Cape Verde

Djeu (Ilhéu dos Pássaros) (★4.3)

Djeu is an islet located 3,5km NW of Mindelo, 5 min by boat from Porto Grande, where the lighthouse of Dom Luís is located. In this spot it is possible to do between 4 to 6 different routes, being a versatile spot suitable for different types of dives and the most varied profiles of divers.

Aqualung

Santo Antao Wreck (★4.3)

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.

SELIM G. (#2858833)

Tres Grutas (3 Caves) (★4.2)

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.

Aqualung

Champignon (★4.0)

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.

Oleksandr S. (#2588614)

Farol (★4.3)

Multilever reef from 4 to 18 meters full of life, crevices, overhangs, caverns, and multiple spots to find animals. Rock and volcanic formations with partials sandy bottom patches.

Dive Tribe, Mindelo

Ninho de Guincho (★3.7)

On the northwest of the island, just 10 minutes by boat from Porto Grande, is the bay of Ninho de Guincho (named after the nests of this type of osprey on top of the rock). It is possible to do 4 to 6 routes in the same spot. Offering relaxing dives (5-12m) as well as more demanding ones (15-22m).

Aqualung

Lost Anchor (Anchora, White Reef) (★4.3)

When the current goes out of Santa Maria Bay, this is a great way to experience the Lost Anchor and Farol dive sites as a drift dive. On 3 depth levels you can experience lots of underwater creatures.

Green Turtle Diving Center, 1310 Porto Novo - Santo Antão

Secret garden (★4.6)

35 Minuter Northeast of Porto Novo, we find “secret“ . Its a sandy bottom slop ,with all the rocky part on your right. Deepest part around 30 meters, and average dept around 15 meters. A lot of small holes full of marine life. We finsih the dive in a isolated rock, usally with turtles livin there.

Green Turtle Diving Center, 1310 Porto Novo - Santo Antão

Wish You Were Here (★4.7)

One of our most emblematic dive spots. Located in the Northest part of the island. Reef like a big labyrinth wall with white sand bottom all around. The reef come up till 6 mts, and the sandy bottom at 12 mts. Completely full of all types of marine life, lots of schools of fish when theres current

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Canjana (★4.4)

Located 11.3km from Porto Grande, Canjana is located in a bay largely protected from the wind and northeastern waves, offering calm and drift-style diving. The deepest part is next to the Pinnacle (17-19 meters), where the greatest abundance of life is found. Typically offers good visibility.

Eder Marcio P. (#2300238)

SS Marcar (★4.2)

With a maximum depth of 15 meters, the SS Marcar was a Liberty Ship built in the USA during World War II. The ship was suffering water leaks so it was stranded in Tarrafal, Santo Antão and later towed to São Vicente. In 1968 she sank in the Bay.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Pontinha (★4.1)

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.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Bikini Beach (★4.2)

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.

Mares

Peredão (★4.0)

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.

Aqualung

Kwarcit Wreck (Boris) (★4.3)

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.

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