15 Scuba Diving Tours in Spain 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.PADI Discover Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,016 reviews · 2 hours · from $81

Learn scuba basics with iDive Barcelona in a small group of up to six. After a 35-minute briefing, you will enter from the beach at your own pace, guided in Spanish, English, French, Italian, or Catalan. Expect about an hour underwater, possible octopus and fish sightings, and photos or video to take home.

“The staff were welcoming and extremely helpful, can’t rate them enough! It was our first time scuba diving but our instructor Pau was calm, reassuring and put us at ease. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to try scuba diving. We loved it!”

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4.Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 805 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $176

Spend 3.5 hours learning scuba in Mallorca with two PADI instructors and a group of no more than six. Practice breathing, ear equalizing, mask clearing, and hand signals in shallow water before a guided session to 6 meters in a protected marine reserve. Transport, equipment, insurance, and a PADI certificate are included.

“Overall, an excellent experience! Thank you for all the guides, especially Estonian Kristofer that made me feel safe and very welcome for my first dive. I have always wanted to dive but have at the same time also been scared of it. I'm so happy I dit it. Take the picture offer, you'll have some great memories of your dive later on and it's good value for money at just 10 euros. Don't hesitate twice, just do it.”

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5.Real Submarine Dive with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 771 reviews · from $74

Ride Sub Fun Tres from Puerto Calero to 30 meters below the surface. You get a personal seat beside a 60-centimeter viewing port, an audio guide in nine languages, underwater screens, shipwrecks, fish, and a personalized certificate. Hotel transfers are offered from Playa Blanca, Costa Teguise, and Puerto del Carmen at selected times.

“Amazing! Saw lots of cool fish and rays. 100% recommend to everyone.”

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6.Lanzarote Introductory Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 766 reviews · from $81Top rated

At Manta Diving Lanzarote in Puerto del Carmen, you’ll learn basic scuba skills in waist-deep water before spending 30 to 35 minutes underwater at Playa Chica, reaching about 5 to 6 metres. An SSI instructor stays with you throughout. Equipment and 10 to 20 souvenir photos are included.

““Manta Diving Lanzarote” is the best scuba diving business in the Canary Islands, in my opinion! They are skilled SSI scuba instructors, trustworthy, and had excellent communication with us. We had the experience of a lifetime! This was the first time my daughter and I went diving and it was so amazing we went again the next day. I highly recommend Manta Diving Lanzarote.”

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7.Mahon: Harbor Boat Tour with Underwater Viewing & Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 692 reviews · 1 hour · from $21

From Don Joan, you’ll cruise the full length of Mahón Harbor aboard a catamaran, hearing commentary in English, French, Italian, Spanish, or German. Expect city views, Lazareto, Mola, San Felipe Castle, Es Castell, and a short visit below deck to look for fish through underwater windows.

“Enjoyed this trip. Boat well appointed and crew friendly. Would have liked some information about the fish we could see from the glass bottom. Even a sign on the wall with images and names of the common ones. Very enjoyable.”

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8.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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9.Santa Pola: Tabarca Catamaran Cruise with Underwater Vision

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 465 reviews · from $10Best value

Take a catamaran from Santa Pola to Tabarca in about 25 minutes, watching the Mediterranean seabed through large underwater viewing windows. You can choose from several departure and return times, buy drinks on board, and spend the day exploring Tabarca’s beaches, village streets, restaurants, and clear waters.

“Easy and convenient to get back and forth from Tabarca!”

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10.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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11.Try Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 403 reviews · 3 hours · from $94

You’ll learn basic scuba skills with a PADI-certified instructor, practise in shallow water, then spend about an hour exploring Gran Canaria’s clear coastal waters. Hotel pickup covers the southern coast, groups are limited to eight, and instructors such as Mike, Alan, Veronica, and Miguel speak several European languages. GoPro rental costs €15.

“We had a fantastic time on our 3-hour beginner dive! Being picked up directly from our hotel made everything really easy. The team was incredibly friendly and supportive throughout. Everyone had enough time to get comfortable with the gear and learn the basics without any pressure. The dive itself was great: we saw plenty of colorful fish and, with a bit of luck, you might even see an octopus or a crab. It was a truly memorable experience, and we’d happily recommend it to anyone curious about trying diving for the first time.”

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12.Cap Norfeu: Costa Brava Catamaran Trip with Underwater Views

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 392 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $35

Sail from Roses toward Cala Jóncols aboard a catamaran with underwater viewing rooms 6 to 8 meters below sea level. You’ll see Cap Norfeu, Montjoi Bay, beaches, cliffs, fish, and seagrass. A multilingual audio guide covers eight languages, and a bar is available onboard.

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13.Port Mahon: 1-Hour Harbor Cruise with Underwater Views

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 349 reviews · 1 hour · from $21

Board a yellow catamaran below Mahon’s old city for a one-hour harbor cruise. You’ll pass naval buildings, mussel beds, coves, forts, Es Castell, and colonial houses before stopping at Es Clot de la Mola for underwater views. Commentary is delivered by loudspeaker, and the boat is wheelchair accessible.

“It was a great trip. The commentary was interesting and informative, and the boat was lovely”

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14.Introduction to Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 298 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $100

Spend 2.5 hours learning scuba skills before entering the sea at La Lajita, near Costa Calma. Jibi, Adam, Benedikt, and the team teach first-timers in English, French, German, or Spanish, with close guidance in groups of no more than six. Hotel pickup is available across southern Fuerteventura. Photos and video cost extra.

“The trip was awesome. I went with an 11 year old. The instructors were very professional. It was well worth the money! I would do it again”

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15.Tossa de Mar: PADI Discovery Scuba Diving in Costa Brava

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 276 reviews · from $68

Spend 2.5 hours with SuperDive Tossa de Mar learning scuba basics, then enter the sea from Mar Menuda Beach for 45 to 60 minutes underwater. Instructors such as Pepe, Cris, Eric, and Christina guide beginners patiently in several languages. Equipment, insurance, water, and underwater video are included.

“We had a great time. Meri and her team are wonderful. We reached the meeting point and The team prepared us for the dive with instructions and took us by van near the beach for diving. The meeting point is easy to locate. The scuba experience is surreal, as the water is clear you can see underwater clearly. The instructor also takes lots of pictures and videos before, after and during the dive. Would definitely recommend Super Dive scuba. Thanks a lot to the entire team who helped us making it memorable - Cris, Ivan, Pepe , Aude , Meri ChiquiRead more”

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