40.57° N · 8.24° E · Alghero and Capo Caccia
Beneath the cliffs of Capo Caccia are submarine caves such as Nereo. To start you do not need a certificate: a try dive costs €100 and is done from age 10.
Part of Alghero and Capo Caccia
Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
The sea at Capo Caccia is a Marine Protected Area, Capo Caccia–Isola Piana, and one of the best-known dive sites in the Mediterranean. The limestone wall you see from the viewpoint continues underwater and is full of submarine caves: the Grotta di Nereo, the Madonnina, the Cervi. To dive inside the area you must go with a centre authorised by the park; Capo Galera Diving Center, in Fertilia, is one of them.
The try dive, which PADI calls Discover Scuba Diving, costs €100 and can be done from age 10, with no experience. It is done in a pool, from the beach or from the boat, with an instructor beside you the whole time. It does not give a certification: it is a first time to find out whether you like it. If you do, the centre runs PADI courses, from Scuba Diver (€280) to Open Water (€400).
Snorkelling by boat costs €35 for adults and €25 for children, with equipment included. It needs a minimum of eight people to go: ask which days there is a group. From the bay, without a boat, it costs €25. It is the option for families with small children or for those who do not want to put on a tank.
A dive from the boat costs €55, with tank, weights and guide; the night dive, €15 more; with nitrox, €8 more. There are packages of 3, 6 and 10 dives. The centre has three boats, the largest 13 metres, and goes out to its eight sites: the walls of Lungo le Falesie, Il Porticato, Il Tunnel and the caves. The caves, like Nereo, are for experienced divers.
The centre's price page does not say which year it is from: confirm the rate when booking, by phone or email. The website also does not publish season dates; in winter, ask beforehand whether there are trips. With a north-westerly wind, the mistral, the sea at the cape gets rough and trips are changed or cancelled. The centre is at Capo Galera, about 10 km from Alghero on the Fertilia road, near the Palmavera nuraghe.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
In August the boats fill up.
Leave at least a day between the last dive and the plane.
It goes with a minimum of eight people.
Questions
€100 with Capo Galera Diving Center, from age 10.
Yes, by boat for €35 adults and €25 children, with a minimum of eight people.
No; the caves are for certified, experienced divers.
At Capo Galera, Fertilia, about 10 km from Alghero.
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