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ISLA REDONA

The diver has barely started his descent along the eelgrass-covered slope when he reaches a cave with numerous openings suitable as entrances and exits at a depth between 6 and 12 metres. The interior of the cave is filled with a dim bluish light from the various openings through which sunlight can enter. The diver should switch on his diving lamp, however, for the surface light is not sufficient to allow him to see the full glory of the colours of the marine creature that inhabit the cave. Yellow cluster anemone, corals, garnets, cardinal fish and snails can all be studied here. On leaving the cave you can descend further to a maximum depth of 24 metres, where you will find the wreck of an old sailing vessel, marvellously encrusted with marine life, which has become the permanent home of numerous varieties of fish like dusky groupers, moray eels, etc. There is no need to get too close, simply floating above it is enough to flush your system with endorphins and feelings of unbounded happiness. This makes it very suitable for beginners, the more so since at a depth of only 6 metres the rocks form a wide overhanging projection which over its full extent of about fifty metres offers a sheltered habitat in relatively well-lit shallow waters to a large variety of marine life.
This is a spot where a diver can lose all sense of time in the study of the endless variety of forms and colours of underwater life.

Characterisation: reef/cave/wreck
Minimum qualification: EDC/OWD/for the full depth AOWD
Depth: 6 – 24 metres

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LLOSA DE STA. EULÀRIA – Sta. Eulària Reef

The reef between the Isla Eulària and Isla Redona is not a very suitable position for lighthouses------ At long last it seems that even the state authorities have taken this on board, after two lighthouses have subsided into the sea in recent years in the same spot. But this is a boon for divers, for on top of the other marvels the place has to offer there are now the remains of two departed lighthouses to insect. The spot is marked by a buoy to warn unsuspecting vessels. The lighthouse fragments are at depths between 6 and 15 metres.
The reef complex possesses a number of attractive overhangs in whose shelter a host of marine creatures disport themselves e.g. fork beards, scorpion fish and lobsters. The whole is surrounded by eelgrass meadows, much loved by young fish. The standard depth of 18 metres contains so many wonderful things to see that even beginners can find practically all of the highlights within their reach. All conceivable inhabitants of underwater rock slopes can be found assembled in the slopes beneath the defunct lighthouses. In the background shoals of barracuda hover modestly in expectation of their cue. This diving area is so extensive that there are 4 separate courses for a descent. We chose two, the inner reef on the north side, with the lighthouse shells as a highlight. The spot is interesting down to a depth of 28 metres (the maximum depth here is 30 metres). Our other descent was at the southern outer reef where we explored a chimney with a collection of corals and cardinal fish that extends from a depth of 12 to 20 metres. To the east of the reef there is a descent into an arena that reaches down to 50 metres. We mention this merely as a piece of information and do not suggest that you should go down there…..

Characterisation: reef/cave/chimney
Minimum qualification: EDC/OWD/for the full depth AOWD
Depth: 6 – 28 metres, western maximum 30 metres, eastern maximum 50 metres

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ISLA SUR-LLado Sur

Ein toller Tauchgang! Nach 20-minütiger Fahrt mit dem Schnellboot erreicht man von Cala Pada im Osten Ibizas aus zwei der Küste vorgelagerte kleine Inseln. Die südlichere der Beiden, der Llado Süd, besitzt ein an Fauna reiches Gewässer und eine überraschende Unterwasserlandschaft. Wir tauchen auf eine große Felsspalte zu, die die ganze Insel von 3 m bis auf 15 m durchquert. Die Wände sind aufgrund der ständig herrschenden Dünung fantastisch mit Schwämmen, Krustenanemonen und anderen Planktonfängern überzogen.
Am Ende des etwa 5 m langen Durchbruches öffnet sich der Blick auf eine bizarre Steilwand. Unzählige Mönchsfische tanzen im kristallklaren Blauwasser vor dem Fels, Meerjunker und Meerpfauen tummeln sich zwischen den staatlichen Brassenschwärmen und immer wieder steigen große Schulen von Goldstriemen aus der Tiefe auf. Für uns Taucher am beeindruckendsten sind aber vermutlich die hier in großer Zahl regelmäßig anzutreffenden Barrakudas. Verharrt man möglichst bewegungslos und hält im richtigen Moment den Atem an, so kann man bis auf wenige Zentimeter an die stattlichen Tiere herankommen.
Taucht man bis zum Fuß der Steilwand in 30 m Tiefe, so wird man mit Muränen, Conger, Langusten, Bärenkrebsen, Kraken und Sepien verwöhnt und kann riesigen Schulen von Meerraben begegnen! Zwischen den großen Steinen kann man auch Drachenköpfe und hier und da einen Gabeldorsch entdecken.
Zum Austauchen empfiehlt sich das Umrunden der Insel im Flachwasser, zurück zum Boot.

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CAVE CALA LLONGA - Cueva Cala Llonga

30 minutes from Cala Pada to Cala Llonga, we find a vertical wall at the beginning of the way in at the south part of the beach. At this point there is a famous cave called "LA CATEDRAL". Diving over a bottom of 15 meters, we can see a landscape which contains an abundant submarine life. On the same cliff wall, 12 meters deep we see the entrance to the cave. It is an arch 10 meters wide and goes 5 meters below the surface. The closer bottom is full of gravel. Indoors we find bigger block covered by incrusted yellow sea anemones. In the main room, we can reach the surface, leaving the regulator and breathing the air of the inside without running any risk. Lighting up the vault we see that it has a great height in the inside part and we see in some parts of it stalactites and stalagmites close to the entrance zone. When we dive underwater again we can see the entrance to the cave lighted by the outer light over the intense blue of the IBIZA sea. Going out of the cave we can keep on with the immersion as we go to the South watching some stone archs occupied by brown meagres and white seas, and over a maximum depth of 20 meters.

It is a different dive, above all, for people who have never dived in caves of this size but does not involve any risk or danger if we leaded by people who knows the cave. This immersion can be done by divers of any level.

Characterisation: cave/chimney
Minimum qualification: EDC/OWD/for the full depth AOWD
Depth: 5 – 20 metres,

 

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