DEEP BLUE Azores diving Center

Diving along the Underwater Archaeological Park of Terceira Island, with access from land, easy entry and exit. Suitable diving spot for beginners, scuba skills update, and underwater photography enthusiasts.

Entry Point: Coast Depth: 14 meters (42 feet) max Site History & Information Arraia Reef is located in a bay (Silveria swimming zone) sheltered from the wind and currents by Monte Brasil, the volcano of Angra do Heroismo. This dive site is a mix between a shallow rocky bottom where fish and other organisms shelter, feed and mate as well as a large sandy area that gets progressively deeper as one swims outwards from the bay. In terms of the diversity of species that can be seen throughout the year, it is one of the richest reefs of the island; many species of the wrasse family, 3 species of rays, 3 species of morays, octopuses, large schools of fish during the summer, nudibranchs,… In addition, Arraia Reef is located a mere 20 meters from our back door and is ideal to get used to the equipment, the temperature of the water and discover the majority of the species of the Azores. Classifications Marine Life: **** Seafloor: **** Difficulty: * Sighted Species – Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) – Black-faced blenny (Tripterygion delaisi) – Mediterranean Moray (Muraena helena) – Wide-eyed Flounder (Bothus podas) – Blue Damselfish (Abudefduf luridus) – Grey Triggerfish (Balistes carolinensis) – Roughtail Stingray (Dasyatis centroura)

Cinco Ribeiras is a cavern at 17m deep and is for advanced divers only. Chamber 1 is called shrimp cave, chamber 2 is called Cavaco swim-through, and chamber 3 is called funnel. You can return through one of the 3 exits.

Dive site located at 5 minutes from the Praia da Vitória marina, where it is possible to explore a volcanic rocky reef, in a calm and peaceful area at about 12 meters depth. It’s a great spot for an adaptative dive, or underwater photography.

This dive site is a long and shallow dive 18m-23m where you will encounter various species of fish and marine life going through several valleys and than finally arriving at the caverns. This is a typical sidemount or twin set dive. Technical diving experience highly recommended.

This dive site is magnificent, as we follow the wall, finally we encounter a Gate 2 meter wide by 5 meter high at a depth of 32 meter who gives us entrance to the Atrium 36 meter, to perform this dive you need 2 scuba tanks, or a twin set.