Merak Diving
Moll de Llevant, 325, 07701 Maó, Illes Balears, Spain, Maó, Balearic Islands, ESP
About the Center
Merak Diving is an SSI dive center located in the picturesque port of Maó, Menorca. Specializing in a wide range of underwater activities, the center offers dives in the "Reserva Marina de Isla del Aire" (Isla del Aire Marine Reserve), recognized as one of Menorca's premier diving spots. Merak Diving provides everything from introductory experiences to SSI specialty courses, including the highly regarded "Instructor Development Course" (IDC) and "Wreck Diver" certification for those interested in exploring shipwrecks.
The facility is equipped with lockers, a bar, equipment rental services, a dive shop, and nitrox air fills. Its prime location in the port of Maó grants easy access to various dive sites, and their team of highly qualified instructors ensures a unique and safe diving experience, allowing visitors to discover the rich marine life and underwater wonders of Menorca.
For diving professionals, Merak Diving offers the "Curso SSI Pro ITC" and "Curso SSI Pro Crossover," training future instructors and facilitating transitions to SSI certification. In addition to dives and courses, the center provides other nautical services and maintains a blog with relevant information for diving enthusiasts and those exploring Menorca. Merak Diving is the perfect place to begin your diving journey or to deepen your knowledge of SSI techniques and specialties while enjoying the beauty of the Isla del Aire Marine Reserve.
Available Courses
11 cursosBuceador Básico
Actividad ideal y muy completa como primera experiencia. Se trata de dos inmersiones y una sencilla sesión teórica. La primera sesión de agua será como un bautismo de buceo. En la segunda, iremos un poco más allá, pudiendo alcanzar una profundidad de 12 metros.
BAUTIZO
First diving experience supervised by an instructor. Discover the feeling of breathing underwater without certification.
Excursión Snorkel
Buceador
Aguas Abiertas
Buceador Avanzado OW
Esp. Flotabilidad, nocturna, navegación y traje seco
Esp. Nitrox e Identificación Peces (sin inmersión)
Esp. Ciencia del buceo (Teoría)
Esp Stress & Rescue + React Right
Especialidad Profunda y Descompresión
The SSI Deep and Decompression specialty at Merak Diving costs 300€ and covers diving beyond the standard recreational limits, including decompression stop procedures. This is the logical prerequisite for the deeper wrecks in the Merak programme. The Junker 88 at 46 m and the Santa Clara at the same depth are both listed as expert-only sites. The Malakoff wreck sits at 35–38 m. Having a deep specialty and decompression certification changes which sites you can access on the Merak boat. Menorca's generally good visibility — repeatedly highlighted across the site's dive descriptions — makes deep dives here more manageable in terms of orientation and navigation. The course includes both theory and in-water training. A valid Advanced Open Water certification (or SSI equivalent) is the typical prerequisite for deep specialty training. Merak Diving's ITC status means the instructor delivering this course has advanced teaching credentials.
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Certified divers and anyone taking a course need a valid dive medical. It's not required for introductory activities like the baptism dive. If you arrive in Menorca without one, Merak Diving points to two local hyperbaric medicine centres: MenorcaSub in Mahón (tel. 656 781 430) and Doctor M. Ribón in Son Bou (tel. 666 117 064).
Yes. Merak Diving is a DAN Partner and can issue insurance on the spot — one day, two days, weekly, monthly or annual. Having valid insurance is mandatory to dive with them.
Three daily departures: 9:00, 11:30 and 16:00. Both Mahón and Fornells bases run boats. It's possible to do two dives in a day across different slots.
Almost always from the boat. The one regular exception is Queso Suizo near Arenal d'es Castell, where the access from shore is easy enough. Shore entry also happens occasionally when bad weather restricts options to a sheltered cala.
Cancel with more than 24 hours notice and you get a full refund. Less than 24 hours and the booking is forfeited. If the centre cancels due to weather, you get priority rebooking or a full refund. Rescheduling is subject to availability and also requires 24 hours notice.
Yes, up to two non-divers per booking, subject to available space on the boat.
Just a towel and swimwear. The centre provides all the diving equipment needed.
The baptism dive and Basic Diver programme are open from age 8. The snorkel tour is open from age 6.
Moll de Llevant, 325, 07701 Maó, Illes Balears, Spain, Maó, Balearic Islands, ESP