Diving in Ibiza

The picture of Ibiza and most people’s minds is a pretty clear one, wild nights at the clubs that make up the world’s most popular and most visited nightlife destination. And although this is very true, it is only part of the story of what this Balearic island and Ibiza holidays has to offer.

Many people searching for cheap holidays around the Mediterranean are not aware of the quiet sun kissed bays and idyllic towns and villages that are dotted around the islands 200Klms of coastline, which are surrounded by incredibly clear and vibrant waters.

The quality of the water is one of the attractions that bring in huge numbers of divers to enjoy what Ibiza has to offer. The island can boast a wealth of unforgettable scuba-diving sites many of which can also be enjoyed with simple snorkelling equipment.

The island is well serviced by many schools offering diving training facilities that meet international training standards. There are a multitude of extremely enthusiastic and highly qualified instructors who were able to offer a diving education that is not only very safe, but also thoroughly enjoyable.

Equipment and dive boats at all of the dive centres are monitored by Spanish authorities to meet high international quality standards, and are outfitted with suitable communications equipment.

During the summer the waters average temperature hovers around a very comfortable    28 ° C, and even in winter only falls down to around 14 ° C. Like any other destination visibility underwater varies depending upon currents, but is generally not less than 20 m and up to 40 m.

Because Ibiza is relatively small is very practical to select a suitable base location and make trips to other areas of the coast to enjoy a different diving destination every morning, afternoon and even evening of your visit.

There are some very notable dive sites located just off the main island at the Sea of Cala d’Hort Nature Reserve; here you will find several islets offer in some truly enjoyable dive sites. Other destinations around the island include Port d Es Torrent, Playa den Bossa, and Port d Es Torrent.

From Port d Es Torrent it is easy to reach “Es Payaret” which is located only 500 m from Torre Rovira and here there is a stunning small cone shaped rock, which is one of the most popular dive destinations on the island.

It also offers a guaranteed viewing of huge numbers of stunning fish including Sgt Majors, Moray eels and damsel fish, not to mention the three separate species of grouper that call these waters home.

One of the more popular diving activities on Ibiza this cave diving where experienced divers can enjoy the delights of under water dripstone caves, which are fed by rainwater. Here you can have your head up into an air chamber and admire the astonishing stalactites made up of the islands natural limestone.

There are also several reef formations dotted around the coast, which are excellent destinations for those who like to interact with fish and wildlife.