Madeira Divepoint: Explore a Private Reef

Discover the vibrant marine life of Madeira Divepoint through scuba diving. Familiarize with equipment, practice in a pool, and explore the stunning underwater world on your first dive.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Madeira Divepoint - Dive&Snorkel - Learn the basics of scuba diving from a PADI instructor and discover one of Funchal’s reefs. Practice your new skills in a pool to get comfortable, before embarking on your first dive around a shallow reef, where you can enjoy the vibrant colors and amazing variety of the Atlantic marine life.
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What's Included
  • Comprehensive insurance included
  • SCUBA equipment provided
  • Option to dive in the ocean
  • Safety and training briefings
  • Guided by a PADI certified instructor
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Begin your adventure at the Madeira Divepoint, home to its exclusive private reef. After a preliminary orientation and safety rundown, get to grips with the scuba gear by practicing how to breathe and float in a swimming pool.
Finally, visit the reef and immerse yourself in a fantastic marine landscape. Encounter vibrant marine life and impressive corals…

Location
Madeira Divepoint - Dive&Snorkel
The dive center is inside the Pestana Carlton Hotel. Use the 2 elevators to go down to sea level to reach it.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jo
Nov 7, 2024
Fabulous honeymoon experience - we decided to treat ourselves on honeymoon so booked a beginners dive. we had amazing experience at the dive centre. All the staff were very professional and took take to make sure we were all comfortable and safe. It was my husband's first time and I had only done it once before but they took us through everything we needed to know. We got a training session in the pool and then headed out to the sea. It really was an amazing experience, seeing a great variety of sea life including octopus and arrow head crabs. It was a 3 hrs season and that was there perfect length of time, nothing felt rushed. thank U all so much. highly recommended
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275adilh
Oct 28, 2024
Great Experience - Very fun experience. Our guides were very helpful and made us feel safe. We did not see any sharks. The guide Tao thought us very well.
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Z2287godaniela
Sep 15, 2024
Great Dive! - Very nice trip with a lot of species! Highly recommend it! Also the guide was very good and explained everything very well! We had to switch the booking due to illness and Mr. Wilfred easily agreed on another day. His English and German is very good! Thank you for the great experience!
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Lukielu605
Sep 6, 2024
Amazing experience - I'm literally just finished a "try dive" with Wilfred. This was my very first scuba diving experience. To say I loved it is an understatement. This was by far the best experience I've had here in madeira. Wilfred is a super instructor and from the beginning I was made to feel very welcome by all the staff here. Equipment briefs were very in-depth (excuse the pun), practice in the pool is a must and you're given plenty of time to practice. I was so so lucky to be the only person booked on my slot. So I got a one to one dive with Wilfred in the ocean. He is calm and very very helpful and patient. I loved every second of it and can't recommend it enough. Renting the camera for a tiny 25€ is a must. Wilfred and co will send the pics and videos to your email. Thank you again Wilfred. I'll be back.
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Andreasbartholdi
Sep 2, 2024
Super first dive - We filled ourselves from A to Z and were professionally introduced to diving. Everything worked out wonderfully and also had a good diving instructor.
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Nigelf21
Jul 31, 2024
Well organised, good kit and instruction - Very well organised - myself and two children really enjoyed it. Wilfred gave a thorough briefing at the start before we put on the equipment and practiced in the pool. Then into the sea. Excellent instruction throughout, really felt safe.
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Hektor11
Jul 13, 2024
Amazing crew and nice dives for beginners and experienced divers too - We’ve had an amazing 3-day dive with the crew. They were very professional and kind with us. My girlfriend done the open water course, meanwhile I went to dive to the beautiful Garajau National Park and to the very cool Corveta Afonso Wreck. We can’t recommend Madeira Divepoint enough, it’s a must have for divers in Madeira. Thank you Katharine, Wilhelm, Mark, Jorge, Anne and all the other instructors and guides. :)
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H8023tgjustinel
Jul 13, 2024
Don’t hesitate ! - It was our first dive with my friend. Jorge, our scuba instructor, is one of the kindest human. I mean it, we felt safe and listened with him. In addition he is patient and very pedagogue. We loved it so much, that the next day we came back to dive with Jorge. If you dive with him, don’t worry you will have the best time !
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Charleslo31oo
May 4, 2024
First dive in Madeira! - It was my first dive, there were 3 of us (a couple and me) with the instructor, it's better I think when there aren't too many people at the same time. We started with a tour of the aquarium with commentary by our very enjoyable guide, then we learned the basics of the equipment. Then a first dive in the Velhas natural pool, where you can train and swim with the fish in the pool, it's already very impressive and pretty. We went diving with the fish in the Madeira aquarium (manta, bonito, sharks, moray eels,... 😍) The guide is very nice, he speaks French At first I wanted to book a baptism in the other companies but I preferred the one at the aquarium to swim with species that you don't necessarily find in the other companies.
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Jue-de-fruits
Apr 26, 2024
Great club! - Beautiful diving in the club's House reef. Perfect for a smooth recovery. We hadn't dived for 8 years. Tao, our guide, took the time to give us a complete reminder. His explanations were very professional, clear and precise. He was patient and attentive, we were able to dive reassured and confident. The fish were there, a few barracudas as a bonus, a magnificent moray eel, a pretty cave and so on... We can only recommend! Julie and Nicolas
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From $48
up to 6 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).