Discover Scuba Diving from Playa de las Americas, Tenerife

Have you wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? Try scuba diving from Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, and explore the submarine world of the island!

Try Dive from the Shore I 3 Hours

2 options available from €85

Book your activity

From€85
1 half day
Occasionally sporty
From 10 years-old and up

Practical information

With this option, you will be provided with a detailed explanation from an experienced and qualified diving instructor, outlining all of the basic safety aspects that you will need to consider to enjoy your dive. You will be given a brief introduction to the equipment and your guide will describe what you will need to do underwater.

Your instructor will escort you on a tour around the breakwater which serves as an artificial reef and is home to a wide variety of local marine species. You will dive to a maximum depth of 6 meters and you will be underwater for approximately 40 minutes.

Following the dive we will change out of your wetsuit and return to the dive center for a shower.

From start to finish this experience will take approximately 3 hours.

Course of events

- Arrival at the meeting point and introduction to your instructor

- Equipment distribution and set-up

- Ride to Playa Las Vistas, where you will

- Practice a few basic diving skills in the water to become comfortable and familiar with the equipment. You will learn:

  • How to clear water from your mask
  • How to clear water from your regulator
  • How to recover your regulator in the highly unlikely event that you should drop it from your mouth

- After practicing these exercises, you will drop beneath the waves and practice these same skills again underwater

- You'll go on a 45-minute dive at a depth of 6 meters, around the breakwater installed on the beach

- Return to the shore for a debriefing

- Return of the equipment and end of activity

Activity requirements

All participants must be able to swim.

All minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Special terms

Please note that the duration and itinerary of the activity are weather-dependent.

This activity is not recommended for pregnant or disabled people.

Please note you are not allowed to fly for up to 24 hours after your last dive.
Meeting point:
Aqua-Marina Dive Centre: Paseo Verode, s/n, 38660 Playa de la Américas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Spoken languages:English, Dutch, German
Included
  • Wetsuit
  • Mask
  • Tank
  • Fins
  • Expert instructor
  • Insurance
Excluded
  • Transportation to meeting point
  • Food or drinks
Do not forget to bring
  • Towel
  • Swimsuit
  • Sunscreen
  • Water and snacks