ZOEA Mallorca | Diving, Kayak & Paddleboard
Via de la Creu, 46, 07180 Calvià, Illes Balears, Spain, MALLORCA, Illes Balears, ESP
Sobre o Centro
ZOEA Mallorca | Submarinismo, Kayak & Paddleboard, con sede en Mallorca (ESP), ofrece una variedad de emocionantes actividades acuáticas. Este centro de buceo se dedica a explorar el mundo submarino de la región, brindando experiencias tanto a buceadores experimentados como a aquellos que buscan dar sus primeros pasos en este deporte.
Sus ofertas no se limitan solo al buceo. ZOEA Mallorca también invita a sus clientes a descubrir la belleza de la costa mallorquina desde la perspectiva única del kayak y el paddleboard. Estas actividades permiten acceder a calas escondidas y disfrutar del paisaje marino de una manera activa y recreativa, siendo ideales para todas las edades y niveles de forma física.
Como centro de actividades acuáticas, ZOEA Mallorca se enfoca en proporcionar una experiencia segura y memorable. Su ubicación en Mallorca, una isla conocida por sus aguas cristalinas y su rica vida marina, la convierte en un destino privilegiado para los amantes del mar. El centro se esfuerza por ofrecer un servicio de calidad, centrado en la satisfacción del cliente y en la promoción de una conexión respetuosa con el entorno marino.
Cursos Disponíveis
6 cursosDiscover Scuba Diving
The Discover Scuba Diving programme at ZOEA is how most first-timers start their relationship with the southwest Mallorca coast. The session runs in small groups, which matters in a bay where the entry points range from the two-metre natural pool at Piscina de Malgrats to the protected shallows at Cala Fornells — both used depending on conditions and group comfort. Before entering the water, an instructor walks you through the basic equipment and the handful of hand signals you'll use underwater. The dive itself is shallow, controlled, and conducted with an instructor alongside you the whole time. ZOEA runs these sessions in Spanish, English, German, and French, so the briefing is in a language you actually understand rather than one you're approximating. Equipment is Scubapro throughout — the same gear the certified divers use on the scheduled boat trips. Nothing is borrowed from a different pile. The tanks available for smaller participants mean the programme genuinely works for younger family members, not just adults. The centre has been running this introduction since 1997, and the routine is well-established. Instructors know which site works best for which day, which entry points are calm in westerly wind, and how to read a group that's nervous. That familiarity shows in how the session is structured — there's no rush to get people in the water before they're ready. If the experience clicks and you want to continue, the step to Open Water Diver is straightforward from here. ZOEA runs the full PADI course ladder, so the same team that ran your introduction can take you through certification without switching centres.
Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course at ZOEA is the entry point to independent diving, and it runs against a backdrop that makes the confined water sessions genuinely interesting rather than a box to tick. The theory portion can be completed at home via PADI eLearning before you arrive, leaving the Mallorca time for water sessions. Two classrooms with audiovisual equipment handle the in-centre knowledge review with your instructor before the open water dives. Confined water skills are built progressively before the team moves to open water. The sheltered entry points on the southwest coast — Cala Fornells at ten minutes from port, or the Malgrats shallows at two metres depth — give learners calm conditions for first dives. The area around El Toro marine reserve, a ten-minute boat ride from base, covers the open water dives within a protected zone where marine life density is higher than the surrounding coast. ZOEA holds PADI 5-Star IDC status, which means instructors are trained and assessed to a higher standard than at standard PADI centres. Instruction runs in Spanish, English, German, and French, so the sessions function in your actual language. Equipment is Scubapro, renewed every two years, and tanks are sized appropriately for different body types including younger participants. The Open Water Diver certification is the stepping stone to every subsequent PADI course — Advanced, Rescue, Nitrox, Divemaster, and beyond. ZOEA runs the full ladder, which means the team you learn with here can take you as far as Instructor level if that's the direction you end up going.
Rescue Diver
The Rescue Diver course at ZOEA runs over three to five days and covers the full PADI curriculum: self-rescue, tired and panicked diver rescue both at surface and underwater, and missing diver searches. It is one of the more demanding recreational courses in the ladder — physically and mentally — and the team at ZOEA teaches it with the same protocols the instructors use operationally. The centre runs annual emergency drills, and the Rescue content is built from those real procedures rather than being abstract classroom scenarios. The practical sessions take place in the open water around Santa Ponsa Bay and the adjacent dive sites, which means the conditions are real Mediterranean water — variable visibility, some surge depending on the day, and actual boat operations involved. There is no pool phase here; the skills are practiced from the start in the water where they would actually matter. The five-module theory section is balanced with enough in-water time that the techniques become reflex rather than remembered steps. The price of €580 covers everything: tanks, weights, all course books and reference materials, full equipment rental, and PADI certification fees. Nothing is added at the end. If you need the Emergency First Response primary and secondary care certification simultaneously — required for Divemaster and strongly recommended regardless — the combined Rescue Diver plus EFR package comes to €700. Both can run concurrently. Entry requirements are firm: minimum age 12, Advanced Open Water Diver certification or equivalent from any recognised agency, and CPR and first aid training within the previous two years. The EFR course fulfils the CPR requirement and can be done alongside the Rescue course here. Completing Rescue Diver opens access to Divemaster — the first professional-level certification in the PADI system — which ZOEA also offers through its IDC programme.
PADI Tec 40
The PADI Tec 40 course at ZOEA is the bridge between recreational and technical diving — the first step into planned decompression dives and the deeper end of the water column. It certifies divers to conduct decompression dives to 40 metres maximum, using the technical procedures and gas planning that distinguish tec from recreational diving. ZOEA runs this course in a part of Mallorca where 40 metres is genuinely reachable on several of the standard dive sites, which means the open water dives happen in meaningful conditions rather than a quarry. The course structure follows PADI's three-section format: three knowledge development sessions, three practical application sessions, and four open water dives in the sea. It runs over three to four days. The knowledge sessions cover gas planning, oxygen exposure limits, decompression software, team procedures, and emergency protocols specific to technical diving. The four open water dives apply those procedures at depth. At €505, the course price includes all course materials, the four sea dives, full equipment rental, and PADI Tec 40 certification. ZOEA notes that a diver can use their existing recreational equipment with minor modifications to start the course — you are not required to arrive with a full tec configuration from day one. The centre's Scubapro rental equipment covers what is needed. Entry requirements are specific: 18 years minimum, 30 logged dives, PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent, a Nitrox certification with at least 10 dives on enriched air deeper than 18 metres, a deep diving certification or 10 dives at 30 metres, a medical certificate issued within the previous 12 months, and active dive insurance. If the Nitrox certification is missing, ZOEA offers the PADI Enriched Air course on site for €205 before the Tec 40 begins.
AIRE ENRIQUECIDO NITROX
The PADI Enriched Air Nitrox course at ZOEA is the most direct way to extend bottom time on the southwest Mallorca dive sites without changing depth profiles. The course is short — it can be completed in two mornings, or one morning and one afternoon — and the theory portion is available online via PADI eLearning before the centre session. That makes it a realistic add-on at the start of a dive holiday rather than something that eats into the week. The practical content covers how to analyse a tank before a dive, configure a dive computer for Nitrox, and manage oxygen exposure across multiple dives. A knowledge review with an instructor confirms the theory, and then one open water dive applies the protocols in the water. The dive happens in the Santa Ponsa area, on one of the sites ZOEA uses for its regular scheduled departures. At €205, the price includes one open water dive, all course materials, full equipment rental, and PADI certification fees. ZOEA produces Nitrox on site via a KAESER membrane system, so the infrastructure is already in place — after certification you can request Nitrox fills on any of the centre's standard boat trips. The more than 200 tanks the centre maintains include Nitrox-ready options in multiple sizes. Entry requires Open Water Diver certification or higher and a minimum age of 18. The Nitrox certification is also a prerequisite for the PADI Tec 40 course, which ZOEA offers for €505. For divers working toward the technical track, getting Nitrox done early in the week and accumulating enriched air dives before the Tec 40 entry requirements are assessed is a logical sequence.
BUCEO PROFUNDO
The PADI Deep Diving speciality at ZOEA covers the range between 18 and 40 metres — the zone that opens up Barcos Hundidos in Palma Bay, Pecio Congrios off Dragonera, and the deeper sections of the walls around Punta Malgrats. The course runs over two to four days and includes four open water dives from the boat, all conducted in the actual dive sites ZOEA uses for its regular programme. These are not training dives in a separate location; they happen in the same water the guided groups work. The theory portion covers equipment considerations for deeper diving, gas management at depth, narcosis awareness, and the planning required before dropping below 18 metres. A video component supplements the knowledge review with the instructor. The four practical dives are the core of the course — each one planned, briefed, and debriefed with progressively more autonomy as the certification skills are confirmed. At €430, the course includes the PADI Deep course manual, four boat dives, full equipment rental, and certification fees. No additional costs are added at checkout. The boats used are ZOEA's standard fleet: the 12-metre Belone Belone and Conger Conger vessels or the nine-metre Puntazzo, all carrying DAN oxygen units and radio VHF. Entry requires Adventure Diver certification or higher and a minimum age of 15. The Deep speciality is one of the prerequisites for the PADI Tec 40 course — specifically, 10 logged dives at 30 metres or the formal deep certification. For divers building toward the technical track, completing this course at ZOEA provides both the certification and the logged dives in a single block.
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In high season (July–August) the centre opens daily 8:30–20:30. In mid-season (April–June and September–October) it opens Monday–Saturday 9:00–13:30 and 16:00–18:30, Sundays 9:00–14:00. From November through March it operates weekends and public holidays only, and only for certified divers.
Courses are available in Spanish, English, German, and French. The team is international and instruction adapts to whichever of those four languages works best for you.
Yes. Nitrox is produced on site via a KAESER low-pressure membrane system. If you hold a Nitrox certification, you can dive enriched air on any of the scheduled boat trips. ZOEA also offers the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox course for €205, which includes one open water dive and all certification fees.
The Rescue Diver course costs €580 and includes tanks, weights, all course materials (books and tables), full equipment rental, and PADI certification fees. It runs over three to five days and requires Advanced Open Water certification and valid CPR training within the last two years. A combined Rescue Diver + EFR primary and secondary care pack is available for €700.
Yes. The centre has dedicated equipment for children, including 5-litre and 7-litre tanks and wetsuits in children's sizes. The Rescue Diver course is open from age 12. Other beginner programmes are available for younger participants — contact ZOEA directly to confirm the minimum age for each specific activity.
ZOEA is inside Club Náutico Santa Ponsa at Vía Creu 46, 07180. By car, go to the Club Náutico main entrance and call +34 971 691 444 from the gate — a staff member will come to open it, which takes a few minutes. Monitored parking is available nearby.
Yes. The centre offers private equipment storage, which is practical if you're diving over several days and don't want to transport gear back and forth each day. There is also an automated washing and disinfection system for equipment in the outdoor patio area.
The MEDISUB hyperbaric chamber is 20 minutes from the centre. Every ZOEA boat carries DAN oxygen units and a first aid kit, and the base also holds oxygen therapy equipment. The team runs annual emergency protocol drills and all instructors hold Emergency First Response certification.
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Via de la Creu, 46, 07180 Calvià, Illes Balears, Spain, MALLORCA, Illes Balears, ESP