbour as the first is at 18m and the rest are around 30m (all pretty damn convenient for Padi divers really).

I know that Calipso will still pick up people that are in Carmen even though they are not based there themselves.

[JohnK]

PDC has a great wreck scapyard and a cavern called the cathedral. Oh - also a nice tunnel.

[LaBimb]

Thanks for all the help folks .
I will be out there for two weeks from the 3rd of February.
If I bump into any of you out there my real name is Graham Watters
Have Fun