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One of our most emblematic dive spots. Located in the Northest part of the island. Reef like a big labyrinth wall with white sand bottom all around. The reef come up till 6 mts, and the sandy bottom at 12 mts. Completely full of all types of marine life, lots of schools of fish when theres current

Commom species: Doctorfish, Damsel fish All types Sea Breams, Parrot fish,Butterflyfish, Groupers, Frogfish, Amberjacks, BigEye Jacks, Nudibranch, turtles , Nurse sharks , stingrays.

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20m / 66ft

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Arenas

Reef with big isolated blocks of rocks. We dive along the sand and the reef searching for small stuff, but always schools of fish around us. Some small arenas were we can spot some rays and turtles sometimes. we finsih the dive in a big cavern with a arch full of schools of fish. ave depth 8 m; max 14 m.

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Critters Walk

Very calm and relax dive starting form praia do vulção , sandy platform under the boat, go along, the reef looking for small creatures. Your objective is to look into the reef small holes and creviches, trying to discover rare animals, nice dive for macro photographers/lovers. Avg depth 8 m ; maximum depth 12m.

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Praia do Vulcão

Starting on a sandy descent with the reef on our left hand, we can spot a lot of biodiversity on a very calm and relaxed dive, where we can reach the 30 meters drop off with more experienced divers. On this dive spot we can be surprise with everything just need to keep our eyes open, looking around 360º.

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Ponta do Tubarão

On the channel cape, you can have a magnificient dive, full of marine life, with lot of things to see, always with an eye on. the blue. Sometimes, when the moon changes we can find current, with a lot odf schools of fish. Bottom with a lot of rocks, like giant potatoes make shelter to an amazing biodirvisity.

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Ponta do Pesqueiro Preto

Very calm dive. We start on a bay ,in a bottom full of small rocks, all rocky part on the left hand, with sandy part on the right. We go along the rocky part, start going up near the coast, exploring the small holes were we can find several species. We end the dive in a isoletd rock under the boat at 5 mts.

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Parede de Bitxon

Starting on a sandy descent till reach the wall drop at 33m , then start a slowly ascent along the wall edge, always with a eye on the blue. Completing the dive ascending near the coastal reef , till reach a sandy platform at 5 mts under the boat, always with a lot of species to watch along the way.

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Hanging Garden, Kap Verde

We descent in huge slop of sandy bottom, until we reach the 30 meters, turn left and we find the drop off full of golden cup coral and black coral; also fan corals on the edge. We dive along the edge of wall around 35 mts depth, until we reach the end. We start a slowly ascend on the sandy part until the boat

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Secret garden

35 Minuter Northeast of Porto Novo, we find “secret“ . Its a sandy bottom slop ,with all the rocky part on your right. Deepest part around 30 meters, and average dept around 15 meters. A lot of small holes full of marine life. We finsih the dive in a isolated rock, usally with turtles livin there.

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Christine Plateaux

Very calm dive. A plateaux were we can try to spot under the isoleted rocks different species. We move along the sandy bottom and the rocky part exploring the holes and species hiden under the rocks. sometimes we catch some current and we can enjoy some drift diving on the way back. avarege depth 10 Mts; max 14m

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Rotxa de Ventoinha

On the Northeast part of the island we find this spot. We start on a rocky plateaux at 6 meters going down into the chanell along the huge canoyns of rock until maximum depth of 20 mts; we move along the cannoys and the sandy bottom exploring all holes discovery a lot of different species. during the dive.

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