If you have your diving certification and are heading to Cape Verde, don't miss out on an exploration dive in Santo Antão!
Offering perfect conditions for scuba diving all year round, the Cape Verde islands are a must-see destination in the Atlantic Ocean for all certified divers. With waters fluctuating between 23 and 28°C and teeming with underwater life, they offer exceptional diving opportunities, including encounters with sea turtles, the archipelago's emblematic animals. So if you have passed your Open Water Diver minimum, don't miss the chance to go on an exploration dive in Santo Antão, Cape Verde's most northerly island!
Green Turtle Diving Center's dive masters are eagerly awaiting your arrival in Porto Novo, ready to take you aboard their RIB boat to one of Santo Antão's many dive sites:
- Praia do Vulcão - a gradual descent of sand with the reef on your left, home and passageway to many underwater species, with the possibility for the most experienced and low-consumption divers to continue until they reach a 30-metre drop-off;
- Atlantis Palace - a large cavern with a sandy bottom, where schools of fish swim from one entrance to the next. There are also countless holes where different species take refuge;
- Vapor - a small, shallow wreck of an old ship, but teeming with underwater life. This dive site is not often accessible as it is very sensitive to wind.
And many other sites that will give you an unforgettable scuba diving experience in Santo Antão! You will be able to encounter a rich underwater fauna: schools of doctor fish, barracudas, groupers, moray eels, lobsters, snake eels, nurse sharks and more. What's more, turtles nest on this island, so you will have a great chance of admiring at least one of the 5 species found in Cape Verde during your exploration dive in Santo Antão. So why not book your adventure with Green Turtle Diving Center?