Tartaruga

A beautiful natural reef, Sardinha dive site can be navigated in a circle on a small stone slab. This is an easily accessed reef perfect for all levels of divers. There is also a small wall with recesses at its base.

Taipas is a natural reef consisting of a slab with a wall and large blocks of rock beside it. With a maximum depth of 13 meters in the sand and 10 meters at the top, it is an accessible and easy dive for all levels of certification, not more than 5 minutes from the marina.

Reef wall with maximum depth of 18m at the sandy area and 16m on top of the reef. Easy relaxing dive, great fun both to entry level and experience divers. Besides the nice rock formations we can find here two great anchors of the admiralty style.

Natural reef with a big flat rocky bottom and a small wall with scatered rock blocs around it. Relaxed dive, ideal for beginners or photography enthusiasts.Maximum depth 12m.

Located at 15min away from the Albufeira Marina, this divesite is orientated east-west with a drop off towards north.Maximum depth 19m. This reef it’s known for it’s circular shape similar to a crater.

Pedra Boa can be considered the continuation of the Two Anchors point. With east-west direction, but eventually falling to the southwest, this is a wall with few loose stones.

Dive in a wall, with a maximum depth of 22 meters in the sand and 17 in the top of the reef. The biggest characteristic landmark are the two great anchors of the admiralty style based on a reef re-entry.

Natural wall-shaped reef, with two large slabs, one to the north and one to the south. With an eastwest direction and a depth of 18 meters there is a small space between both slabs with sand. The trip is no more than 10 minutes away from the marina.

The Castle (Castelo) is a natural reef with a maximum depth of 8 meters, with three large rocks distant from the main formation. This is a popular dive site for try scuba dives and for snorkeling due to its shallow depth. Being a rock that extends out of the water, the dive is made around the reef.

Like snowflakes, here you will find sand and some peripheral slumps on the rock/dead coral. Small flakes of dead coral and broken coral, with lilac tones, cover the ground in large quantities.