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Cueva de Ali Babá (El Condesito)

  • Max depth42 m
  • CertificationCavern
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The dive

You go down a slope to a rock head with black coral, then to the cave mouth. You see shrimps, black coral, bigeyes and resting rays. Sa Caleta calls it a dive that needs different preparation.

Overhead at 35–42 m: only for divers with the certification and insurance for that depth (Sa Caleta). Short bottom time; plan gas and decompression.
Source: Sa Caleta Tenerife – dive sites in the south of Tenerife ↗
Profile and sections

You go down a slope to a rock head with black coral, then to the cave mouth. You see shrimps, black coral, bigeyes and resting rays. Sa Caleta calls it a dive that needs different preparation.

Source: Sa Caleta Tenerife – dive sites in the south of Tenerife ↗
Depth and profile
Down to 42 m: a wide, light opening into a chimney that ends at 35 m.
Configuration
Deep, with a wide opening: recreational gear with a light, within your limits (estimate).
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Short, deep chimney — not a scooter dive.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Cavern
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 42 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Entry or dive feeThrough a dive centre or guide

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.

Source: Sa Caleta Tenerife – dive sites in the south of Tenerife ↗

How to get there

Boat dive in the south with Sa Caleta (from Los Cristianos), at an angle behind the El Condesito wreck.

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Around Cueva de Ali Babá (El Condesito)

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Source: Sa Caleta Tenerife – dive sites in the south of Tenerife ↗

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (Oct 2026): the official dive-point pages of the Canary Islands tourism board (Hello Canary Islands: Tubo de Garachico, Cueva de Los Cerebros, La Catedral and Cueva de Matanza, with depth, level and pin), DIVE Magazine (15 Jan 2024), the websites of Sa Caleta Tenerife and Macaronesian Divers, the Spanish ministry's (MITECO) Natura 2000 panels and Diario de Avisos (May 2026) on the hyperbaric chamber. Pins come from Hello Canary Islands; the Cueva del Zorro, the Cueva de las Morenas and the Cueva de Ali Babá have no pin. These are guided boat dives into lava tubes, caverns and arches in the sea; certification and configurations are estimates. Rules change — check locally.