Scuba Dive Location: Gran Canaria, Spain
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| Name: | Gran Canaria |
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| Description: | Gran Canaria is the third largest island in the Canary Islands. The diversity of landscape and the wide variety of facilities make Gran Canaria a popular holiday destination for families, young couples and people of all ages seeking fun and relax in the sun, walk, shop and enjoy a varied nightlife. Gran Canaria also offers excellent diving sites accessible by shore or by boat, either for beginners or experienced divers. The volcanic rocks form a fantastic underwater bottom with many shipwrecks, caves and caverns full of marine life (sharks, moray, octopus, among others) to explore. El Cabron is a marine reserve where are located the most majority of the diving sites. To dive here you need an updated medical. |
| Geographical Location: | Atlantic Ocean |
| Water Temperature: | Water temperature around 25°C in the Summer and 18ºC in the Winter. |
| Diving Suit: | Complete wet suit or wet suit with shorts. |
| Visibility under water: | Visibility between 15 and 30 meters |
| Climate: | Gran Canaria has a mild climate with summer temperatures between 26ºC and 28ºC and in the winter between 22ºC and 24ºC. |
| How to get there: | The means of transport faster and more comfortable to go to Gran Canaria is undoubtedly the plane. There are several daily flights to the airport of Las Palmas. |
| When to go: | May June July August September October |
| Other Activities: | Besides from diving, Gran Canaria offers numerous activities and places to visit. You can visit some old towns, fascinating villages, observe the natural beauty of the parks, go to water parks, ride camels, among other activities. Can't fail to visit in Las Palmas the magnificent Cathedral of Santa Ana, Casa de Colon, the beautiful gardens and replica of the village of Pueblo Canario. |
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