JUSTDIVE - BLUE Academy
2520-428 Peniche
PO13 - Portugal
Frequently Serviced Dive Sites
★★★★☆ Baía da Flandres
Tranquil dive-spot full of marine life. From the initial bay, you can explore the remnants of an English shipwreck, the Camrose. Going round the “Cavalete Rock”, returning to the bay, it’s possible to explore a small shallow cavern if the air supply allows for it.
★★★★☆ Cova do Sonho
Calm/protected bay with close to no currents. With a rocky/sandy bottom, the bay is full of huge boulders with cracks/crannies that marine life uses as shelter. Going around said boulders, it’s possible to observe huge schools of fish roaming around. If the tide allows, it’s possible to explore a couple of caves.
★★★★☆ Baía do Forte
This dive site is in the bay around the fort of S.J. Baptist filled with schools of cow or two-banded sea bream, octopi, and cuttlefish, as well as smaller marine life (nudibranch). Iconic formations (such as “Muxinga“ or Whale Rock) allow the exploration of spots like the Blue Cave or the Lobster Cave, ironically inhabited by triggerfish.
★★★★☆ Carreiro dos Cações
Former spawning ground for benthic sharks. Unfortunately, today they are gone due to human action, but the name was kept and it still can offer a rich diving experience. With a sandy bottom, there is a more sheltered inner segment where it is possible to enjoy the diverse marine life inhabiting the walls of the strait.
★★★★☆ Rabo de Asno
Sought after dive-spot in Farilhões. The rock of “Rabo-de-Asno” is covered in gorgonians and nudibranchs to admire. You can descend to 30m. At the bottom, a wide sinuous cave goes through the entire rock. Exploring the cave, with flashlights, allows you to see gorgonians and other marine life from wall to ceiling.
★★★★☆ Peniche
Diving isn´t done only in Berlengas! Peniche also offers chances for diving, being it on leasure or scpeciality diving. Such dives are usually caried off of “Portinho da Areia Sul“ beach or around Peniche Fortress’ inlets.
★★★★☆ Primavera (Wreck)
The most visited wreck on the island. Being very close to shore, it is an extremely accessible wreck with depths ranging from 16 to 24m. Although quite destroyed, there is so much to explore in this wreck full of marine life. Forkbeards and Jonh Dory’s are staples, with the very sparse sightings of elasmobranchs.
★★★★☆ Gruta Lagosteira
The Lobster Cave is a point of passage to lots of divers in Berlenga. Right at the entrance we can visit the first room where we’re greeted by conger eels and triggerfish hiding in the cracks. A second more ample room can also be explored with flashlights. Both rooms possess a big pocket of air in the ceiling.
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 20:00 |