Costa Blanca Diving

Do you Social network? Join us

Costa Blanca Diving — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:17:05 +0000

We’ve been expanding our internet presence recently in order to keep all our friends and dive chums up to date. So why not join us online and share your news and diving adventures.

So far you can find us on:

and of course Twitter

We’ll be adding more as we go, but come on – you’ve no excuse not to say Hi now :)

We’re still here

Costa Blanca Diving — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:05:03 +0000

If you’ve driven past our old premises in San Miguel de Salinas recently, well this week, you may have noticed that our sign is missing and the doors are closed… Well, there isn’t really anything else to notice in San Miguel now-a-days as it is becoming a bit of a ghost town.

We spent a hectic week clearing out the old dive centre and are now on our way down to the port at Cartagena where we will be able to offer boat dives galore within easy reach of the historic town centre and its wonderful bars and cafes (to keep the members of the family, who don’t like to get wet, amused).

But don’t stress if you are based on the Costa Blanca – we are still in the area (well, we do live here) and will still be meeting people and taking them to the dive sites – we just won’t be meeting in San Miguel. So if you are based in Playa Flamenca, Cabo Roig, Punta Prima, VillaMartin and surrounding areas then let us know when you contact us about dives and we can arrange a convenient meeting spot.

Happy diving everyone and here’s to a bright (and soggy) future.

Our weekend at Casa la Pedrera

Costa Blanca Diving — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:05:14 +0000

We had a fantastic weekend at the Music, arts and crafts festival last weekend at Casa La Pedrera (the Grand designs house). Our thanks and congratulations go to all at thingstodoinspain.info for organising a wonderful event and for inviting us along. You’ll be delighted (I hope) to know that our adventurous teddy bear survived his plummet into the pool from the high dive board.

We’ve added a few pictures below and also over at our new Costa Blanca Diving Flickr account. Been out diving with us and have some nice photographs? Join our Flickr group and post them up, we’d love to see them.

Places to dive in Torrevieja

Costa Blanca Diving — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:12:19 +0000

A few weeks ago we mentioned here about the Torrevieja tourism authority promoting their coasts for diving and snorkelling. As well as the nice little video we posted last time, they also produced a very glossy booklet detailing 6 different dive and snorkelling sites and what you can see there. Thankfully, the forward thinking Turismo Torrevieja have put an electronic version of the booklet online for viewing and downloading – though admittedly they did their best to hide it away :)

But here it is for your viewing pleasure. It is in Spanish, English, French and German and covers sites all along the Torrevieja coast including 5 sites at the north end of the town Cala de la Zorra, Cala de la Higuera, Cala de los Trabajos, Juan Aparicio I and II and Cala Piteras which is at Punta Prima and near to the Playa Flamenca beach and commercial centre, so the family can sit and have a coffee or shop whilst you are getting wet.

Visit us at Casa la Pedrera

Costa Blanca Diving — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:44:30 +0000

We’ll be over at the Music, Arts and Crafts festival at Casa la Pedrera this weekend ( June 4th / 5th 2011 ) so why not pop by and say hello, and if you are feeling adventurous then have a try at diving with us in the pool.

For more details on the event, pop over to the thingstodoinspain.info website, or grab hold of the brochure (in PDF format) from here.

Torrevieja Diving

Costa Blanca Diving — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:21:32 +0000

Torrevieja has over 14km of coast line which the Torrevieja tourist authority (Turismo Torrevieja) are keen to promote as the ideal location for diving. And why not? Ranging from sandy beaches to rocky outcrops, caves and grottos – there is always something to see just off the coast and always something to do for the non-divers in the town – whether it’s hitting the shops or just having a chill in a sea front cafe.

To highlight the clear waters, varying coastscape (is that a word? It certainly should be :) ) and abundance of sea life they’ve put together a lovely little video – if only they could have gotten someone with a little more, well, charisma to narrate it :)

Anyway, here it is – and yes that is a stringray at 5 mins 30 secs – we have those here as well :)

Diving on the Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca Diving — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:15:58 +0000

Sure, we may not have turtles, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing to see here on the Med. One of our favourite dive spots is the beautiful Cabo de Palos. Two small sheltered bays lie just off the edge of the Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas (The Islas Hormingas marine nature reserve) and allow access to clear calm waters and so much more…

We tweet as well

Costa Blanca Diving — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:08:46 +0000

Yes, that’s right! Not only do we rock the underwater world but we also “tweet”, ”facebook” and “blog” – there’s just no stopping us.

So, if you want to be sure you are kept up-to date with the goings on here at Costa Blanca Diving (including last minute dive spaces, top deals and discounts), then make sure you follow us on Twitter, and if you’re a Facebooker then we’d love you to join us over there as well.

The Naranjito wreck

Costa Blanca Diving — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:11:34 +0000

The SS. Isla de la Gomera was a Spanish cargo steamer built in 1918 by Echevarrieta & Larrinaga of Cadiz. The 51.8 metre long ship sank on the 12 April 1946 in a heavy gale when its cargo of oranges shifted and caused it to list and take on water. It is now lying approximately 2 miles from the Cabo de Palos port at a depth of between 28 and 45 metres and is home to some big conger eels, barracudas and shoals of other smaller species.

The wreck of the Isla de la Gomera is known locally as the Naranjito because of the Spanish habit of naming wrecks based on the cargo they held when they sank.

Video by Pedro Santos

Got 3 diving friends? Get great rates…

Costa Blanca Diving — Sat, 07 May 2011 15:28:43 +0000

We offer group discounts for groups of 4 or more divers so why not get together your diving buddies and plan a trip to the warm Costa Blanca.

3 day dive pack:
6 dives (incl. max. 3 boat dives) 200 €

5 day dive pack:
10 dives (incl. max. 6 boat dives) 350 €

Prices are based on 2 dives per day and do not include equipment hire or additional transport.

If you need somewhere to stay, there are some fantastic holiday rentals on offer through our accommodation partner Costa Blanca Rentals. With prices from as a little as €10 per person per night it’s a good value accommodation solution for your group.

Costa Blanca Diving is conveniently located between Alicante and San Javier (Murcia) airports, both of which are served well by the low cost airlines.

We have also partnered up with nearby Casa la Pedrera, The Grand Design House & Outdoor Activity Centre (pictured right) where you can spend any non diving time enjoying their lakeside surroundings, a barbecue, kayaking, quad biking, horse riding or just a cool drink and a book by the pool. A solution too for any non-divers in the group. We can tailor make an itinerary to suit your group.

Contact us:
If you have any questions, or would like to make a booking, please email us on dive@costablancadiving.com or call +34 966 774 693.