Playa de los Frailes

★★★★☆ (1,863)

Located beneath the cliffs of Jaizkibel, just a few minutes from the entrance of Hondarribia harbour. Depth ranges from 4 to 16 metres over a seabed of large rocky slabs, boulders and sandy channels, making it suitable for divers of all levels.

Among the cracks and kelp gardens, divers commonly encounter octopuses, conger eels, electric rays, scorpionfish, cuttlefish and cat shark egg cases.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

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 approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

133 Sightings
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0
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0
M
8
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7
M
0
J
21
J
31
A
43
S
16
O
4
N
2
D
1

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

Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

23 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
11
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

22 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
2
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
12
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

6 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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