Lanzarote · about 2 km from Puerto del Carmen
La Catedral (Puerto del Carmen)
- Max depth32 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 17–24 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
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- Fill stationManta Diving LanzaroteAir and nitrox (nitrox free with a package of 6 or more dives); walk-in fills for visitors: askRoute ↗
What it looks like
La Catedral, Puerto del Carmen. Cave dive then seahorse, octopus & arrow crab in the shallower water Tauchen auf Lanzarote "the Cathedral" Puerto del Carmen diving the Cathedral Lanzarote
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La Catedral, Puerto del Carmen. Cave dive then seahorse, octopus & arrow crab in the shallower water Tauchen auf Lanzarote "the Cathedral" Puerto del Carmen diving the Cathedral Lanzarote
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The dive
A large hollow in the reef, with a rock at the back that looks like an altar. Exhaled air bubbles up through the lava rock above the roof.
Profile and sections
A large hollow in the reef, with a rock at the back that looks like an altar. Exhaled air bubbles up through the lava rock above the roof. Inside you see groupers and glassfish, corals in the alcoves and black coral before the entrance. Water is 17–24 °C. Per Canary Island Divers this is the island's best-known dive site.
Practical: centres usually ask for AOW (Manta Diving: OW divers to -18 m). Watch out for boat traffic.
- Depth and profile
- Cavern in the reef wall at ~-30 m (max -32 m); opening ~15 m high and ~20 m wide (another source says 10 m wide).
- Configuration
- All configurations; large, light cavern. Bring a light for the alcoves.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- A single large hollow close to shore — a scooter adds nothing.
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 32 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Shore dive from Playa Chica / Playa de la Barrilla in Puerto del Carmen: swim out and descend along the reef wall. Many centres run it guided.
Around La Catedral (Puerto del Carmen)
Fills1 fill station · 0 km
Manta Diving Lanzarote
Calle Tenerife 2, 35510 Puerto del Carmen
Air and nitrox (nitrox free with a package of 6 or more dives); walk-in fills for visitors: ask
Mon–Sat 8:30–16:30, Sunday closed
Dive centre in Puerto del Carmen (SSI Diamond Training Centre) with guided shore and boat dives, including La Catedral and the Blue Hole.
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