Gran Canaria Scuba Diving: Our 6 Best

1.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners in Gran Canaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 561 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $107Our pick

Spend about three hours learning scuba basics, practicing in shallow water, and exploring Gran Canaria’s coast with a PADI instructor. Groups never exceed four, and guides such as Mike, Veronica, Miguel, Jessica, and Adriana are praised for calm, clear instruction. Pickup is included from southern coastal towns.

“Mon fils a fait pour la première fois de la plongée. Il a adoré. La dame était adorable, très à l'écoute et très professionnelle. Elle n'avait que deux jeunes à s'occuper et c'est important de ne pas être nombreux pour être en entière sécurité. Par contre, il n'y avait pas beaucoup de poissons. Je recommande cette activité avec cet organisme. Ils sont pro. Merci beaucoup pour tout ❤️❤️❤️”

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2.Try Scuba Diving for Beginners

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

Spend three hours trying scuba in Gran Canaria with a PADI-certified instructor such as Mike, Alan, or Veronica. After a safety lesson and shallow-water practice, you will enjoy a guided one-hour underwater session. Hotel transfers, equipment, and accident insurance are included, with groups limited to eight.

“We really enjoyed our time out and how friendly and comfortable the instructor of the group made us feel. Was great to be check on through out the experience by the instructor”

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3.Beginners Scuba Diving Experience in Gran Canaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 254 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Meet Blue Water Diving’s instructors for a short beginner session, health check, equipment fitting, and shallow-water practice before heading to a reef. You’ll learn basic underwater signs, breathe through a regulator, and spend roughly 30 minutes seeing fish, rays, crabs, and sea-floor life. Instructors including Chris, Kate, and Keko are praised for calm, patient support.

“I really enjoyed having the first diving class. For me - for the person who doesn't like being in the water and especially underwater - that was opening of myself and discovering an absolutely new world! The young and understandable instructors were patient with me and thanks to them I have outstepped my borders! Highly recommend this company to discover something new to you and in yourself! The hardest is to make the first step!”

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4.Discover Scuba Diving – Free Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 115 reviews · 4 hours · from $105

Meet the friendly Leagues Ahead Diving team, learn basic scuba skills, and spend up to 50 minutes underwater at Amadores or Tufia. Your English-speaking PADI instructor, often James, Aaron, Ben, or Emil, stays close throughout. Hotel pickup and return are included from southern Gran Canaria, with equipment, training, and small groups covered.

“Really nice guys who take the time for you and make you feel comfortable in the water. Really lovely experience!”

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5.Live an Adventure and Learn to Dive with Expert

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 109 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

I’ll guide you through a calm first scuba experience in Playa de Amadores, from safety briefing and equipment fitting to an underwater session reaching up to 6 meters. You’ll see colorful fish and may spot cuttlefish, seahorses, or rays, then relax on the beach. Hotel transfers, gear, insurance, and water are included.

“Kiitos mahtavasta kokemuksesta. Opas oli osaava ja huomioon ottava näin aloittelijoille. Hienoja kuvia muistoksi!”

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6.Discover Scuba Diving Beginner Program

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 103 reviews · 4 hours · from $117

Spend four hours learning scuba basics near Mogán, Gran Canaria. You will cover theory, practice with equipment in shallow water, then make a supervised open-water descent in the Atlantic. Groups are limited to two participants, with instruction in six languages, hotel pickup, gear, insurance, and a participant guide included.

“Super nette Tauchlehrer und schöner Tauchgang mit viel zu sehen unter Wasser”

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