More than 25 years ago the “Branquias Diving Centre“ opened its doors in this little village called Carboneras. Everything was still to be done as far as diving was concerned. We were the first centre in the area, and we got down to work: training and environmental awareness. In 2003, due to our claims through the activity of cleaning the seabed and the support of the town council of this municipality, the island of San Andrés was protected, which due to overfishing, was completely depleted. Today, the seabed has nothing to do with how we knew it; it is now a hive of life. The second challenge we set ourselves was to become a reference school in the diving world. Our students, who become our friends, get all the skills they need to feel confident doing all the dives that the courses have, with double the time that SSI marks in the practices. Training is our passion and we take it very seriously.., We have achieved over the years and thanks to our customers a pleasant atmosphere to enjoy diving in a safe and fun way. Nowadays our centre has a very large group of divers, who have known us for many years and continue to choose us for their diving calendar year after year. We are sure that when you come here it will be the same for you. Treatment, seabed and a very friendly fishing village are our secrets.
The island of San Andres Just 5 minutes from the harbour, it is a Natural Monument. This means that fishing is forbidden. The quantity and number of Mediterranean species, the orography and the posidonea meadow make this place a paradise for the practice of this sport. Live an adventure with Branquias, in this unique place!
After 25 years of training divers, we can be very proud of this work. We like to see you evolve in all the challenges you meet during the courses. Adventure, technical fun and safety are the concepts we work on.
Our 200 m2 facilities will make you feel very comfortable. Tent, classroom, wet area and changing room. A large wet area to desalinate and leave the equipment hanging. Large changing rooms with showers (3 for girls, 5 for boys). Although our main activity is not dedicated to the sale of material, we do have a small shop with the most basic equipment. However, we can provide you with any MARES product within 24 hours. Spacious and multi-purpose classroom. Enjoy diving with spacious and comfortable facilities!
(maximum depth 16 m). It is a beautiful and simple dive, suitable for all diving activities. It has very varied landscapes: the rock wall that gives its name to the dive, nooks and crannies full of life to explore with the spotlights, Posidonia meadows full of fry.
On the outermost part of Crater Mountain, a large World War II bomber engine rests in the sand. It is beautiful the descent while the engine begins to be drawn in the background. It is heavily colonized by different invertebrates and is a hiding place frequented by large Moray eels and conger eels.
This dive has beautiful gorgonians from 22m to 29m (maximum depth 29 m). Descending the western slope of the Crater, we find this underwater valley that stands out for the presence of different spectacular gorgonians to inspect them closely.
(This is one of the most popular dives in San Andres Island. It is a submarine mountain withdrawn of the profile of the Island about 20m. This beautiful mountain has a large cavity that resembles the crater of a volcano.
(maximum depth 14 m)As the name suggests, this dive is an explosion of life and light. This dive is perfect to enjoy a simple and full of life dive, the anchorage point is at five meters, a rock where we will find some small octopus.
(Depth up to 16). Back to the aquarium. This time the anchorage is different; at three meters, more sheltered from the Levante wind. The divers will make their way to 14-16 meters. The baptisms we stay in the paradise that we find between 3 and 5 meters.
(max. depth 22m)Named for being the outermost dive of the island, it has a spectacular wall that gives us a beautiful drop to 22m. It has a spectacular wall that gives us a beautiful fall to 22m. Its walls are full of life and although its presence of species is very changeable, it is the one where the most volumi
(maximum depth 12m) A beautiful dive where you glide through natural canyons and passages that create beautiful light entrances. It is a perfect dive for beginner divers, as well as for photography/video for more experienced divers, that enjoy shallow depths.
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