Santa Maria Dive Center
4111 Santa Maria
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★★★★☆ Tres Grutas (3 Caves)
This wall dive has 3 caves of different sizes, 2 of them are larger, allowing 8-10 meters penetration and a small cave that only one person can go into in turnaround.
★★★★☆ Champignon
Max. depth is 12m. with a sandy bottom and a very long reef with a 1 meter-high overhang it’s an easy dive for every level and very relaxed conditions throughout the year.
★★★★☆ Cavala, Sal
The top of the reef starts at 28m. and the drop-off following the wall will take you to 35m. where you find an overhang and the sandy bottom is at 42m.
★★★★☆ Kwarcit Wreck (Boris)
Artificial reef deployed and created by Manta Diving Center in January 2006 under their project Rebuilding Nature. This is the very first artificial reef in the Cape Verde archipelago.
★★★★☆ Calderinha Wreck
This 100 years+ wreck at 5 meters depth is perfect for snorkeling and diving. It’s pretty much in pieces except for the boiler, very close to shore in a very extensive area.
★★★★☆ Pontinha
Pontinha is a wall that starts at 14 m going down to 30 m maximum. The dive can be divided in two parts, a deep one around 30m and a shallower one, around 20 m. The slope at the bottom of this wall carries on into the deep blue depths.
★★★★☆ Peredão
It is an overhang that ends with a sandy seabed at 22 meters and the top is 18 meters. It’s a very long reef with 2 different buoys to start the dive.
★★★★☆ Bikini Beach
It’s a pool-like condition almost throughout the whole year, perfect for training sessions in saltwater conditions when doing the Discover Scuba Diving or any diving courses.
★★★★☆ Santo Antao Wreck
This 11-meter-deep wreck is perfect for beginners and advanced divers to enjoy a relaxing dive. The 60-year-old wreck was a 30-meter-long boat traveling between islands that smashed into the shallowest rocky part near the shore.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
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