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Lanzarote, Spain

6 caves · down to 64 m · 5 suitable for an intro team

Cave diving in Lanzarote

  • Caves6
  • Max depth64 m
  • Water temperature17–24 °C
  • Dive centres3
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  • Fill stationManta Diving Lanzarote2 kmAir and nitrox (nitrox free with a package of 6 or more dives); walk-in fills for visitors: askRoute ↗
  • Fill stationCalero Diving (Puerto Calero)Air, nitrox and all trimix mixes from 300 bar banks with a booster; per the IANTD register also oxygen and argonRoute ↗
  • Fill stationRubicón DivingNitrox, normoxic and hypoxic trimix; medical O₂ and helium (two gas blenders). Pressure (232/300 bar): askRoute ↗
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Why come here

Lanzarote is volcanic: the diving here is lava tubes and sea caves, not karst. From Puerto del Carmen you go in at Playa Chica to caverns and swim-throughs such as La Catedral and the Cueva de las Gambas, and on the east coast near Mala lie the El Ascensor lava tube and the small caverns of Charco del Palo. That coast is exposed to Atlantic wind and swell, so centres only go there in good conditions. The water is 17–24 °C through the year. The famous Túnel de la Atlántida under the Jameos del Agua, 1.6 km long and reaching -64 m, is open to scientific expeditions only.

Don't miss

  • La Catedral (Puerto del Carmen): a large hollow in the reef with an altar-like rock at the back, where your exhaled air bubbles up through the lava rock.
  • Cueva de las Gambas (Puerto del Carmen): a cavern at around -45 m with thousands of shrimps on the ceiling, narwhal shrimps among them, and groupers waiting at the entrance. Because of the depth and the long swim only about 5 minutes remain for the cavern itself.
  • El Ascensor (Mala): a lava tube you swim up through as if in a lift, past sponges and narwhal shrimps on the walls.

On a rest day

  • Timanfaya National Park: The national park in the lava landscape left by the eruptions of the 1730s.
  • Cueva de los Verdes: Walk with a guide through a dry section of the same Monte Corona lava tube that the Túnel de la Atlántida belongs to.
  • Jameos del Agua: The centre designed by César Manrique inside the lava tube, with the lake where the tiny blind crabs live; bathing is banned.

All 6 caves

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SiteMax depth
Blue Hole / Agujero Azul (Puerto del Carmen)Backmount · Open water / no overhead40 m
La Catedral (Puerto del Carmen)Backmount · Open water / no overhead32 m
Charco del PaloBackmount · Cavern30 m
Cueva de las Gambas (Puerto del Carmen)Backmount · Cavern45 m
El Ascensor (Mala)Backmount · Cavern30 m

Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training.

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Dive centres and fill stations

3 dive centres, fill stations and instructors

Order: partners first, clearly marked as partner; then dive centres by distance from Puerto del Carmen and independent instructors by name. Not a recommendation: check what they offer yourself.

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Where to stay

Find a place near Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca, Arrecife, Costa Teguise, Haría

Villages that work well as a base for the caves in this region. Find a place for your team:

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Practical info: rules, fills and emergency numbers

Emergencies

  • 112. Hyperbaric chamber: Hiperox, Hospital Insular de Lanzarote, C/ Juan de Quesada s/n, 35500 Arrecife — tel. +34 928 81 00 00 ext. 147 (daily 7:00–23:00) or +34 629 18 39 21 (Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00); per the Cabildo (2014) available 24 hours a day, outside those hours via 112. ~15 min from Puerto del Carmen. Other accredited chamber in the Canaries: Hospital Universitario de Canarias (La Laguna, Tenerife). DAN Europe +39 06 4211 5685.

Access and rules

  • The Jameos del Agua and the Cueva de los Verdes lie in the Monumento Natural de La Corona. Scientific or sporting visits to other parts of the lava tube (e.g. the gated Cueva de los Siete Lagos) need authorisation.
  • Reserva Marina La Graciosa e islotes del norte (northern tip of Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Alegranza): diving only with a permit applied for in advance — interior waters via the Canary Government (Dirección General de Pesca; free, decision within 20 days, no reply = refused), exterior waters via the Ministry (MAPA). Daily quotas per zone; no diving in the integral reserve around Roque del Este. Puerto del Carmen and Mala lie outside the reserve.

Closed or restricted

  • Túnel de la Atlántida: not for recreational divers. Only scientific expeditions with permission from the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Canary Government's environment department. The Jameos del Agua is a tourist centre of the Cabildo (CACT), a Bien de Interés Cultural and Sitio de Interés Científico; bathing is banned (fine €600–3,000 per a guide on site) and no coins may go into the lake, because of the blind crab Munidopsis polymorpha.

Gas and fills

  • Gas and CCR: trimix, O₂, helium and sofnolime at Rubicón Diving (Playa Blanca; also CCR courses). Nitrox is widely available (free at Manta Diving with a package of 6 or more dives). Scooter rental: ask.

Water and season

  • Water 17–24 °C through the year. Many centres are in Puerto del Carmen; off its coast you dive caverns and swim-throughs from Playa Chica, such as La Catedral, the Cueva de las Gambas and the Blue Hole (Agujero Azul). The east coast at Mala and Charco del Palo is exposed to wind and swell: only in good conditions.

Rest day

  • Rest day: the Jameos del Agua and the Cueva de los Verdes (show caves in the same lava tube) can be visited.

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Compiled from web research (Sept 2026): UNED GAMA (Proyecto Sublántida), Franjo Sánchez, Koenemann & Iliffe (Marine Biodiversity 2009), Divernet, DIVER magazine, Crónicas de Lanzarote, Diario de Avisos, Biosfera Digital, Wikipedia (es, en, de), MAPA and Gobierno de Canarias (La Graciosa marine reserve), Hiperox Lanzarote, Revista Integración, Océanos de Fuego, dive centres (Canary Island Divers, Deep Team, Native Diving, Calipso Diving, Safari Diving, Manta Diving, Rubicón Diving), Manta Diving Lanzarote (communication, Oct 2026), PADI, dive.site, wannadive and Duikersgids (Agujero Azul). Pins come from Wikipedia (Jameos del Agua) and wannadive (for sea caves a dive position); El Ascensor and the Blue Hole have no pin. ~ = estimate (drive times too); certification levels and configurations are estimates. Rules change — check locally.