LA CATEDRAL
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La Catedral is one of the most popular dive sites of Lanzarote. It's a beautiful spot, with at 30 meters a cave called La Catedral. The main 'resident' is Felix, a big friendly grouper known to all divers on the island. Enter the water from the beach of Playa Chica. When you reach the drop-off keep it to your left until you reach the cave. The entrance is located at 30 meters deep, near a sharp rock. Felix will very likely welcome you and lead you in the cave. After you left La Catedral dive over the sands above the drop-off back to the beach. On the way back there is plenty to see.
Particulars
La Catedral is accessible from the shore. The cave is created by the deposition of lava. It's 15 meters high and at the entrance approximately 20 meters wide. At the bottom you will find both hard and soft coral. Most likely you will also see trumpet fish, groupers and prawns.
Warnings
Take a torch if you want to enter the cave of La Catedral.
LA CATEDRAL Features
- Nicknames
- Cathedral
- Address
- Strand Playa Chica / Puerto del Carmen
- Parking
- Parking at small parking near beach
- Distance
- 20 m.
- Suitable for
- Experienced divers, cave divers, snorkelers
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Diving school, toilet, restaurant
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, cave dive, snorkeling
- Current
- Limited, none
- Visibility
- 15 – 25 m.
- Average visibility
- 20 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- rotsen,zand
- Life
- Grouper, angelshark, blackspot seabream, squid
- Other recreation
- Swimming