Dive sites
Dive sites in Madeira.
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Madeira
Caniçal · Reef and wall · 14-40 m
Baixa do Lobo
AdvancedRocky platform and steep walls at Ponta de São Lourenço, reached by boat from Caniçal.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Lazareto
Open Water with local guideThe westernmost named traditional route in the Garajau reserve, associated with the authority-managed Lazareto access sector.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Pináculo
Open Water with local guideOne of the seven named traditional sites along the protected Garajau coastline.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Mamas
Open Water with local guideOne of the seven named traditional sites in the fish-rich Garajau reserve.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Praia do Garajau
Open Water with local guideThe reserve’s best-known beach sector, one of the seven traditional named dive sites and known for protected marine life.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Baía dos Porcos
Open Water with local guideOne of the seven traditional named sites distributed along the Garajau reserve’s seven-kilometre coast.
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Funchal · arena-shaped reef and light-filled tunnel · 5-25 m
Arena
Open Water with local guideAn arena-shaped house reef with a short light-filled tunnel, documented by an operator inside the Garajau reserve.
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Funchal · protected volcanic reef · Variable; confirm the operator-selected profile
Galo
Open Water with local guideThe easternmost name in Visit Madeira’s list of seven traditional Garajau reserve sites.
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Madalena do Mar · Wreck · 21-30 m
Bowbelle / Bom Rei wreck
AdvancedFormer dredger Bowbelle, later Bom Rei, now an artificial reef off Madalena do Mar.
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Porto Santo · Artificial-reef wreck · Around 30 m
Madeirense wreck
AdvancedA ship sunk in 2000 to create an artificial reef at around 30 m in Porto Santo’s marine protected-area network.
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Porto Santo · Artificial-reef wreck · Around 30 m
General Pereira d’Eça Corvette
AdvancedA Portuguese Navy corvette sunk in 2016 to create an artificial reef at around 30 m.
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Porto Santo · Volcanic boulder reef · 15-28 m
Cabeço do Poio
Open Water with local guideA known site near Ilhéu de Cima, with life-covered rocky blocks between 15 and 28 m.
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