Dive Academy Santa Pola, bucear en Tabarca
Marina Miramar,, Puerto Deportivo 2, Local 3, 03130 Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, Santa Pola, Alicante, ESP
About the Center
Dive Academy Santa Pola, located in Santa Pola, Spain, is a PADI and SSI certified dive center. It offers a comprehensive range of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to the Instructor Development Course and technical diving. Divers can enjoy guided trips to iconic locations such as Tabarca, as well as nearby areas in Alicante and Murcia, including Cartagena and Cabo de Palos.
The center's facilities include lockers, WiFi, and a bar, providing convenience for divers. They offer equipment rental and air fills (including nitrox), and provide various diving modalities such as boat diving, shore diving, night diving, and guided dives. The center stands out as the only 5-star PADI center in Alicante that trains instructors, ensuring high quality and experience from its team.
Dive Academy Santa Pola is committed to providing a safe and passionate diving experience for all levels. They cater to customers in both Spanish and English. The center boasts an excellent reputation, with numerous positive reviews on platforms like TripAdvisor and Google. It is strategically situated in the Santa Pola sports marina, with its own boats for easy access to dive sites.
The training offerings include specialties such as Wreck Diving, Night Diving, Coral Reef Conservation, Underwater Photography, and Emergency First Response (EFR) courses. They also offer courses like Boat Diver, Cavern Diver, Deep Diver, and Enriched Air Nitrox. For younger participants, there are Seal Team and Master Seal programs.
Available Courses
8 cursosCurso PADI Open Water
Entry-level scuba certification course. Learn fundamental open water diving skills. Includes theory, confined water practice and open water dives.
Bautismo Alicante
Bautismo Alicante course taught by certified PADI instructors.
Curso PADI Advanced Open Water
Entry-level scuba certification course. Learn fundamental open water diving skills. Includes theory, confined water practice and open water dives.
Curso PADI Rescue Diver
Learn problem prevention, management, and rescue techniques. A course that will make you a safer and more confident diver.
Reactivación
Teoría: 120,00€, Práctico: 159,00€
Buceo Nocturno
Night dives at Dive Academy run as guided single-dive sessions at 60 €, with equipment rental at 15 € extra (torch included in the rental package). The requirement is a minimum Open Water certification and a recent dive — or a prior check if it's been a while. The same sites used for day dives change character significantly at night. Octopus that stay hidden during daylight move openly across the sand. Starfish are in motion. Species that are difficult or impossible to see during the day become visible under the torch beam. The briefing covers torch signals and buddy procedures specific to night diving before entering the water. Group size is kept small, and the instructor guides the dive throughout.
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox
Learn to dive with enriched air (Nitrox). Extend your bottom times and reduce nitrogen fatigue.
Curso PADI Dive Master
Curso PADI Dive Master course taught by certified PADI instructors.
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No, Dive Academy handles all official permits on your behalf. They are one of the few centres authorised to dive both the interior and exterior zones of the reserve.
Advanced Open Water or equivalent. The site reaches 28 m in its deeper section and 24 m on the shallower route around the rock.
Full equipment rental is 20 € extra. A dive computer adds another 8 €. For night dives, the 15 € rental package includes a torch.
10 years. There is also a dedicated children's baptism programme for younger divers.
Yes. If you decide to enrol in the Open Water course within the same month, the cost of the baptism dive is deducted from the course fee.
The boat ride from Santa Pola to Tabarca is 20 minutes each way. The full day includes two dives with a surface interval for lunch in between.
Yes. Alicante's water temperature ranges from around 14–17 °C in winter to 24–28 °C in summer, and the centre organises dives every month.
Spanish and English, both spoken natively by the team. Theory for the Open Water course can also be completed online in either language at your own pace.
Marina Miramar,, Puerto Deportivo 2, Local 3, 03130 Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, Santa Pola, Alicante, ESP