Scubafriends Tenerife
Plaza SalYtien, Centro Comercial Salytien, Av. Rafael Puig Lluvina, 38660 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
About the Center
Scubafriends Tenerife, located in Costa Adeje, Spain, is a PADI 5 Stars IDC and SSI dive center. Their Course Director, Salvatore, is a Tenerife-based PADI Course Director, specializing in professional courses and technical diving, including Trimix and Tec 50.
The center offers a wide range of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to Instructor Development Course, as well as freediving and technical diving courses. They also organize guided dives for all levels, from beginner to experienced divers, including boat dives and night dives. They specialize in small groups, with a maximum of 5-6 people to ensure personalized attention.
Scubafriends Tenerife's facilities include parking, lockers, WiFi, a bar, accommodation, equipment rental, a dive shop, and air fills (nitrox, trimix). The center speaks Spanish, English, German, and Italian, and is authorized by the Government of the Canary Islands with the number TA-4-0026314.04.
Available Courses
9 cursosOPEN WATER
Entry-level scuba certification course. Learn fundamental open water diving skills. Includes theory, confined water practice and open water dives.
ADVANCED
Improve your diving skills with adventure dives. Includes deep diving and underwater navigation. Perfect for expanding your experience.
Corso PADI Divemaster
First professional level. Learn to lead groups of divers and assist in courses. The first step in your professional diving career.
Corsi di apnea a Tenerife
Freediving course. Advanced breathing techniques and mental training for deep dives.
Tec 50
Advanced technical diving. Decompression, gas mixes and complex dive planning.
PADI Rescue Diver
El curso más exigente y gratificante que enseña a prevenir y resolver problemas en el agua, transformando al buceador en uno más seguro y consciente.
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PADI Divemaster
The Divemaster course at Scubafriends Tenerife runs eight to ten days depending on individual availability and is priced at €1,199. Entry requires a Rescue Diver certification, valid CPR and first aid training, a medical certificate, current dive insurance, and a minimum of 45 logged dives at the start — with 60 required to complete the program. Minimum age is 18. The price includes the full student kit: PADI encyclopedia, Divemaster manual, instructor manual, PADI DM cue cards, and all equipment during the course. The program covers dive site mapping, running briefings, supervising student divers, emergency management, and assisting with Discover Scuba and entry-level courses. Scubafriends Tenerife is a PADI 5 Stars IDC Center, which means the Divemaster here is trained in an environment that also runs instructor-level programs — the standards applied are those of a full professional development facility. Salvatore Giglione, the Course Director and center owner, has personally certified dozens of Divemasters who are now working at dive operations internationally. For those who want to continue to the instructor level immediately after completing the DM, the IDC runs four cycles per year in Tenerife with the same Course Director. The transition from DM to IDC candidate within the same center is a practical option the center actively supports.
Corso PADI Sidemount
The Sidemount specialty at Scubafriends Tenerife trains divers to carry two independent cylinders mounted at the sides of the body rather than on the back. The configuration, originally developed for cave diving, is now used by recreational divers for its redundancy, streamlined profile, and reduced back strain. The center's technical background — with a Course Director holding Tec 50 and Trimix ratings — means the Sidemount course here sits within a teaching environment that understands the configuration in its technical context, not just as a recreational variant. For divers considering a path toward cave or technical diving, that context matters. Instruction in Italian, Spanish, or English.
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Yes — guided dives are for certified divers only, minimum a first-level certification. You must be at least 10 years old. If you are not certified, the Try Dive (Discover Scuba Diving) program is the alternative. DAN Europe insurance is required and can be arranged at the center if you don't have it.
All guided dives include an instructor-led dive, a 12-liter tank and weights, transport to the dive sites in the center's van, water and a snack after diving, and anti-fog gel for your mask. Equipment rental — including dive computer and signaling buoy, both mandatory — costs €20 per day separately.
Groups for guided dives are capped at five or six divers per guide. Course groups are also capped at five or six, and the PADI Advanced Open Water course runs with a maximum of three students. The IDC is limited-enrollment and conducted in small groups of up to six.
Courses are available in Italian, Spanish, and English. The IDC course in particular is confirmed in all three languages.
Three packages exist. The Bronze at €399 covers the e-learning manual, five adventure dives, full equipment rental, dive computer, transport, water and snacks, and the AOWD certification. The Silver at €440 adds photos and video, a Dive Against Debris certification, and DAN Europe insurance. The Gold at €659 extends to six dives including one in Nitrox, adds Nitrox and DSMB specialties, photos, video, and DAN insurance. Minimum age is 12, no written exam required.
The Divemaster course costs €1,199 and runs eight to ten days. Entry requires a Rescue Diver certification, CPR and first aid training, a valid medical certificate, dive insurance, and at least 45 logged dives — with 60 required by the end of the course. Minimum age is 18. The price includes the student kit, PADI encyclopedia, DM and instructor manuals, cue cards, and all equipment throughout.
Yes. Because Salvatore is both the center owner and the PADI Course Director, it is possible to schedule the IDC at dates that suit you, outside the four fixed 2026 cycles (January–February, May, September, and November–December). Contact the center directly to arrange custom dates.
Yes. Scubafriends manages a holiday apartment in Costa Adeje, listed on Airbnb, with a private terrace, sea view, free Wi-Fi, and a pool that is heated in winter. It is less than ten minutes by car from the diving center.
Plaza SalYtien, Centro Comercial Salytien, Av. Rafael Puig Lluvina, 38660 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP