El Bufadero is a dive site located in Palm Mar, Tenerife South, characterized by its sandy and rocky-sandy bottoms.
The average depth of the area is 15 meters, with a maximum depth of 23 meters, which makes it suitable for all levels of divers.
🧭 The best areas to dive in El Bufadero de Palm Mar
- Palm Mar Wall: a volcanic rock wall with a large amount of marine life that descends to more than 30 meters deep.
- La Catedral: a cave in the area that is very attractive for experienced divers.
- El Pináculo: a rock formation that emerges from the seabed and is home to a large amount of marine life.
🐠 What marine species can be seen in the area?
- Sea turtles: marine reptiles that have shells and fins for swimming, live in all the world’s oceans and feed mainly on jellyfish, algae and crustaceans.
- Roncador: medium-sized fish, gray in color with a black spot on the dorsal fin. It is a pelagic species that lives in schools.
- Besugo: fish with a robust and rounded body, bright red in color. It is a common species in temperate waters of the Atlantic.
- Boga: elongated and narrow fish, with a silvery color and yellowish fins. It is commonly found in coastal waters of the Atlantic.
- Salmon: fish with an elongated and slender body, red in color with darker spots and lines. It is a frequent species in coastal waters of the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
- Bicuda: fish with an elongated and slender body, silver color and yellowish fins. It is a pelagic species found in tropical and subtropical waters.
- Trumpet fish: fish with an elongated and slender body, gray in color with darker lines. It is a frequent species in tropical and subtropical waters.
- Vieja: fish with a robust and rounded body, green and yellow in color with darker spots and lines. It is a frequent species in coastal waters of the Atlantic.
- Seifia: fish with an elongated and slender body, silver in color with yellowish fins. It is a pelagic species found in subtropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic.
- Ratón: fish with an elongated and slender body, gray with dark spots. It is a frequent species in coastal waters of the Atlantic.
- Angelote: medium-sized shark, elongated and slender body, dark gray with lighter spots. It is a common species in temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic.
- Sharks: medium-sized sharks, elongated and slender body, gray with darker spots. They are common species in Atlantic coastal waters.
- Sponges: sessile organisms that live attached to the seabed and form colonies of spongy and porous structures. They are important components of the marine ecosystem.
- Nudibranchs: mollusks with a soft and elongated body, without an external shell, that present a great variety of colors and shapes. They are frequent species in tropical and subtropical waters.
- Canary scampi: a crustacean with an elongated and flattened body, brown in color with lighter spots and lines. It is a common species in the Atlantic coasts.
🤿 Diving conditions in El Bufadero
Access to the area is by boat, the nearest port being Los Cristianos.
The current is non-existent and the area is sheltered, making it a safe dive.
It is recommended not to enter the small cave of the Bufadero due to the discomfort and danger to the eardrums.
It is important to follow the slope until you reach the border zone of rock and sand, where most of the fauna is concentrated.
📍How to get there?
Palm Mar is a small town in the municipality of Arona on the island of Tenerife. It is located in the south of the island and is accessed mainly by the Autopista del Sur TF-1 .
