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PADI Advanced Course in the Arinaga Marine Reserve

Available on 21 May

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Pricing

Key info

  • 3 days (approx.)
  • Incl. 6 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, Spanish, Dutch, German
  • Max. 4 students / instructor
  • Hotel pick up
  • Free Cancellation - 48hrs notice
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Highlights

If you are looking for somewhere to enjoy your PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) Course then the best place to do it is in the Marine Reserve at El Cabrón near Arinaga. The diving is always special here, with dramatic underwater scenery and lots of marine life to see. The El Cabrón area is famous because the volcanic reef has arches, caves and cliffs

  • Make five dives with an instructor and practice something different on each dive (deep diving, navigation, buoyancy, photography, etc.).
  • Gain experience and improve your scuba skills.

Dive center

Davy Jones Diving

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

🌐 Davy Jones Diving - Specialists at the Del Cabrón Marine Reserve - Arinaga - Gran Canaria. 

Their instructors dive there every day so can show you all the little secrets and special sites to make every dive safe & special.

Del Cabron has some of the best dive sites on the Island, you can explore different environments and marine habitats in the Marine Reserve at Dell Cabrón. You can chill out between dives and there is a cute little sandy beach if you have people that want to swim and relax while you dive.

It is regarded by many as the best place to dive in Gran Canaria as it has four of the top ten dives in Gran Canaria, and was described by PADI as one of 'Three Incredible World-wide Marine Reserves'. It is the only area in Gran Canaria where you can easily dive in caverns and caves.

With their intimate local knowledge they will show you more of the secrets - this the only place where divers can regularly see endangered species such as Spiny Pufferfish, Barred Hogfish and Caribbean Soldierfish, as well as triggerfish, angel sharks and five types of stingray.

 

They run PADI courses in small personalised groups, so you can learn to dive in a huge natural aquarium with all the colourful fish such as wrasse and parrotfish and damselfish around you .

🚐 The centre is about 20 minutes from the main tourist hotels in the South of the Island and they offer a free minibus service to bring you to the reserve.


🐙 There are over ten different dive routes in the marine reserve, including easy 'chill dives' at 8-14m with lots of marine life; good recreational dives at around 18-20m which suit all Open Water or 1-star divers; and more challenging explorations for more qualified divers including a dive down to 30m to see the local field of corals.

Some of the routes are only known or dived on a regular basis by their instructors, so they can show you lots of little highlights that other schools are unaware of. With this diversity they vary the dive routes, and adjust the plans to suit the experience levels and weather conditions on a daily basis.


🤿 If you are looking for somewhere to take a diving course, then the El Cabrón Reserve is an excellent choice, as there are a lot of different areas which suit different stages or parts of training. You always get to see lots of different marine life, even on introductory dives. They keep class sizes and ratios small so that everyone gets individual attention from their highly qualified instructors.


🏆 They have won several awards and been recognised by a variety of different organisations for their commitment to safe and enjoyable excursions and courses. 

They won PADI's top award, the PADI Outstanding Achievement award in 2018, and their commitment to excellent customer service also ensured entry into the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame for gaining a Certificate of Excellence every year from 2014 to 2019.

They are the oldest professional dive centre in Arinaga, members of ANETA, the Spanish association of Adventure Sports, and are approved by the Canarian Government with registration number NR-35-1-0002592.

PADI 5 Star Dive Center Wi-Fi (FREE) 4 PADI Instructors Max. 3.0 divers / guide Nitrox (for a fee)

Address: 6237 Km from your location
Oficina 5, Auda De Moya 2, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, No State, 35118, Spain

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • 6 open water dives
  • PADI eLearning (includes certification fees)
  • Surface interval refreshments
  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)
  • Open water dives

Not inclusive of

  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)  ( EUR 60 ) - bookable in checkout
  • BCD  ( EUR 6 )
  • Regulator  ( EUR 6 )
  • Mask/snorkel  ( EUR 3 )
  • Fins (open heel)  ( EUR 3 )
  • Flashlight (torch)  ( EUR 2 )
  • Wetsuit (7mm)  ( EUR 6 )
  • Special Dives (Boat, wreck, night)  ( EUR 20 )
  • Nitrox  ( EUR 70 )

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 12+
  • Min. certification: Open Water Certification required
  • Min logged dives: None
  • Complete a WRSTC Medical form. Juniors must have parental approval.

What to expect

Your PADI Advanced Open Water Course is an ideal way to broaden your knowledge of diving and increase your confidence by undertaking a set of dives which have increased risk or skill requirements. The El Cabrón area is famous because the volcanic reef has arches, caves, cliffs and with these varied habitats it is a marine-life hotspot where you can see almost the whole catalog of marine species from tiny seahorses to angel sharks and butterfly rays.

The six dives take place over 3 days, and we start at 09.30 in the dive centre each day and finish at around 14.30-15.00. We dive Monday to Saturday and you can do three days together or spaced out.



To get your PADI Advanced Open Water certificate you do five adventure dives in open water, which must include a deep dive in the marine reserve and a navigation dive. The other three dives can be chosen from our list and may include wreck, boat, night, photographic, multi-level or computer (see the full list below). There is also some reading, video sessions, knowledge reviews and tests/quizzes. You can choose your three elective dives from the following list :

Multilevel Dive and computer (including FREE use of dive computer)
Underwater Naturalist
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Night Dive
Search and Recovery
Aware Shark Conservation
Digital Underwater Photography (check out our Photo Gallery)
PADI Aware - Fish Identification
Rescue Adventure dive
Enriched Air *(NITROX)
Boat Dive *(In the South of the Island)
Wreck Dive *(In the South of the Island)
* small supplement payable for this dive.

Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Pick Up Information

Pick-ups can be planned in the South of Gran Canaria (Maspalomas, Meloneras, Playa del Ingles etc) and in Las Palmas in the North either near Playa de Las Canteras or near the old town.

Please indicate your hotel name and address on the checkout page

The dive center will reconfirm your pick up time and location at the latest one day in advance

Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity
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