Wreck
down to 40 m
Harbour Wrecks
Several wrecks just outside Puerto del Carmen's old harbour, with barracuda, rays and angel sharks.
- Advanced
- Angel shark
Experienced≤40 m
Bajón del Río
Dive site in Canary Islands (Lanzarote & Fuerteventura), Spain
Parasol-shaped volcanic crags rise several metres from golden sand in the strait between Fuerteventura and Lobos.
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A dive from a boat. Known for stingrays.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: visitfuerteventura.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Stingrays
- Groupers
Where is Canary Islands (Lanzarote & Fuerteventura)?
The point shows the Canary Islands (Lanzarote & Fuerteventura) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Canary Islands (Lanzarote & Fuerteventura)
Artificial reef
down to 15 m
Museo Atlántico
Europe's first underwater museum: over 300 sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor off Lanzarote.
- Open Water
- Angel shark
Reef
down to 40 m
Playa Chica
Shore dive on Puerto del Carmen's house reef with cuttlefish, seahorses, nudibranchs, stingrays, butterfly rays and angel sharks.
- Open Water
- Angel shark
Wall
down to 40 m
Veril Grande
From 20 m a wall drops vertically to about 40 m, with stingrays and angel sharks; whale sharks have occasionally been sighted.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
down to 35 m
Blue Hole
Follow the reef past a garden-eel field, then dive through the Blue Hole, a passage in the reef.
- Advanced
- Angel shark
down to 40 m
Cathedral
Shore dive from the beach to a cave at 30 m, with large groupers, large shoals of sardines and black coral.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.