Porto Santo Sub - Scuba & Freedive Center
Estrada Jorge de Freitas - Penedo, Porto Santo - Madeira, 9400-240 Porto Santo, Portugal, Porto Santo, Porto Santo, PRT
About the Center
Porto Santo Sub - Scuba & Freedive Center, located in Porto Santo Island, Portugal, is an SSI-certified dive and freedive center. Since 2001, it has been dedicated to providing unique diving experiences in the deep blue waters of the Atlantic. The center offers a comprehensive range of courses, including freediving, snorkeling, and specialty courses like Wreck Diver, catering to both beginners and experienced divers.
Porto Santo Sub's facilities are designed for client convenience, featuring lockers, a bar, accommodation, a swimming pool, equipment rental, a dive shop, air fills (nitrox), and options for shore diving and night diving. They also provide airport transfer services, making it easier for visitors to reach this idyllic island.
The philosophy at Porto Santo Sub emphasizes personalized care and small group settings to ensure relaxed and safe dives. With a team passionate about the aquatic world, the center is committed to showcasing the wonders of the underwater realm, promising an unforgettable experience. The center also promotes watersports such as Stand Up Paddling and Kayaking in waters sheltered from north winds, which are perfect for beginners.
Available Courses
9 cursosCurso Wreck Diver
Porto Santo Sub's Wreck Dive specialty runs over 2 dives and costs €200. Wrecks are specifically highlighted by guests as the standout sites around Porto Santo — reviewers call them the best spots the centre visits, and…
Open Water Diver
The SSI Open Water Diver at Porto Santo Sub certifies you to 18 m and includes 2–3 theoretical sessions, confined water practice and open water dives in the Atlantic around Porto Santo. The island's waters are the actual…
Dive Master
The SSI Dive Master at Porto Santo Sub is the first professional level certification. The centre has been running since 2001 and operates year-round, giving Dive Master candidates exposure to the full range of conditions…
Basic Diver
The Basic Diver programme at Porto Santo Sub runs over a theory class, a confined water session at sea, and two open water dives to a maximum of 12 m. The certification is valid for 6 months and allows diving up to 12 m…
Try Dive at Sea
The try dive runs from shore into the waters around Porto Santo, reaching a maximum of 6 m. Past participants have reported seeing plenty of fish at that depth without needing to go further out by boat. Joana and Ricardo…
Night Dive
The Night Dive specialty at Porto Santo Sub runs over 2 dives and costs €200. The centre already adds a €10 supplement for night dives on its standard guided dive pricing, and offers the specialty as a certification…
Try Freediving
Porto Santo Sub offers SSI freediving programmes in the same sheltered Atlantic waters they use for scuba. The Try Freediving session is the entry point — equipment included in the €60 price — giving beginners a first…
SCR XR Technical
Porto Santo Sub runs the SSI SCR Diving programme on the Mares Horizon Semi-Closed Rebreather, certifying divers to plan and conduct no-decompression dives to 30 m with the SCR unit. The Mares Horizon is the platform…
SSI SCR Extended Range (Mares Horizon XR)
The SSI SCR Extended Range programme takes the Mares Horizon SCR into decompression diving territory, certifying divers to conduct deco dives with a cumulative decompression time of up to 25 minutes to a maximum depth of…
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What people ask before booking
Yes. The dive centre picks you up from your hotel for diving trips.
They run two boat trips daily — one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
SSI across all programmes, from Basic Diver to SCR rebreather courses.
10 years old for Try Dive and Basic Diver. Rebreather courses require a minimum age of 18.
Yes. Nitrox fills are available on site. A single nitrox fill costs €6; a 10-dive nitrox pack costs €50.
Yes. Full equipment package (suit, BCD, regulator, mask, fins, boots) is €25/day. Individual items are also rented separately. A GoPro 4 is available for rent as well.
Yes. They run SSI SCR courses on the Mares Horizon SCR, from a Try SCR introductory session up to the SCR Extended Range certification to 40 m.
Yes, Porto Santo Sub operates all year round. Contact them to schedule dives outside of peak season.
How to get there
Estrada Jorge de Freitas - Penedo, Porto Santo - Madeira, 9400-240 Porto Santo, Portugal, Porto Santo, Porto Santo, PRT