Playa Flamingo
A great dive site to watch angel sharks and improve your diving skills while interacting with the local marine life.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Spain
Where we dived
Dive Site
The dive is located in the south part of Lanzarote island in Playa Blanca, on the local beach. The site is created by two man-made breakwaters made of big concrete blocks, which makes access super easy and the water always calm. There is limited parking near the beach.
The dive starts from the beach in the shallow part, usually along the left breakwater. It’s a short swim to the plateau between the breakwaters where the wall drops down to a sandy bottom at about 15m depth. Novice divers can explore along the breakwaters on each side, where the depth is shallow and the light conditions are perfect. Once you make it down to the sandy bottom, you can follow the wall in both directions and explore the sandy area as well.
What to expect
Dive Type
Fun, Reef, Snorkel, Wall
ACCESS
Shore/Beach
EXPERIENCE
Beginner, Advanced
CURRENT
Limited
MAX. DEPTH
18m
VISIBILITY
15-20m
WATER
Salt
When to visit
Best Time To Dive
The best time to dive is during the warmer period of the year, from May to October. Remember, this is the Atlantic, which is colder by nature, and the water reaches about 22°C at the peak of summer. I dived Flamingo in May in a 7 mm wetsuit and never felt cold, but you might be OK with a 5mm wetsuit as well.
Meet the Locals
Wildlife
Playa Flamingo offers surprisingly rich marine life, with its highlight being angel sharks. You can find them during the season when they come and stay for a couple of months. Although they can be difficult to spot when they’re buried in the sand, once you get familiar with their distinctive triangular shape seen from above, you are able to spot them much more easily. Other divers usually notice that there’s one in this or that direction. Apart from angel sharks, there are schools of fish patrolling the bottom of the wall, starfish, octopuses and also stingrays passing by or resting hidden in the sand. The wall itself offers a lot of places for smaller marine life to hide, so keep your eyes open. During night dives, the site turns into an octopus hunting ground, and the night dive is definitely something you do not want to miss.
Where to Go
Dive Site Location
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Spain
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Angle Sharks
Nice dive site with easy beach entry. The shallow ‘lagoon’ descends to approximately 15 meters along the artificial breakwater reef, which is full of life. The top highlights are Angel sharks, resting on the sandy bottom. It’s great for night dives too.
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