Key details
Which one should I choose?
- Try dive: you have never dived. No certificate, no experience: you go shallow with an instructor to yourself.
- Licensed diving: you are already certified and want to make the most of the island's wrecks, caves and volcanic scenery.
- OWD course: you want to leave with the certificate. It takes three days, so it only fits if you are staying a week.
Try dive (no experience needed)
From the shore it takes place in Rays Bay, where the seabed is largely volcanic reef and around fifteen species show up: fish, turtles, moray eels, octopus, cuttlefish and rays, seen almost daily though nobody can guarantee them. There is a briefing beforehand and each person gets their own instructor, all gear included. From age 8. The boat version leaves from Ola Diving in Puerto Colón or Dive Spot in Las Galletas and reaches better seabeds, but for a first time the shore option is calmer: you walk in and can get out whenever you want, which counts for a lot with first-time nerves.
Licensed diving (certified divers)
What sets Tenerife apart is not the wildlife, it is the relief: wrecks, caves, lava flows and walls that drop straight down, with good visibility almost all year and none of the Mediterranean's brutal thermocline. Dives are planned around your level and what you fancy, usually two a day with an hour's break between them. Night dives and DPV scooter dives are available too. If you arrive certified with just one free day, tell us your level and we will line up the two dives that pay off most.
OWD Course (Open Water Diver)
It is the first certification and needs no experience, from age 10. On booking they send you the eLearning so you can do the theory from your phone before arriving — the dull part, best cleared at home. Day one is confined-water exercises, days two and three are four open-water dives. You leave certified to dive to 18 metres anywhere in the world. A warning for your schedule: it takes three days of your trip and you cannot fly right after, so it only makes sense if you are staying a week or more.
Included
- Diving equipment
- Instructor or guide depending on the option
- Safety briefing
- OWD certification on completing the course
Not included
- Prior certification (only needed for licensed diving)
- Photos or video
- Transport to the meeting point unless pickup is included
Pickup
Cancellation & conditions
Free cancellation up to 48h before on standard activities. Changes subject to availability. For sea-dependent activities, we offer a date change, an equivalent alternative, or a case-by-case review with the provider.
Naventia Trips as local curator
Naventia Trips acts as a local intermediary and experience curator. Activities are operated by selected professional providers. Final availability, schedules and conditions are confirmed before booking.
Frequently asked questions
I've never dived before, which option should I choose?
The try dive, from the shore or from a boat. No certificate, no experience, an instructor just for you and a shallow dive. If it is your first time, pick the shore option: you walk in and can come out whenever you want.
I am already certified, what do I need?
A valid certification and little else. Tell us your level and how many dives you want and we will book the pack that works out best: from a single dive to multi-day packs, which bring the per-dive price down a lot.
How is the booking confirmed?
Naventia Trips checks availability, provider conditions and the traveller's level before confirming the experience.
Can you tell me what else to do on those days?
Yes, and it is what we get asked most. Tell us which days you have free and where you are staying, and we will say what pairs well with this excursion and what should not go on the same day.