Diving areas – Diving Dragonera

Mallorca's diverse underwater world and dive sites

Start your diving adventure on Mallorca with us on board our diving boat “Barracuda”. With this modern offshore RIB, motorized with 200 HP, we can quickly reach wonderful places for diving. The jetty is close to the diving center in the harbour of Port d’Andratx, from where you can get onto the diving boat with dry feet. Your diving equipment is safely stowed on the boat so that you can enjoy the trip comfortably and carefree.
– Daily tours to Isla Dragonera
– Weekly diving area El Toro

The diving areas around Port d’Andratx are an insider tip on Mallorca. The fantastic cliffs are home to outstanding diving spots for beginners and professionals alike. From grottos, caves and two small wrecks to the marine reserve “Isla Dragonera”, you will find everything the Mediterranean has to offer under and above water. We have over 30 different dive sites, which is almost unique in Mallorca.
Below you will find a small selection of our dive sites with a description of the underwater world.

Diving Dragonera diving in Mallorca — Flabellina thread snail

Diving Dragonera diving in Mallorca diving school german Mallorca — Barracuda

The “Barracuda Reef” (Spanish: Arrecife = reef) offers three different anchorages and therefore routes! Located directly at “Cap La Mola”, an extensive plateau stretches along the steep and impressive cliffs. This “terrace” offers an incredible abundance of fish. Shoals of two-banded bream, golden stripe, mullet and monk fish make their rounds between huge boulders, small niches and crevices.
After the edge of this platform, which is almost exactly 12 meters deep, an inclined slope quickly leads to a depth of 30 – 40 meters. This makes this spot ideal for all levels and experience levels!
There are also some boulders on this “slope”, where large lobsters, Mediterranean moray eels, octopus, various species of nudibranchs and crabs can regularly be spotted. The “highlight” there – as the name suggests – is a huge and almost always present school of barracudas. 200 to 400 barracudas have already been encountered and are either in a large, circling shoal or directly above the sloping bottom.
When approached slowly, they show little shyness and sometimes swim directly in front of the mask glass. An unforgettable experience!

S'Aguilot

Just around the corner from the large “La Mola” peninsula is one of our most beautiful spots. A very easy, yet varied spot that leaves nothing to be desired. From the sun-drenched shallow area with plenty of hiding places for octopuses, to deeper rocks that stand like pillars at depths of up to 30 meters. This is the habitat of many moray eels, conger eels and lobsters. Lovers of colorful nudibranchs are also sure to get their money’s worth. The way there is characterized by beautiful seagrass meadows (Posidonia), over which barracudas regularly patrol. On the way back, the coastal formations offer a wide variety of paths and the opportunity to search the many crevices, holes and tunnels for all kinds of Mediterranean life. The wreckage of an old fishing trawler and its old diesel engine with its local moray eels and conger eels are the crowning glory of an exciting dive.

Peñon S'Aguilot

Also in the bay of S’Aguilot is a striking rock that protrudes far out of the water and widens into an imposing rock massif underwater. This pillar (Spanish peñon = the rock) gives the dive site its name.
A very simple but beautiful spot that everyone – from beginners to professionals – will love. At the beginning, an archway with a variety of vegetation invites you to dive through the rock towards the outer edge. Small groupers, scorpion fish and beautiful anemones can be admired.
A large seagrass meadow opens up on the outside, containing the remains of a wreck and the dwellings of local moray eels and conger eels. There are countless niches and crevices along the rock and the search for scorpionfish, octopus, nudibranchs, crustaceans and much more can begin.
On a beautiful, sun-drenched plateau in the shallower area, shoals of two-banded bream, golden stripe and often large groups of barracudas can be observed at close range. During night dives, large numbers of hunting octopus and cuttlefish and various species of scorpionfish are regularly encountered.

The "Punta Galinda" grotto

This large and very easy to dive grotto is fascinating underwater due to its extraordinary rock formations and washouts.
Large round stones have rubbed almost circular holes into the rock over thousands of years and the walls form ideal hiding places for octopuses and a habitat for a wide variety of snail species.
The “highlight” is the wonderful view from the darker end of the grotto towards the azure blue exit. The sunlight creates an almost surreal curtain of rays of fascinating beauty.
The dive begins with a very varied underwater landscape in front of the entrance to the cave and offers a beautiful archway to dive through, lots of rocks and large areas of seagrass.

Isla Dragonera

This large offshore island is a nature reserve and exudes a special fascination. Steep slopes and impressive rock formations form the habitat for the large grouper, huge schools of barracuda and beautiful groups of golden stripe and many, many monk fish. Large numbers of octopus, moray eels and conger sea eels, as well as a large number of different nudibranchs are also represented in all Mediterranean shapes and colors.
The dive sites CAP DE TRAMUNTANA, CAP DE LLEBEITX, ARRECIFE BELLAVISTA and many more speak for themselves and provide optimal conditions for divers of all levels. A wonderful experience not only under water, as the island of Dragonera is not called the “Sleeping Dragon” for nothing. The beauty of the cliffs is breathtaking!
With our offshore inflatable boat, we can easily reach the various spots around the island of Dragonera in a maximum of 15 minutes.