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PADI 5* IDC centre and Golden Palm Resort
Multilingual staff
Europe's southernmost dive centre
Dive courses for all levels

Dive Academy Gran Canaria is a PADI 5 star IDC centre and Gold Palm resort. It is also Europe’s most southern Dive Centre. The dive centre is situated in the south of Gran Canaria on the sea front between two bays, they are both just a short walk from the centre.

Dive Academy has multilingual instructors and staff. Everyone is welcome at Dive Academy and the aim is for all guests to enjoy their stay, be safe and most of all have lots of fun!

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Packages	Price p. P.	Check Availability
Discover Scuba Diving This is a one day course for guests who wish to ...	from USD 59	Checking availability
This is a one day course for guests who wish to try diving for the first time. Dive Academy Gran Canaria will pick you up at 9.30am and bring you to the dive centre. After completing registration, you'll start with a short 35 minute video presentation, to give a brief explanation of Scuba Diving. Then your PADI instructor will show you all the equipment you are going to use during the day. This will include an opportunity to take your first breath from the regulator. After that, you can get into your wetsuit and the private training pool. Here, you take as much time as you need to get comfortable in the water before getting into the open water. The dive will be in one of the bays in front of the dive centre, which is full of marine life including Octopus, Rays, Cuttlefish, Parrot fish and many more...
6 dive package Dive packages do not include equipment hire. The ...	from USD 232
Dive packages do not include equipment hire. The price for hire will vary depending on the number of dives in your package.
Scuba Diver course This is a 2 - 3 day course which will teach you ...	from USD 289
This is a 2 - 3 day course which will teach you the basic information about Scuba Dive. Each day, divers will be picked up from their hotel at 9.30am and dropped off at the end of the day at 5:00pm. Over the course of the days you spend with us you will undertake 3 dives in the pool and 2 dives in the sea. Divers will also watch 3 DVD of about 35 minutes in length, each giving you the information for the next part of your adventure. On completing the course you will receive a certificate from PADI, which will liecence you to dive to 12m anywhere in the world with a PADI professional.
10 dive package Dive packages do not include equipment hire. The ...	from USD 360
Dive packages do not include equipment hire. The price for hire will vary depending on the number of dives in your package.
Open Water Course This is a 3 - 4 day course which will teach you ...	from USD 463
This is a 3 - 4 day course which will teach you everything you need to dive independently with another certified diver. Each day you will be picked up from your hotel at 9.30am and dropped off at the end of the day at 5:00pm. Over the course of the days, you will undertake 5 dives in the pool and 4 dives in the sea. You will also watch 5 DVD of about 35 minutes in length, each giving you the information for the next part of your adventure. The course also includes a final exam which covers everything learnt during the course. On completing the course you will receive a certificate from PADI, which will licence you to dive to 18m anywhere in the world independently with another certified diver.

Detailed Description Dive School

Dive Academy Gran Canaria is the only scuba diving centre on the island with its own, private training swimming pool! This swimming pool is the perfect place for all divers to learn scuba diving or practice their skills. Qualified divers or beginners, in the swimming pool you get all the time you need to learn the confidence building skills. For very young divers (kids from 8 to 10) the Bubblemaker course is a perfect introduction to diving in the pool. So, from Bubblemaker to Instructor course, the swimming pool is the safest place to begin or continue your scuba diving adventures.

Dive Academy Gran Canaria also has its own boat; 7,5 meter long RIB with a Mercury Optimax 250XL outboard engine. With this boat, divers can reach all the dive sites around the south of the island, which cannot be reached from the shore. On the boat, there is enough room for 12 divers with full equipment. It carries full emergency equipment, first aid and oxygen systems, including VHF radio and emergency procedures.

Surrounding Area

In Gran Canaria the winds, tides and its geographical location (being on the 28th meridian, just 60 nautical miles from the African coast) all determine the climate.

The island is divided into the northwest and the southeast, which are two large areas different in their climate and landscape. The Canarians call this the geographical North and South. Each area offers a large number of different microclimates and a great variety of natural landscapes. This is one of the main appeals of Gran Canaria.

The water temperature is around 22-24 degrees nearly all year round with very clear waters, giving perfect visibility and great conditions for scuba diving. There are some great scuba dives in the South of the island including wrecks, reefs wall and caves. In the East there is El Cabron at the village of Arinaga, which is one of only three Marine Reserves in the Canary Islands. The North also has lots of wreck and reefs to offer all levels of divers, including Manta Rays in the months of September through to November.

Arrival Information

From the North of the island take the GC1 to the Arguineguin turn off GC500. Then go straight on through 1st roundabout.

You will come to another roundabout, this one has a large Whales tail with a waterfall on it. Turn left at this island and the dive centre is on the sea front at the bend in the road. Next to Ciao Restaurant. Look out for the pool.

From the South of the island take the GC500 from Puerto Rico to Arguineguin. You will pass through a place called Patalavaca.

Then you will come to Arguineguin where there is a roundabout, this has a large Whales tail with a waterfall on it. Turn right at this island and the dive centre is on the sea front at the bend in the road. Next to Ciao Restaurant. Look out for the pool.

Amenities Dive School

Diving
Swimming pool
Walking distance to the beach
Transfer to Spots / Hotel
Boat cruises

Wind Probability & Weather Statistik

Month of the year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Month of the year	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	1-12
Dominant Wind Direcction
Wind probability > = 4 Beaufort (%)	60	65	75	80	70	80	90	80	70	75	75	65	74
Average air temperature (ºC)	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	24	22	24
Average water temperature (ºC)	19	18	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	22	20	20

Disclaimer: Sportbay cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy of the published climate and weather data (air temperature, wind probability, wind dirrection and water temperature).

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