Dive Review of Aqua Marina Dive Centre/Playa de las Americas, Tenerife in
Spain/Tenerife, Canary Islands

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Aqua Marina Dive Centre/Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Apr, 2005, by David Schwab, AE, USA . Report 1669.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Divers looking for beautiful corals and lots of tropical fish will be disappointed; they should book a trip to the Red Sea. Tenerife and its sister islands are the result of volcanic activity; except for the critters, diving here will remind you more of diving the quarry or lake back home. Lots . . . lots of moray eels, sting rays and eagle rays. Baracuda, angel sharks, scorpion fish, and octopi are also in residence here. It takes some looking in the right places to find some of these, but persistent divers with a good torch will be rewarded. Most dives are from a RIB; a couple of shore dives are a real challenge because of rocks and tides. Dives between 5 - 45 metres. British owned/operated Aqua Marina Dive Centre (www.aqua-marina.com) is close to the beach . . . just a short walk with equipment to load the RIB to sites nearby. Multi-lingual dive staff is first class: friendly, knowledgeable, professional and willing to ensure the customer has an enjoyable dive holiday. Good place for beginners: while I dived, my companion took the PADI OW and AOW courses and is now an excitied, certified diver. Rental kit is in good shape; plenty available. I would go again and dive with Andy and Neil anytime. Tenerife is surprisingly clean and colourful. Food is good. Rent a car and take time to drive up to the volcano (although warm on the shore, it's cold on the mountain!). Condos readily available and local markets remain open late. Book early.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	United Kingdom, Norway, Thailand, Red Sea, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Florida, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	18-19°C / 64-66°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving with a guide; reasonable depth limits enforced
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aqua Marina Dive Centre/Playa de las Americas, Tenerife in Spain/Tenerife, Canary Islands

Aqua Marina Dive Centre/Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Apr, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Aqua Marina Dive Centre/Playa de las Americas, Tenerife in
Spain/Tenerife, Canary Islands