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Dive Azores

Cais de Santa Cruz, Horta, Azores, PRT

Years active24 yrsLanguagesEN · PT · ES
Years active
24 yrs
Languages
ENPTESFR
Season
Jul–Sep
Kid-friendly
No
Accessible
No

Sobre o Centro

Dive Azores es un Resort de Buceo PADI y un Operador Ecológico de Observación de Ballenas y Delfines con sede en Marina de Horta, Isla de Faial, Portugal. Propiedad y gestión de Joana y Tiago, ambos biólogos marinos e instructores de buceo, el centro se enorgullece de ofrecer a sus huéspedes un servicio altamente personalizado y profesional.

Dive Azores ofrece una amplia gama de cursos de buceo, incluyendo el Instructor Development Course (IDC) y snorkel. Las instalaciones proporcionan alojamiento para sus huéspedes, alquiler completo de equipos y llenado de aire con nitrox, lo que garantiza una experiencia submarina completa y conveniente.

Con un fuerte compromiso con la responsabilidad medioambiental, Dive Azores tiene como objetivo educar, involucrar e inspirar a las personas sobre los ecosistemas marinos y sus habitantes, contribuyendo a la conciencia global sobre los problemas de conservación de los océanos. La participación en sus excursiones apoya directamente sus esfuerzos de investigación y conservación. El centro también organiza expediciones especiales de buceo con tiburones y mágicas experiencias de snorkel con delfines.

Cursos Disponíveis

1 curso

Dolphin School Program

The Dolphin School is a four-day immersive program developed specifically by Joana and Tiago — marine biologists and diving instructors — drawing on their years of fieldwork with wild dolphin pods in the Azores. The structure is built around education first: training sessions and lectures come before any in-water encounter, so participants arrive at each dolphin swim with real context about species identification, animal behavior and respectful approach techniques. Three snorkeling sessions with wild dolphins are included across the program, all subject to sea conditions and animal behavior. If a session is cancelled due to rough weather or inappropriate dolphin behavior, it is rescheduled or refunded. One whale watching tour aboard KEIKO is also part of the package — a 9m RIB holding a maximum of 14 passengers, run with the same land-based vigia network that tracks cetaceans from shore. Accommodation for seven nights is included, in a twin-share apartment or house with a kitchen, within 15 minutes' walk of the Dive Azores base in Horta. Couples or groups wanting private rooms can arrange it in advance for an additional cost. Airport transfers, a certificate of participation, snorkeling equipment and activity insurance are all covered in the price. The program runs in July, August and September, when sea conditions on Faial are most stable and dolphin activity is at its peak. Common, bottlenose and Risso's dolphins are year-round species in Azores waters; Atlantic spotted and striped dolphins are more prevalent during summer months. Participants must be 18 or older, confident swimmers and have prior snorkeling experience — the water encounters are in the open ocean, not a sheltered bay.

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Facilities

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Specialties

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Brands they work with

Mares

Destinations & trips

Egipto
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2 veces al año
Maldivas
Atolón Sur Malé
Anual
Indonesia
Komodo
Cada 18 meses
México
Cozumel
Anual

Recommended dive sites

The spots this centre offers its students

Entre Montes
20 m max. Beginner
Boca das Caldeirinhas
40 m max. Advanced
Radares
40 m max. Advanced
Furnas
40 m max. Advanced
Princess Alice Bank
32 m max. Advanced

Climate

Annual average

Monthly historical data to plan your dives

13°
jan.
14°
fev.
16°
mar.
18°
abr.
21°
mai.
25°
jun.
28°
jul.
29°
ago.
26°
set.
22°
out.
17°
nov.
14°
dez.
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Frequently asked

What people ask before booking

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.

How to get there

Nearest airport
Horta Airport, Faial — direct flights from Lisbon (~2h30) with Azores Airlines; also via São Miguel or Terceira with SATA Air Açores
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