Explore Los Cristianos

Once a small fishing village, today Los Cristianos is one of the main tourist areas in the south of Tenerife. Located in the Atlantic Ocean, Tenerife is the Canary Islands largest island with clear water abundant with marine life from whales to seahorses. Scuba diving in Los Cristianos will find divers descending onto impressive wrecks, rocky reefs and statues in tribute to the world’s most famous ocean explorer, Jacques Cousteau.

There are several dive centres in Los Cristianos which will assist you at both shore and boat entry dive sites. There are no dive resorts located directly in Los Cristianos.

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Diving in Los Cristianos

Accessed straight from the shore, Las Vistas Beach is the ideal location for a first dive experience as well as the training dives of dive courses. At a maximum depth of 20-metres, The Condesito wreck is suitable for beginner divers while The Meridian, sitting 30-metres deep, is reserved for the more experienced diver. The seabed of Tenerife is mainly formed by volcanic rocks eroded into the shape of caves and arches found at sites such as El Bufadero and Yellow Mountain.

Top Wildlife Sightings in Los Cristianos

Around one-third of all whale and dolphin species either reside in or pass-through Canarian waters. There are 4 resident species, the pilot whale, risso dolphin, sperm whale, and bottlenose dolphin as well as 24 migratory species that are possible to spot. In the darkness provided by caves, divers will observe moray eels while shallow stony reefs make the ideal habitat for groups of green turtles. Macro-enthusiasts will delight in finding the elusive harlequin crab and seahorse.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

962 Sightings
J
59
F
41
M
26
A
59
M
56
J
72
J
81
A
154
S
132
O
131
N
80
D
71

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

676 Sightings
J
63
F
25
M
22
A
61
M
44
J
26
J
32
A
98
S
109
O
90
N
57
D
49

Green Turtle

639 Sightings
J
52
F
28
M
13
A
19
M
16
J
48
J
48
A
121
S
100
O
93
N
53
D
48

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

476 Sightings
J
36
F
3
M
23
A
32
M
17
J
41
J
36
A
56
S
55
O
80
N
56
D
41

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Total number of species: 25

Eagle Ray

338 Sightings
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24
F
12
M
13
A
22
M
36
J
26
J
11
A
47
S
42
O
46
N
15
D
44

Loggerhead Turtle

100 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
28
S
32
O
27
N
0
D
11

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

1.5k Sightings
J
102
F
93
M
66
A
97
M
65
J
129
J
98
A
207
S
198
O
192
N
110
D
159

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Total number of species: 3

Trumpetfish

1.4k Sightings
J
105
F
77
M
77
A
142
M
89
J
98
J
92
A
203
S
138
O
139
N
102
D
113

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

873 Sightings
J
45
F
39
M
41
A
117
M
65
J
44
J
64
A
133
S
98
O
91
N
78
D
58

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Total number of species: 120

Flounder

864 Sightings
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44
F
53
M
37
A
112
M
51
J
56
J
57
A
149
S
93
O
85
N
76
D
51

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Total number of species: 26

Angel Shark

492 Sightings
J
49
F
31
M
25
A
50
M
32
J
37
J
14
A
14
S
25
O
54
N
34
D
127

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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

413 Sightings
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38
F
25
M
31
A
31
M
17
J
33
J
42
A
53
S
22
O
40
N
47
D
34

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

185 Sightings
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5
F
0
M
0
A
36
M
17
J
6
J
10
A
20
S
32
O
36
N
0
D
23

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

185 Sightings
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8
F
13
M
9
A
42
M
12
J
12
J
0
A
52
S
20
O
0
N
17
D
0

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

165 Sightings
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13
F
14
M
0
A
55
M
12
J
15
J
0
A
28
S
0
O
0
N
23
D
5

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

152 Sightings
J
10
F
7
M
0
A
31
M
20
J
17
J
0
A
16
S
0
O
31
N
15
D
5

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

148 Sightings
J
11
F
13
M
8
A
54
M
4
J
8
J
0
A
29
S
0
O
0
N
21
D
0

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Total number of species: 30

Sand Eel

120 Sightings
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3
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
13
J
0
J
12
A
36
S
15
O
0
N
21
D
17

Common Seahorse

120 Sightings
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0
F
21
M
17
A
20
M
0
J
6
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
17
N
15
D
11

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Total number of species: 40

Triggerfish

115 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
0
A
18
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
44
S
12
O
26
N
14
D
0

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Total number of species: 20

Porcupinefish

84 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
9
A
16
M
12
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
0
D
10

The best Months to dive in Los Cristianos

Los Cristianos and Tenerife are located close to the equator, giving the area a warm and dry climate throughout the year. In winter, the water temperature averages around 18℃ while in summer 24℃ is the expected temperature. Los Cristianos diving is best between April and October when the water temperature is at its most comfortable.

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