It’s a pool-like condition almost throughout the whole year, perfect for training sessions in saltwater conditions when doing the Discover Scuba Diving or any diving courses.

Max. depth is 12m. with a sandy bottom and a very long reef with a 1 meter-high overhang it’s an easy dive for every level and very relaxed conditions throughout the year.

Pontinha is a wall that starts at 14 m going down to 30 m maximum. The dive can be divided in two parts, a deep one around 30m and a shallower one, around 20 m. The slope at the bottom of this wall carries on into the deep blue depths.

When the current goes out of Santa Maria Bay, this is a great way to experience the Lost Anchor and Farol dive sites as a drift dive. On 3 depth levels you can experience lots of underwater creatures.

Artificial reef deployed and created by Manta Diving Center in January 2006 under their project Rebuilding Nature. This is the very first artificial reef in the Cape Verde archipelago.

This 100 years+ wreck at 5 meters depth is perfect for snorkeling and diving. It’s pretty much in pieces except for the boiler, very close to shore in a very extensive area.

This wall dive has 3 caves of different sizes, 2 of them are larger, allowing 8-10 meters penetration and a small cave that only one person can go into in turnaround.

Multilever reef from 4 to 18 meters full of life, crevices, overhangs, caverns, and multiple spots to find animals. Rock and volcanic formations with partials sandy bottom patches.

The top of the reef starts at 28m. and the drop-off following the wall will take you to 35m. where you find an overhang and the sandy bottom is at 42m.

This 11-meter-deep wreck is perfect for beginners and advanced divers to enjoy a relaxing dive. The 60-year-old wreck was a 30-meter-long boat traveling between islands that smashed into the shallowest rocky part near the shore.