Dive Sardegna - Dive Sites

	Dive	Depth min/max	Description
1	Mid – Channel Reef	0/20 m	A perfect trainnig ground for beginners, but rich in surprises and fully colonized walls. Octopuses, aguglie and stone fishes are usual inhabitants.
2	Tegge Point	0/38 m	A few minutes from Palau, this shallow in three distinct rocky drop-off can give you, if lucky, extraordinary surprises like eagle rays, sting rays or medit. jack fishes. Beautiful colonized walls.
3	Paganetto Rock	0/24 m	In front of Sardinian coast huge stacked rocks form beautiful passages and caves on a white sandy bottom. Mullets, dorades and diploduses usually seen.
4	Angelika Wreck	15/21 m	Cargo ship sunk in 1982 on the Sardinian coast of Punta Marmorata. Because of the shallow depth, the wreck conditions are not perfect, except the stern part with propeller and command deck. Crows and diploduses among the steel plates.
5	Spargiottello Shallow	2,5/40 m	One of the most famous shallows in the area, cut by a spectacular canyon with vertical walls richly colonized by the white sea fan Eunicella stricta. Abundant octopuses, stone fishes and conger eels live among the rocks.
6	Spargiottello Gorge	16/33 m	A spectacular narrow gorge with a white sandy bottom, partially closed above and with the steep walls mantled by red and yellow sea-fans for breath-taking light effects.
7	Aircraft Engine of Punta Zanotto	0/23 m	A big three - blades aircraft engine on the bottom in front the spectacular northern point of Spargi island.
8	Washington Rock	7/37	One of the most spectacular dive sites of the Archipelago. The spectacular steep granite walls of the NW side are fully colonized by big red sea fans , while groupers, moray and conger eels, barracudas and other pelagic species live in these waters.
9	Secca dello Zoppo	8/32	A very varied rocky bottom; in the sandy spots among the rocks it is possible to meet big sting rays.
10	Budelli Pillar	14/30 m	From the white sandy bottom a spectacular granite monolith rises up, mantled by beautiful red sea fans Paramuricaea clavata and populated by a lot of fishes.
11	Razzoli Shallow	8/30 m	Similar to the Zoppo, this shallow faces the waters of Bonifacio strait, giving the possibility to meet barracudas and other pelagic species.
12	La Presa Shallow	9/30 m	A mass of rocks deeply encrusted by benthic organisms faces the Bonifacio strait waters. Possibility to meet school of barracuda and other pelagic species.
13	Lavezzi Pillar	5/24 m	A spectacular lighthouse rises up directly from the sea in the middle of Bonifacio strait. In these crystal waters swept by the current you will get bored to count groupers, crows, snappers and, if lucky, large specimen of tuna fish. The rocks are covered by sea weeds and animal organisms.
14	Lavezzi Lighthouse	5/22 m	In front of the beautiful lighthouse of Lavezzi island a labyrinth of stacked rocks with passages and small caves, mixed with a dense Posidonia prairie. Groupers, crows, chestnut fish and diploduses live in these waters.
15	Grouper City	15/32 m	One of the most famous and spectacular dive spots in the Mediterranean sea: a colony of Mediterranean groupers Epinephelus guaza usued to be fed by divers (now is prohibited) and because of this absolutely confident. a unique possibility to observe face to face a fish otherwise very shy and rare.
16	Western Shallow	9/40 m	A very varied sea bottom, with coloured walls and, just like everywhere in the Reserve, possibility to meet groupers, crows, snappers, jackfish.
17	I Perduti (out map)	5/25 m	About 2,5 miles NE of Lavezzi a group of islets creates a suggestive shallow area, nearly a nursery for the fishes living in the Reserve - but interesting meets are possible here too!
18	Perduti signal (out map)	0/20 m	About half mile SE of Perduti islets a huge metallic nautical signal rises up from a dangerous shallow. The environment is similar to the Pillar one, with possibility of breathtaking meets. under the signal a spectacular school of typical Mediterranean fish.
19	Outer Barrettinelli	0/32 m	One of the most suggestive sites in the archipelago, the last islet of the Barrettini complex drops off a sandy and Posidonia bottom, from which others rocks rise up, deeply encrusted by red sea fans and other organisms. Plentiful fish like groupers, moray and conger eels, together with octopuses and lobsters. possibility to meet pelagic species like snappers or jackfish, while a school of barracuda is often in the area.
20	Inner Barrettinelli	0/25 m	A nearly surfacing blade of rock covered with highly coloured organisms till to the white sandy bottom. Among the rocks moray and conger eels, stone fishes.
21	Galera Point	0/27 m	A labyrinth of rocks covered with sea daisy (Parazoanthus axinellae) and other coloured organisms till the white sand that separate the point from the nearby shallow.
22	Galera Point Shallow	0/26 m	Just offshore Galera Point this shallow surfaces by few centimetres: the danger for navigation is witnessed by the abundant rests of wreckages since nowadays back to the roman period. Dense school of aguglias close to the top.
23	Candeo Shallow	7/27 m	This rocky creek runs parallel to Caprera island coast, a 20 meters offshore; cracks, holes and small caves offer a shelter to groupers, crows and big moustaches.
24	Messa del Cervo	13/45 m	Some rocky creeks run parallel to Caprera island coast, a 350-400 meters offshore. The external one is the most interesting, with beautiful drop-offs covered with red sea fans till the white sand of the bottom, while groupers, crows and moray eels live among the rocks. possibility to see eagle and sting rays on the sand.
25	Shark Point	0/33 m	A surfacing rock continue under water with spectacular steep walls covered with multicoloured organisms and populated by small lobsters. A huge anchor "Admiralty" model lays on the deeper part, so covered and encrusted that it's difficult to recognize it at a first glimpse.
26	San Francesc Cave	4/32 m	A beautiful tunnel, wide and comfortable, start from a nice natural pool at - 4 m and cross a small cape of Caprera, opening in - 12 m on the other side. The dive is completed visiting some spectacular drop offs just offshore the cape.
27	S. Francesco Shallow	7/35 m	Not far from the homonymous tunnel this shallow is like a huge tongue of rock, developing offshore with peaks, pinnacles and gorges by strange architectures. possibility to meet snappers, jack fishes and stingrays on the sandy bottom.
28	English Bay	0/35 m	The bottom of this small bay is made by huge stacked rocks that continue with suggestive architectures populated by groupers, crows and mullets.
29	The Peaks	0/38 m	Two impressive granite monoliths rise up from the bottom nearly to the surface, where clouds of small fishes swim close to the tops. Possibility to see snappers and jacks. The landscape is one of the most spectacular in the area, and the rests of a roman wreckage lays on the bottom confused with the encrusting organisms.
30	The Fijord	0/40 m	Starting from a very narrow inlet of eastern Caprera coast, the bottom drops down to 50 m in different terraces. This conformation makes this dive spot suitable even for beginners.
31	Coticcio Rocks	0/30 m	A quite dive along the rocks protruding from the rock just in front the homonymous cape. Possibility to meet small groupers and lobsters, moustaches.
32	Monaci Lighthouse	0/25	The point of the southern islet of Monaci group ends on the white sandy bottom at about 25 m depth. In spring time you can meet big specimen of the Mediterranean king crab (Maja squinado). Particularly suggested for macro and environment photography.
33	Monaci Engine	0/25	On the 25 m bottom a huge boat engine lays on sand and posidonia, encrusted with coloured organisms and populated by small conger and moray eels. In spring time you can meet among the rocks big specimen of the Mediterranean king crab (Maja squinado).
34	Monaci Buoy	4/40 m	About one mile and a half East from the Monaci islets we can find the shallower part of the Monaci shallows complex, marked by a big metallic buoy. The steeper part of the side is the west one, reaching 38 - 40 m on sand. The frequent presence of sport fishing boat is a good indication of what you can meet.
35	Crows' Gorge	7/40 m	A deep gorge 4-5 m wide, whose steep walls are completely covered with sea daisy (Parazoanthus axinellae) and populated by moray and conger eels, groupers, crows. The frequent strong current provide food for the many species encrusting the rocks, while we often meet pelagic specimen of jacks, snappers and tuna; stingrays on the bottom.
36	Column Shallow	15/38 m	In the crystal water the top of the shallow looks like an aerial view of mountains, with spectacular steep walls sinking in the blue, colonized by sea fans, sponges,Parazoanthus and surrounded by clouds of fishes. Possibility to meet stingrays and eagle rays on the bottom and jacks, snappers and tunas in the waters around the site. On the NE wall a 7 m long "Admiralty" anchor lays totally encrusted with red sea fan and sponges.
37	Grecale Shallow	12/35 m	A wide shallow NE from Monaci islets, cut in two parts by a canyon with sandy bottom. The drop offs are colonized by sea fans and other coloured organisms, together with groupers, crows, moray eels, stone fish, lobsters. Possibility to meet pelagic species.
38	Maestral Shallow	12/38 m	Spectacular wall mantled by red sea fans, with cracks populated by groupers, moray eels, crows. Big schools of small and medium sized fishes swim all around the top. Possibility to meet pelagics like snappers and jacks.
39	Cala dell’Oro	15/35 m	A spectacular dropoff just below the famous Palau "bear", with strangely shaped walls covered by red sea fans and chandelier sponges. The cracks and holes are populated by octopuses, moray eels and diplodus; despite the proximity of Palau it is possible to meet in spring and autumn schools of jacks and big dorades.