Diving Spots

Besides the dive in Cala’n Forcat Bay, a cove presenting a profile that descends gradually from 2m down to 10m and outside the cove which reaches 19m, there are 25 other Dive Spots for you to take advantage of! Here they are …….

Cala’n Forcat Bay - Shore Dive
Menorca has become known as the ’Caribbean of the Med’, for a key reason - the beautiful clear sea waters which surround the island and make perfect scuba diving conditions.
The undersea landscape in the Bay of Cala’n Forcat presents two clearly differentiated zones: the entrance of the bay and the outer zone.

At the beginning, the channel heading inwards towards the bay forming the cove presents a profile that descends gradually from 2m to 10 m depth. At the end of the bay where the narrow cove opens out to the sea the underwater landscape changes dramatically.
The bottom profile drops vertically from 10 m to 18 m depth. On the right, there lies a group of rocky blocks with an abundance of fauna swimming among them. As you swim along, you will come across many caverns and swim-throughs where you will be able to interact with some of the most brightly coloured fish and starfish that you will ever see! There is a great rock called the submarine rock owing to its elongated shape towards the very end of this dive, which rises vertically from 18m to some 10 m from the surface - it’s a perfect first dive!

Malakoff - Wreck Dive
Menorca has become known as the ’Caribbean of the Med’, for a key reason - the beautiful clear sea waters which surround the island and make perfect scuba diving conditions. In bad weather, the ocean-going, French-owned cargo steamer ’Malakoff’ hit a submerged rock formation in January 1929 and sank within only 7 minutes.
Today this famous wreck stands upright on a sandy bottom at some 130 ft. / 40 m. depth, the deck level being at 105 ft. / 32 m. In the Fifties, all of the ship’s structures above deck level have been blown up by salvage divers. Nowadays, the ’Malakoff’ forms a fully colonised artificial reef some 105 metres long, home to an outstanding fish life & attracting many deep-water pelagics. Shoals of resident barracuda’s, conger eels, groupers and a rare species of trigger fish can be seen. Quite often ceramic tiles or china porcelain, still hidden in its remains, can be found. To take advantage of this dive, you will be required to be a minimum of an advanced Open Water Diver.

Punta Quintana - Grand Canyons
Menorca has become known as the ’Caribbean of the Med’, for a key reason - the beautiful clear sea waters which surround the island and make perfect scuba diving conditions.Just in front of Cala Blanca, the submarine garden that awaits you meanders through ancient eroded river beds and over hangs, worn away thousands of years ago before the Mediterranean rose to its present levels.When you dive Punta Quintana, you will start in whats called the "sink hole", dropping into the bluish clear water of a spectacular cavern whose ceiling is encrusted in thousands of yellow cup corals. The general scenery on this dive is hard to beat. Swim through an underwater labyrinth of channels which snake through the reef just 20m from the shoreline; all open & well lit from above. No two routes are the same.Ideal for all levels maximum depth is 18 meters.

Cave of Pont d´en Gil
Pont De’n Gil is a World-class cavern dive (722 ft/ 220 m. long), and is definitely the best dive of the Western Mediterranean. Filled with stunning displays of stalagmites and stalactites and a clear surface virtually all the way, this cavern is also suitable for novice divers.
The entrance to this cavern is at only 40 ft. / 12 m and is just a mere 15 minutes off shore in our boat! After a short swim we surface inside in a huge, air filled dome. Once inside, divers have the possibility to surface throughout the dive to admire the giant stalactites hanging from the ceiling. At the end of the cavern, we reach a small beach where we can sit and share our impressions and thoughts. This cavern is a geological masterpiece - Universally agreed to be a dive in a million!

Tunnel Vision - Tunnel Dive
Enter into a massive crack through a rocky headland at 3m. This impressive tunnel splits into two at the centre and joins up again as it leads out of the large cave opening at 12m. Shrimps and prawns can be seen scampering around inside, along with the swift moving brittle stars. Frequently a conger eel is resident. Again there is so much to see, this divesite is worth visiting at least twice. Straight ahead, out in the open, are two wonderful drop-offs down to 25m. Sandy patches are decorated with discarded shells, while octopus do their best to hide behind pebble walls. Either return by the second passageway or follow the coastal wall back to the entry point.

Cala Morell Bay - Bay Dive
The mooring and engine blocks scattered over this sandy-bottomed seabed are home to cuttlefish and octopus. Head out of the bay by following the steep wall on the left. Tucked away is a small cavern whose floor is littered with sand dollars. Further along swim under a towering overhang, which is encrusted with coloured sponges and coral. Depths from 3m to around 18m.

Francesquita - Wreck Dive
Spanish Coastal Steamer.(1952). A superb deep wreck dive, today she stands upright on her keel on a flat, silt-free bottom and is still in near perfect condition. Her stern rears dramatically up some 8.5m from the seabed. She is well-known for the quantity of marine life and, due to her considerable depth, this wreck attracts some exceptionally large fish, both pelagic (open sea) and benthic (bottom dwelling) species. Depths of 41m to 50m.

Francina Wreck - Wreck Dive
Large Dutch Merchantman (1974). Remains start in only 6 metres of water in a remote rocky cove under dramatic soaring cliffs. Her massive engine blocks, anchors, chains and plates are scattered over the rock bottom right across the cove and at least down to some 20m. Although she is well broken up this is a superb wreck for photography, and can be enjoyed by divers of all levels of experience.