El Desierto
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El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain
Best timeYear-round
Water temp19-24°C / 66-75°F
Visibility10-25m / 33-82ft
AccessBoat Dive
Dive typesScuba
DifficultyBeginner
Max depth25 m
Avg depth15 m
Nearest airportVDE
Volcanic landscapeSandy bottomGarden eels
Scuba
El Desierto ('The Desert') is a unique dive site in La Restinga, a vast, sloping sandy bottom punctuated by volcanic rock formations. It's home to a huge colony of garden eels and is a great place to find stingrays and angel sharks.
Features
A large, sloping plain of black volcanic sand. The site is home to a massive colony of garden eels. Divers can also find angel sharks, stingrays, and flounder camouflaged on the sandy bottom.
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