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| Puerto Calero (Lanzarote - Canery Islands) |  
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Description:
Spectacular volcanic flows and deep walls, wrecks and volcanic reefs charactarize this island, situated just 70 miles off the coast of Africa and is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. The island is 60km long and 20 km wide, making it the fourth largest island in the Canaries.
As with the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is Volcanic in origin. Due to the recent eruptions during the 18th and 19th Centuries, many parts of Lanzarote appear to be from another world, often described as 'lunar' or 'Martian', so much so that parts of 'Planet of the Apes' were shot here.
The dry climate (and lack of erosion) means that the Volcanic Landscape appears much as it did just after the eruptions. Despite the Volcanic nature of the island, Lanzarote has several beautiful white beaches such as at Playa Blanca and Papagayo. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Arrecife, Lanzarote |
| Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 25 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vulcanic |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: All year diving, because Lanzarote enjoys a mild dry climate with average daytime temperatures ranging from about 21°C in January to 29°C in August. Annual rainfall is just 140mm (5.5 inches). |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Angel sharks |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Stingrays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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