Located 15 min away by boat from Vila Franca do Campo and 30 mins away from Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel, Arcos da Caloura dive site is protected by the bay making it an ideal spot for beginner divers and snorkelling.
The reef starts off at around 5m and drops down to 20m. At around 16m divers will come across the entry to one of four openings in an impressive underwater cave. Watch out for white lion fish and dusky brown groupers. The roof of the cave is decorated with nudibranchs and plenty of marine life can be found within the cave walls such as moray eels, parrotfish, trevallies and rainbow wrasse.
Located 15 min away by boat from Vila Franca do Campo and 30 mins away from Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel, Arcos da Caloura dive site is protected by the bay making it an ideal spot for beginner divers and snorkelling.
The reef starts off at around 5m and drops down to 20m. At around 16m divers will come across the entry to one of four openings in an impressive underwater cave. Watch out for white lion fish and dusky brown groupers. The roof of the cave is decorated with nudibranchs and plenty of marine life can be found within the cave walls such as moray eels, parrotfish, trevallies and rainbow wrasse.
Located 15 min away by boat from Vila Franca do Campo and 30 mins away from Ponta Delgada in Sao ...
Other information
Depth
Maximum 20
Visibility
Good
Current
Light
Required scuba diving level / certification
Intermediate
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