
Best Canary Island for Diving: All 7 Islands Compared
Lanzarote is the best all-round Canary Island for diving, combining clear water, superb shore diving at Playa Chica, the Museo Atlantico underwater.
The Canary Islands are seven very different dive destinations sharing one archipelago: Lanzarote's clear-water marine reserves, Tenerife's accessible shore entries and wrecks, El Hierro's protected pinnacles, Gran Canaria's sand-bottom bays, and more. This collection compares them honestly and then goes deep on individual islands and sites, so you can match a destination to your certification level, travel style, and wish list. Every site guide here sticks to what stays true year after year — topography, typical depth ranges, entry style, resident marine life, and who the site suits — rather than operator prices or schedules that go stale. Where a site demands experience or has real hazards, we say so plainly and defer to local briefings.

Lanzarote is the best all-round Canary Island for diving, combining clear water, superb shore diving at Playa Chica, the Museo Atlantico underwater.

Tenerife offers year-round Atlantic diving over volcanic reefs, walls, and two well-known wrecks, with water of roughly 19-24°C and visibility often 15-30.