Reef
down to 23 m
Los Amarillos (Los Burros)
Two rock formations split by a sand channel at 18–21 m, where groupers and amberjacks are abundant.
- Advanced
- Amberjacks
Open Water≤18 m
La Amatista
Dive site in Cabo de Gata, Spain
Easy-to-follow channels from 5 to 14 m below the Amatista viewpoint, home to groupers, morays and the odd octopus.
- Max depth
- 14 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Mar–Aug
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A reef and rock formations dive from a boat. Known for octopus.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: parquenatural.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Octopus
- Groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Cabo de Gata
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Mar–Aug.
Source: picuco.comWhere is Cabo de Gata?
The point shows the Cabo de Gata area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Cabo de Gata
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Piedra de los Meros
A large rock from 26 to 35 m that divers visit for dusky and goldblotch groupers, where banks of yellowmouth barracuda can be spotted.
- Experienced
- Eagle rays
Reef
down to 13 m
Cala Rosa
Below pinkish cliffs between Agua Amarga and Las Negras, rock bars to 13 m and a tunnel full of cardinalfish.
- Advanced
- Groupers
Wreck
down to 42 m
El Vapor (Arna wreck)
Known locally as El Vapor, the steamship Arna sank in 1928 on La Laja and lies from 26 m on deck to 42 m on the sand.
- Experienced
Reef
down to 14 m
La Restinga de las Anclas
A 400 m rocky bar rising 2 m off the bottom, never deeper than 14 m, where groupers and morays shelter.
- Open Water
- Mola mola (sunfish)
Reef
down to 16 m
Los Socabones
Large loose boulders scattered across a Posidonia meadow at 12–16 m.
- Open Water
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.