8 Diving with Turtles in Tenerife Worth Booking

1.Your First Scuba Diving Experience in Turtle Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,679 reviews · 3 hours · from $84Our pick

Meet your PADI instructor at Puerto Colón in Costa Adeje for a 30-minute safety briefing, then take a speedboat to Tenerife’s turtle area. You’ll spend about 25 minutes using scuba equipment to a maximum of 12 meters, followed by guided snorkeling. Instructors such as Max, Ramona, Elena, and Tobi are known for calm, patient support.

“Was an amazing experience. Elena is a great guide. She was super friendly good vibes and also showing us lots of fun poses to do underwater. Would definitely recommend😊 She's also really good at spotting sea animals!!”

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

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

Meet Zero Gravity Tenerife at Puerto Colón for a beginner scuba session with full equipment, a 30-minute safety briefing, and a short speedboat ride to a secluded bay. You will spend about 45 minutes in the water at depths up to 10 meters, with one instructor for every two clients. Turtle sightings are possible, not promised.

“Great diving activity, our guide Rihan (sorry for misspelling ) was amazing!!thank you to the team and we will be back for next adventures!🌊🤿”

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

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

Meet at Puerto Colon for a safety briefing, wetsuit, boat ride, and a 25 to 30-minute beginner scuba session in water no deeper than 7 meters. PADI instructors such as Romana, Toby, Martin, and Francesco guide small groups, followed by 30 minutes of snorkeling. Turtles are possible, not guaranteed.

“I had a hard time believing you could go from 0 SCUBA experience to swimming at the bottom of the ocean in 2.5 hours, but you sure can. Very knowledgeable and kind instructors helped those who had challenges (which are all very minor.) If you would like to try SCUBA but are nervous, don't hesitate to go with this group.”

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4.Try Scuba Diving in a turtle area (boat)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $84Top rated

From Costa Adeje, Zero Gravity takes you by boat to a quiet, shallow site for your first scuba session and a snorkeling outing. You get your own instructor, full equipment, insurance, and calm instruction. Look for fish, octopus, cuttlefish, crabs, rays, and sometimes turtles. Minimum age is 10.

“We had an amazing scuba session with the team at Zero Gravity. I was particularly impressed with how well Christina looked after our 10 year old, even showing her how to swim like a mermaid!”

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5.Discover Scuba Diving Experience in Turtle Habitat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $132

Meet at Travel Sub Dive Center in Puerto Colón for a small-group introduction to scuba. After a short lesson and private briefing, you’ll travel by speedboat to a turtle habitat, use supplied equipment, and spend 45 to 50 minutes underwater with a PADI instructor at depths of up to 12 meters. The session includes insurance and online certification.

“Esperienza fantastica! Un grazie speciale a Toby che mi ha accompagnato nell’immersione e a Francesco il capitano de Roma che con enorme pazienza è riuscito a far immergere pure la mia ragazza che era intimorita ❤️”

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6.Diving course for beginners in turtle area Tenerife

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Meet your instructor at Magilu restaurant on Abades beach for a three-hour beginner underwater course. You’ll learn basic breathing and equipment use, practice in shallow water, then explore the Atlantic with an instructor. Colorful fish are common, while turtles and rays appear only if wild conditions allow. Photos, videos, and a first-experience card are included.

“Una experiencia maravillosa. El instructor nos hizo sentir como de la familia. Lo recomendamos a todo el mundo que se plantee realizar este tipo de experiencia.”

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7.Scuba Diving in Turtle and Ray Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106

At Tenerife Diving Academy in Abades, you spend 30 minutes learning scuba basics before entering the bay with an instructor and one other person at most. Levi, Csaba, and Levente are among the instructors connected with the academy. Expect rays, turtles, angel sharks, squid, trumpet fish, and colorful reef life.

“Professional and friendly staff, beautiful dive sites close to the dive school for divers of various levels.”

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8.Try diving for the first time in turtle area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $100

Meet Natalie and Andres near Café Magilu for a private first scuba session in Tenerife. After land practice, you enter calm water slowly and explore fish, turtles, starfish, reefs, and perhaps octopus. CMAS instruction, equipment, insurance, photos, and videos are included.

“La mejor experiencia de mi vida, un trato tan cercano que parece que estás buceando con un amigo. Sienten pasión por el mar y saben transmitirla. No había hecho buceo nunca y desde que nos sumergimos me sentí segura.”

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