7 Diving Trips in Tenerife Worth a Slot This Trip

1.Southern Tenerife: 50-Minute Submarine Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,216 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $72Our pick

Board the yellow Sub Fun Cinco at Amarilla Marina for a 50-minute underwater trip to about 30 meters. You will watch octopus, barracuda, parrot fish and stingrays through large windows while divers bring marine life close. Live guides speak English, Spanish and German, with audio commentary in 15 languages.

“My 3y old boy was happy. Interesting activity also for the adults. It was very good to find the audio guide in maternal language (easy for the child to understand and no need for us to translate)”

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2.Beginners Scuba Dive Experience in Turtle Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,347 reviews · from $85

Meet the Travel Sub team in Costa Adeje for a 30-minute safety briefing, then ride a speedboat to a turtle area. Your PADI instructor guides a first scuba session to 12 meters, followed by snorkeling with fish and rays. Instructors speak five languages, and small groups keep the experience personal.

“Very great experience! It was my first time diving and the instructor was very helpful and attentive to me. There was one instructor for me and my boyfriend who showed us around on the ocean floor and found octopuses, crevices and other funny stuff to see. They were also very good at taking photos. I felt very safe. Can definitely recommend.”

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3.Beginner’s Dive at a Spot with Turtle Sightings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 627 reviews · 2 hours · from $82

Meet Zero Gravity Tenerife at Puerto Colón for a 30-minute safety lesson, equipment fitting, and a short speedboat ride to a sheltered bay. With one instructor for every two clients, you explore to a maximum of 10 meters for about 45 minutes. Look for rays, octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish, and possibly sea turtles, with snorkeling time available too.

“The dive instructor found a small octopus camouflaged in the rocks which we would not have noticed, which was amazing. All the instructors were great, wanting us to have an enjoyable dive but keeping us safe at the same time. It was a fantastic experience that my family enjoyed and now I think they are all hooked.”

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4.Tenerife First Time Scuba Dive – Turtle Habitat, Small Groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 456 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $90

Meet at Travel Sub Dive Center in Puerto Colón for a short lesson, full gear, and a boat ride to Tenerife’s warm coastal waters. A PADI instructor guides your 25 to 30 minute beginner scuba session to a maximum of 7 meters, followed by 30 minutes of snorkeling. Turtle sightings are possible but never promised.

“It was our best experience in Tenerife! We booked 5 people for whole family, the instructor were so nice and very patient, my little child 12 was been separated looking after by one instructor, and my instructor is female, forgive me if called name wrong, Amarena, she was fantastic, as I was very scared at beginning, she was holding my both hands, told me to deep breath, and book me down very slowly. And she took lots of lovely pictures for me and my partner, Thank you! And thank for the captain as well, he took my two kids! He was brilliant and he encouraged them to take Scuba diving…”

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5.Abades Beach Beginner Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 164 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Meet Zeus Dive Center in Abades for a 30-minute safety lesson, equipment fitting, and a gentle 40-minute scuba session in a protected bay. Your instructor works with no more than two people, helping first-timers reach up to 10 meters. You’ll also have time to snorkel, relax on the sandy beach, and eat lunch nearby.

“It was really good experience. The staff is just awesome. Try this with us and directly decide to pass open water diver with blue explorer diving center because there are very friendly and explain us all. Good staff team and i hope have time to come back to dive with them more and more times.”

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6.Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Beginner’s Diving & Introduction

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · 3 hours · from $89Top rated

At Macaronesian Divers in Santa Cruz, you learn scuba basics, practice with an English or Spanish-speaking instructor, then spend 30 to 45 minutes underwater at 6 meters. Carla, Vicky, Abigail, and other instructors are praised for their calm support. Equipment, photos, hot showers, changing rooms, and a drink are included.

“for the first diving was perfect, the guid explaind everything clearly. step by step we went deep in the water. I do recommend it for the people who like adventure!”

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7.Scuba Diving Experience for Every Level

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $98

Meet Kathi, Sergio, or another instructor at Playa de las Vistas for a 2.5-hour scuba session built for beginners and experienced participants. You’ll learn safety and equipment basics, practise in shallow water, then head into Tenerife’s clear sea in a group limited to three. Expect fish, octopuses, rays, and the chance of seeing turtles.

“Very patient and nice person. For a starter, it’s the best choice.”

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