Dive Azores
Cais de Santa Cruz, Horta, Azzorre, PRT
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Dive Azores, con sede a Horta, Portogallo, è un centro immersioni e operatore di whale watching attivo dal 2002. Gestito da biologi marini, offre un servizio professionale e personalizzato, con un focus sulla vita marina e sulla conservazione delle Azzorre. Le loro strutture includono armadietti, un bar e alloggio, oltre al noleggio di attrezzature e ricariche nitrox.
Il centro è certificato PADI e SSI, offrendo una gamma completa di corsi subacquei, tra cui Advanced Open Water e specialità come le immersioni notturne. Per coloro che cercano esperienze più profonde, Dive Azores offre anche corsi di apnea. La loro dedizione all'educazione è completata dal loro profondo legame con la ricerca marina, offrendo stage e corsi legati alla conservazione marina.
Dive Azores si distingue per la sua esperienza nell'immergersi in siti iconici come il Princess Alice Bank e nell'offrire emozionanti immersioni con lo squalo blu in mare aperto. L'operatore privilegia immersioni sicure e rispettose, guidando gli ospiti attraverso la ricca fauna selvatica delle Azzorre. Il loro impegno nell'educare e ispirare sugli ecosistemi marini e i loro abitanti è centrale nella loro filosofia operativa.
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A minimum of 30 logged dives and an Advanced Open Water certification (or equivalent) are required. A checkout dive at a local site to verify skills and equipment is mandatory before the trip departs. Inexperienced divers can join as snorkelers.
Over 90% during the July–September season. Dive Azores uses controlled chumming and runs the expeditions roughly one hour offshore. On good days sharks appear within 30 minutes. If no sharks show up, you receive a 25% refund.
Courses and briefings are available in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Groups are normally limited to a maximum of 5–6 divers per dive guide. The team also tries to match divers with others of the same experience level.
July, August and September offer the best conditions: calmer seas, water temperatures between 21–23°C, and the highest visibility. Princess Alice Bank and shark diving trips also run primarily during these months.
Yes. Dive Azores stocks Mares BCDs, regulators, 7mm one-piece wetsuits with hoods, booties, gloves and adjustable fins. Tanks are 12L and 15L steel with both DIN and Yoke fittings. Dive computers, torches and SMBs are also available for rental.
Yes. SSI and PADI courses run from beginner to professional level. The SSI e-learning option allows students to complete the theory portion online before arriving on the island, so in-water training can start sooner. Introductory scuba dives (try-dives) and snorkeling tours are also available for those not ready to commit to a full course.
Yes — there is a hyperbaric chamber at Horta's Hospital, located on the island. For Princess Alice Bank dives, the chamber is approximately 2 to 2.5 hours away, so conservative dive profiles within recreational limits are strictly maintained on those trips.