# Scuba Elx

School en Santa Pola

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/scuba-elx-santa-pola-diving

A PADI diving centre in Santa Pola harbour: dives in the Tabarca marine reserve, introductory dives from a boat, courses and snorkelling.

Scuba Elx is a PADI diving centre based on the new promenade of Santa Pola harbour, about twenty minutes by boat from Tabarca. It dives all year, with the water between 14 and 28 °C depending on the season, and most of its outings go to the island's marine reserve and the wrecks around it. It has changing rooms with showers, tank filling and inspection and an equipment servicing workshop.

## Dives at Tabarca

Inside the reserve it dives at spots such as Escull Negre and La Nao, at beginner level, between 2 and 13 metres, and at the Artificial Reefs and Merolandia, at intermediate and advanced level, between 20 and 30 metres. Outside the reserve it has wrecks: Wreck 19, the Cuca or the Barco Cardi, and for technical divers the First World War freighters Mardinian and Ville de Verdun, at more than 40 metres. The inner waters are dived all year: from October to March, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; from April to September, also on Tuesdays. On the day of the dive you must bring your qualification, ID card and diving insurance, which can be arranged that morning at the centre.

## Prices

A dive without equipment costs €38, with tank and weights €43 and with full equipment €63; the double with full equipment, €106, and the night dive, from €42. The introductory dive, for people who have never dived, costs €110. PADI courses range from Open Water Diver, at €449, to Divemaster, at €710, including Advanced, Nitrox and Rescue. It sells passes of 6 and 12 dives with tank only.

## Introductory dive and courses

The introductory dive is from age 10, with parental permission for under-18s. It includes a short theory class, one instructor per person, a dive from a boat close to the Santa Pola coast, all the equipment, insurance and a soft drink; you do not need to know how to swim. If you then sign up for the Open Water within the following six months, the centre gives a discount. It also organises freediving courses and refreshers for people who have not dived for a while.

## What they run

- [Scuba Diving in the Tabarca Marine Reserve from Santa Pola](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/scuba-diving-marine-reserve), in Tabarca Island. Dive at Tabarca for certified divers. Desde 38 € per dive. All year. €38 without equipment; with full equipment, €63; double with equipment, €106. Bring your certification, ID and dive insurance. Taster dive from a boat. Desde 110 € per person. Ages 10 and up. All year. One instructor per person, theory, one dive, equipment, insurance and a soft drink. Under-18s, with parental permission

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: Avda. Jesús Astondoa Santamaría s/n, Local 8A, 03130 Santa Pola, Alicante
- Phone: +34 663 237 389
- Email: info@scubaelx.com
- Meeting point: Diving centre, Santa Pola harbour, Avda. Jesús Astondoa Santamaría s/n, unit 8A, 03130 Santa Pola
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://scubaelx.com/
- Coordenadas: 38.1913, -0.563

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do I need a qualification to dive at Tabarca?
Yes, for the dives. Without a qualification, the introductory dive is the way to try it.

### From what age?
The introductory dive, from age 10; under-18s, with parental permission.

### Can you dive in winter?
Yes. In the reserve's inner waters there are outings at weekends and public holidays from October to March.