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Diving off the Spanish Coast
The coasts of Spain can offer some of the greatest dive location you as a recreational diver can wish to explore. Reefs and wrecks filled with beautiful tropical fish and marine creatures that can keep you occupied for the entire course of your stay on Spanish soil. To dive in Spain is a feeling compared to no other, as beneath the waves you will fall witness to sites you could only dream of.
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Are you a veteran diver? Or a complete novice when it comes to diving? Which ever bracket you fall into then diving water sports in Spain will have something to fit your requirements.
Around Spain there are a number of well known diving location along the coasts, for example diving in Murcia, La Manga is a well known hot spot favoured by divers world wide. The further you head down the cost of Spain towards the Mediterranean and Africa, then the warmer the water you will encounter in you divers. The marine life in the warmer waters is off a wide spectrum of colours that will be amazed to what you come across on a charted trip.
Diving water sports in Spain have special requirements in terms of which kind of attire you will need dependable on the time of year you plan to go. Summer months in the warmer climates off the south of France and west of Africa you will be able to get away with the thinner 5 mm wetsuits. The winter period and in the colder waters it is recommended you opt for a 7 mm dry suit. The average air temperature around some of the diving location can range from 5 degrees centigrade (41 degrees Fahrenheit) to 24 degrees centigrade (75 degrees Fahrenheit).
July through to August around the top diving water sports in Spain locations are the best time to dive if you are after warmer waters. January and February are the coldest and during these winter months you will need to make sure you equipment is off adequate standards.
Diving all year round is possible in Spain, so you have many options to whether you want to dive in colder waters in winter or warmer waters in the summer closer to the south of Spain.
When it comes to choosing a location to dive, you need to do your research. Depending on which dive school you select you will get different options available. Some offer short intense courses to get you diving as quickly as possible if you are a rookie. If you are fully trained then you can take part in charted trips to some pretty awesome locations. Along the coast of Spain there are wrecks to caverns, reefs to drop offs and just some pretty amazing open water with an abundance of marine life.
Some places of interest include the following:
The Medas Island,
The Costa Blanca,
Murcia Diving,
Costa del Sol,
Majorca,
The Minorca Islands, and
Canaries Islands.
Barracudas, rays and congers are just a few of species of marine life that you might encounter on your dives in and around the Spanish coasts. The types of marine life you do come across will be determined by the temperature of the water, with the warmer waters around the reefs will have a more vivid collection of colourful fish.
When planning a dive trip always ask the centre you are going to dive with what offers they have in regards to their guided charted tours. It is always recommend that you use such services rather than diving on your own as they individuals know the best dive spots. Why waste time searching for a dive spot when you can spend more time at the most interesting known location immediately. Its not unusual for many of the top dive location to be located quite far from the coast, so a boat charted journey can take up to 1 hour.
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