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El Peñon (Wreck)
El Peñon is one of the best wreck dives in Tenerife. This wreck is perfect for the wreck diver specialty, but also for fun dives. Sea conditions are great for most of the year.
It is possible to find big schools of breams, barracudas, nudibranchs, octopi, shrimps, scorpionfishes, and much much more.
DIVE TYPES
- Macro Spot
- Wreck Dive
- Artificial Reef
Level
- Beginner
- Advanced
- Expert
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Freediving
- Scuba
Entry
- Shore/Beach
Body of Water
- Salt
currents
- no
- moderate
Maximum Depth
- 26m
Visibility
- 19m
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