Dive Experience in the Gulf of Catania
Highlights
- Discover the underwater wonders of the Gulf of Catania.
- Dive up to 5 meters with a professional instructor and swim among lava rocks and marine species.
- Activity suitable as a first dive and requires no certification.
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Full description
Discover the seabed of the Gulf of Catania in the company of an experienced instructor, who will give you a fantastic experience in safety.
Dive down to 5 metres with your fellow adventurers and experience the underwater life of Sicily's east coast.
You will swim among shoals of wrasse and enjoy the view of lava rocks and expanses of sand, inhabited by underwater flora and fauna of unforgettable charm.
What we will do
We will meet with the instructor in Aci Castello at the diving centre. The outing has a maximum of four participants, a small group that will allow us all to get to know each other and familiarise ourselves.
The instructor will provide us with all thenecessary equipment and we will reach the diving spot on foot. This is a point on the beach at Aci Castello where it is very easy to enter the water.
We will therefore dive into the waters of the Gulf of Catania calmly and reach a depth of 5 metres. We will thus discover the colours and inhabitants of this stretch of the eastern coast of Sicily. The view of the seabed is truly spectacular with irregular rocks, formed by lava flows, alternating with expanses of sand.
If we are lucky, we might see shoals of saddled seabream, which owe their name to the large eyes that occupy almost the entire snout. We will recognise them by their large eyes, but also by another unmistakable sign of these fish: a black spot before the tail. And then there are octopuses, breams, sponges, gorgonians and the pinna nobilis or nacchera, the largest mollusc in the Mediterranean capable of reaching a length of one metre.
The instructor will remain in the water with us for the duration of the dive, which lasts about 20 to 25 minutes, while the experience lasts a total of three hours. At the end we will head back to the diving centre.
Who it is aimed at
The activity is open to everyone over the age of 10. No patent is required.
Other information
Diving takes place daily from May until October, subject to weather and sea conditions.
Scuba diving 24 hours before an aeroplane flight is strongly discouraged, as, due to the lower atmospheric pressure on board the plane, nitrogen, which may have remained in the body, may form bubbles inside the tissues that can obstruct blood flow.
Recommended clothing
Swimsuit
Don't forget to bring
- Towel
- Change of clothes
What is included
How it works
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Send a booking request
We will only pre-authorise the payment
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Receive confirmation within 48 hours
In case of confirmation, you will be charged the cost of the activity
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Live your experience
Enjoy the activity and let us know how it was!
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Buy a gift voucher
Valid 12 months from the date of purchase
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Choose your preferred date
Get in touch with the guide with the contact details on the voucher and choose the day for the activity
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Live your experience
Enjoy the activity and let us know how it was!
Meeting point
Aci Castello, Catania
Frequently asked questions
What happens in case of bad weather?
If you have made a fixed date reservation and the weather conditions are not suitable for the safe conduct of the activity (in the expert opinion of the guide), you will be refunded the full amount paid. The guide may suggest an alternative date or time for you to conduct the activity. You can freely choose whether or not to accept these proposals. If you can’t retrieve it, we will process a full refund! If you have set the date for your Gift Voucher and bad weather did not allow the activity to take place, the Voucher remains regularly valid until the expiration date indicated on it.
If I cancel the reservation, can I get a full refund?
For this activity, the cancellation policy is flexible. You get a full refund if you cancel within 5 days from the activity start date. Within 4 and 3 days from the activity start date you will get a 50% refund. You can find the full policies in the Cancellation Policy section.
What payment methods do you accept?
On Freedome, you can pay with any rechargeable credit card or prepaid card (including Postepay) from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB networks. We also accept debit cards enabled for online payments. You can also use the digital wallets Apple Pay and Google Pay.
