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DAVY JONES DIVING
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| Country |
Spain
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| Address |
calle Luis de Velasco 39, Playa de Arinaga 35118
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain
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| Telephone no. |
0034 699 721 584
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| Fax no. |
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| E-mail address |
webinfo@davyjonesdiving.com'
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| Web site |
www.DavyJonesDiving.com
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| Contact |
Brian Goldthorpe
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| Dive shop facilities |
The Dive School is right next to the 'El Cabrón' marine reserve - the best place to dive in Gran Canaria. Equipment for Sale, Guided tours in the Marine Reserve for qualified divers, and snorkelling excursions into the shallow areas.
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| Dive shop opening hours |
8.30-10.30 16.00 - 19.00 Monday to Saturday
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| Repairs and servicing |
Yes
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| Air and gas |
Air fills to 200bar
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| Training |
We aim to deliver 'quality learning' to all our students and employ mature, knowledgeable instructors. We offer Introductory Daycourses for visitors who have no qualifications, BSAC Ocean Diver and PADI Scuba/Open Water diver for initial qualifications. We also hold the BSAC Sports diver and Dive Leader courses including both theory and practical dives. You can also do one or more of your training dives in Open Water and other advanced training such as underwater photography, Oxygen Administration or Nitrox. Snorkelling courses for children and adults.
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| Dive Boats |
All the diving in the marine Reserve is shore based, We run occaisional trips to Mogan or Las Palmas where we dive on the wrecks.
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| Prices and packages |
'Day Package' for certified divers, EUR65 with own equipment or EUR85 with full equipment hire.
Six dives for the price of EUR185 with own equipment, EUR275 for a 5-day ten dive package.
All prices include collection from Hotels in Playa del Ingles, Maspalomas, Sonneland, San Agustin.
For other dive packages, night or wreck dives, group or expedition discounts please email with specific requirements for prices and suggested itineries.
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| Shore dives |
The El Cabrón Marine reserve teems with life, from shoals of barracuda, roncadores, damselfish, sardines and wrasse, to solitary angelsharks, stingrays and occaisional manta rays. All the diving is shore based with loads of species even in the shallow second dives. All transfers between the sites in the reserve and our centre are included in our prices. Please note that there are NO facilities at all in the reserve (no toilets, bars, cafes or shops) which is why we are based 3 minutes away by car in the heart of Arinaga. Snorkelling excursions can also be arranged.
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| Other Information |
The El Cabrón marine reserve is recognised as one of the top diving sites in the whole of the Canaries because of the variety and quantity of marine life. An estimated 440 marine species can be found, and every dive gives you the opportunity to meet new friends. The authoritive guide 'Diving in Canaries' says 'El Cabrón is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sites in the Canary Islands for seeing abundant and varied marine life'.
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| Travel Club Links |
SPAIN main page,
SCHOOLS table
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| Last up-dated |
16.04.03 |
