Welcome to BSAC Lanzarote

BSAC Lanzarote was formed to offer BSAC divers something different; enjoy diving with us the BSAC way on the "island of eternal spring".

If Lanzarote is not already on your list of top 10 dive destinations, perhaps it should be. Located in the Atlantic Ocean just 80 miles from the north African coast, Lanzarote is the most northern and easterly island of the subtropical Spanish Canary Islands. Here are our Top 10 great reasons why you should make BSAC Lanzarote your next dive destination:

1. Daily, direct flights from the UK
2. Short flight times of around 4 hours
3. In the same time zone as the UK
4. Based in Puerto del Carmen, just 5 miles from the airport
5. No jet lag or long tiring journey travel times
6. Great choice of accomodation: 2*-4* apartments & hotels near the dive centre from 29 euros a night
7. All year-round accessible diving in clear warm water; vis 15-50m; in-water temps typically 18-24°C
8. Dive with the endangered Angel Sharks and seahorses, and nudibranchs to giant Atlantic Sting Rays!
9. Dive volcanic topography, walls, reefs and wrecks, suitable for all diver levels
10. BSAC Training available from depth progression dives to OC and CCR

For the BSAC Technical divers amongst you and those interested in finding out more, here are 4 more fantastic reasons to visit BSAC Lanzarote

1. BSAC Lanzarote is the only BSAC Technical Dive Centre on Lanzarote and in the Canary Islands
2. BSAC Lanzarote supports OC, sidemount and CCR divers
3. BSAC Lanzarote can take you on fun technical dives to experience more wrecks, more corals and more marine life
4. BSAC Lanzarote can take you on a technical try dive and train you up to Advanced Mixed Gases on both OC or CCR

For more information About accommodation, flights, the dive centre and the team visit our About Us page.

BSAC Lanzarote Club Diving

Lanzarote is the perfect club diving holiday location, whether you come on your own, with your family or with your club or a few dive buddies. You'll be able to take advantage of our dive packages and there will be plenty of opportunity for a few boats dives too. Between dives we will all be back home at the dive centre enjoying a welcome brew and cake whilst filling out log books and chatting about the dive. When the days diving is done there are plenty of local bars, cafes and restaurants to choose from for a beer, tapas or surf and turf!

Lanzarote is perfect for all year diving and club diving particularly in the winter season is suddenly in warm clear waters making for very happy divers, Dive Leaders and Instructors. Why not organise a club excursion and take advantage of our group prices. There is plenty of nearby accomodation to choose from including self-catering apartments, villas and hotels; many of them have pools, so for those of us that just can't keep out the water it's perfect.

Week long club diving holidays are popular but another great option is to book a Club Long-Weekend dive excursion. Fly out on the Thursday evening, dive Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning and fly home Monday afternoon.

There are plenty of opportunites for clubs and instructors to combine having lots of diving fun whilst progressing your diving. You might complete your Ocean Diver course or a Sports Diver depth progession dive, maybe it will be your first boat dive or working towards your Dive Leader. Let us know what you would like to achieve and BSAC Lanzarote will assist with the logistics to make your diving happen.

Scuba Diving In Lanzarote

Diving in Lanzarote is fantastic: enjoy spectacular marine life, experience unique underwater volcanic topography and caverns and you can even explore a wreck or too - and we're not talking about your dive buddy! Combine that with a little bit of BSAC Lanzarote sparkle and you'll find yourself relaxing during the surface interval enjoying refreshements, chat and banter.

BSAC Lanzarote will take you to the best dive sites on the island, which includes some of the best known dive sites such as The Cathedral, The Blue Hole and the Harbour Wrecks along with lesser known dive sites such as Las Coloradas and let's not forget the unique Museo Atlantico. Steeped in mystery, sub-tropical island culture and meaning, this dive boat excursion is a must for every diver. You can race with the children of Lanzarote, cross the Rubicon, become a hybrid and even see your own reflection underwater.

Lanzarote is home to a diverse range of marine life. The photographers amongst you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing between macro and wide-angle as there really is something for everyone. When it comes to the small and getting up close you can find everyone's favourite, the colourful nudibranchs, also corals open and feeding, candy striped flat worms and the adorable hermit crabs who flutter their extravagant eyelids at you. There are also the lobsters, shrimps, sea hares and cucumbers, anemones, star fish and everyone's favourite the sepia or cuttlefish.

There are many different types of fish that make the reefs and wrecks of Lanzarote their home. You'll spot many different types of bream, such as the saddled seabream and the Moroccan white seabream, some will be in pairs or small groups whilst others shoal together in large groups making their way across the reef. There are also different species of damsel fish, including the Atlantic Damsel fish and the Blue-finned Damsel fish, so called for the striking neon blue stripes on his fins and belly that contrast with his little black body; little they may be but fiercely territorial too, taking on anything, from parrot fish easily 4 times their size to scuba divers! Other fish include the wide-eyed flounders, lizard fish, blennies, mullet, wrasse, combers and groupers, some of which are 2m+ in length.

Other big fish that regularly visit our reefs are barracuda, torpedo rays, spiny butterfly rays, eagle rays and gigantic Atlantic Stingrays. The Amber Jacks, white trevally and yellow finned tuna are an awesome sighting and to experience them hunting or encircling you is exhilarating to say the least!

We are home to endangered species too. Seahorses live and breed in our seagrasses and are a delight to see bobbing around in the open before they head back for cover. Lanzarote is also one of the last strongholds for the critically endangered Angel Shark. They live and breed here and are a magnificent sight to see soaring over the top of you as they drop down the reef wall to the sandy bottom. You may also be lucky enough to see a baby Angel Shark; a master at hiding in the sand and exceptionally adorable!

BSAC Training Courses

BSAC Lanzarote can train you to become an Ocean Diver, Sports Diver and a Dive Leader. You can even complete your Dive Leader training with us full-time over 2-3 months. Perhaps you have a specific dive or two that you would like to achieve whilst out diving with BSAC Lanzarote, then we can compete and sign it off for you.

As the only BSAC Technical Dive Centre in Lanzarote and the Canary Islands, we can offer BSAC Sports Divers and above, the full Technical Diver Training Programme from Twinset Diver and Accelerated Decompression Procedures Diver to Sports (50m), Explorer (60m) and Advanced Mixed Gas Diver (80m) on both open circuit (OC) and closed circuit rebreather (CCR); the choice is yours. Not sure if technical diving is for you then why not start with a try dive or two to help make your mind up.

Accommodation and More

BSAC Lanzarote is based in Puerto del Carmen which is only 8km from the airport - that's 5 miles to us Brits - so before you know it, you'll be unpacking your bags and your dive kit and striding in! There is plenty of choice of accommodation, supermarkets and small shops as well as being close to many of the top bars, cafes and restaurants. What more could you want after some fun diving!

For more information on accommodation, the BSAC Lanzarote team, facilities and courses please visit our About Us page. If you're ready to make BSAC Lanzarote your next dive destination and want to find out more about booking your diving with us or you just have a query, then please email us at info@bsaclanzarote.com with the details.