Diving in Tenerife

>> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
>> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
>> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived
>> with them.
>>
>> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover
>> on
>> their rib.
>>
>> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
> called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that
> they
> could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements,
> transporting
> us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
> but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
> shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
> collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
> equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
> Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.
>
> I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if
> I
> were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
> independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony
> beach.
> Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises
> so
> it is worth enquiring.
>
> I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low
> expectations
> and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of
> course,
> but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
> restaurants was also good and cheap.
>
> Cliff.
>
I used to dive with Tenerife Dive Club when it was owned by Bob Lenham
(owner of Amphibian Watersports in West Norwood, London), and they were one
of the 1st dive centres to offer Nitrox on Tenerife.

Haven't dived with present owners, but I've spoken to Bob Lenham about them
recently and they sound like nice people (he still goes out there to dive
with them).

Definitely would be high on my list of centres to use, if it wasn't for the
fact that our timeshare is on Lanzarote!

>> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
>> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
>> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived
>> with them.
>>
>> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover
>> on
>> their rib.
>>
>> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
> called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that
> they
> could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements,
> transporting
> us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
> but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
> shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
> collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
> equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
> Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.
>
> I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if
> I
> were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
> independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony
> beach.
> Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises
> so
> it is worth enquiring.
>
> I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low
> expectations
> and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of
> course,
> but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
> restaurants was also good and cheap.
>
> Cliff.
>
I used to dive with Tenerife Dive Club when it was owned by Bob Lenham
(owner of Amphibian Watersports in West Norwood, London), and they were one
of the 1st dive centres to offer Nitrox on Tenerife.

Haven't dived with present owners, but I've spoken to Bob Lenham about them
recently and they sound like nice people (he still goes out there to dive
with them).

Definitely would be high on my list of centres to use, if it wasn't for the
fact that our timeshare is on Lanzarote!

>> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
>> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
>> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived
>> with them.
>>
>> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover
>> on
>> their rib.
>>
>> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
> called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that
> they
> could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements,
> transporting
> us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
> but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
> shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
> collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
> equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
> Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.
>
> I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if
> I
> were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
> independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony
> beach.
> Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises
> so
> it is worth enquiring.
>
> I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low
> expectations
> and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of
> course,
> but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
> restaurants was also good and cheap.
>
> Cliff.
>
I used to dive with Tenerife Dive Club when it was owned by Bob Lenham
(owner of Amphibian Watersports in West Norwood, London), and they were one
of the 1st dive centres to offer Nitrox on Tenerife.

Haven't dived with present owners, but I've spoken to Bob Lenham about them
recently and they sound like nice people (he still goes out there to dive
with them).

Definitely would be high on my list of centres to use, if it wasn't for the
fact that our timeshare is on Lanzarote!

>> I'll be spending a week in November with Agua Tenerife Diving
>> www.tenerifedive.com run by Yvonne & David Taylor, a pair of ex-pat Scots
>> (but you can't hold that against them). It'll be the third time I've
> dived
>> with them.
>>
>> They're the only operators, I've seen, that *always* have surface cover
>> on
>> their rib.
>>
>> They can also provide excellent, reasonably priced accommodation.
>
> I dived with David and Yvonne about four years ago when the company was
> called Tenerife Dive club (or something similar) and have to agree that
> they
> could not be more helpful in making accommodation arrangements,
> transporting
> us to and from the airport at 3 am, and that the diving was well executed,
> but there were drawbacks caused by the location of their premises. Their
> shop was away from the beach with very limited parking nearby, so they
> collected us from the apartment, drove us to the shop to collect the
> equipment, then drove us to the beach where we waded out to the RIB.
> Returning from the dive was a reverse of this process.
>
> I had no problem with this arrangement and would happily use them again if
> I
> were to return to Tenerife, but some folk might be put off by the lack of
> independence and the need to carry kit into the water across a stony
> beach.
> Having said that, maybe the change of name indicates a change of premises
> so
> it is worth enquiring.
>
> I went to Tenerife for an early season warm-up with fairly low
> expectations
> and found it surprisingly enjoyable. Not up to Red Sea standards of
> course,
> but more life than I expected, and more variety of sites. The food in the
> restaurants was also good and cheap.
>
> Cliff.
>
I used to dive with Tenerife Dive Club when it was owned by Bob Lenham
(owner of Amphibian Watersports in West Norwood, London), and they were one
of the 1st dive centres to offer Nitrox on Tenerife.

Haven't dived with present owners, but I've spoken to Bob Lenham about them
recently and they sound like nice people (he still goes out there to dive
with them).

Definitely would be high on my list of centres to use, if it wasn't for the
fact that our timeshare is on Lanzarote!

In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
<k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>fingered:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>
>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
>> Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>
>> The sites I looked at were:
>>
>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>
>
>I can highly recommend
>http://www.island-divers.com/
>
>Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>

Steve,

Thanks for the tip

I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas, a
Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have an
office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get changed and
showered etc?

Regds

--
Richard Faulkner

In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
<k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>fingered:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>
>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
>> Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>
>> The sites I looked at were:
>>
>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>
>
>I can highly recommend
>http://www.island-divers.com/
>
>Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>

Steve,

Thanks for the tip

I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas, a
Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have an
office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get changed and
showered etc?

Regds

--
Richard Faulkner

In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
<k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>fingered:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>
>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
>> Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>
>> The sites I looked at were:
>>
>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>
>
>I can highly recommend
>http://www.island-divers.com/
>
>Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>

Steve,

Thanks for the tip

I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas, a
Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have an
office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get changed and
showered etc?

Regds

--
Richard Faulkner

In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
<k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>fingered:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>
>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or Los
>> Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>
>> The sites I looked at were:
>>
>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>
>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>
>
>I can highly recommend
>http://www.island-divers.com/
>
>Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>

Steve,

Thanks for the tip

I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas, a
Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have an
office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get changed and
showered etc?

Regds

--
Richard Faulkner

In news:z3xnVSXZmtdBFwCc@estate.demon.co.uk,
Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
fingered:
> In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
> <k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>> In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>> Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>> fingered:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>>
>>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or
>>> Los Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>>
>>> The sites I looked at were:
>>>
>>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>>
>>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>>
>>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>>
>>
>> I can highly recommend
>> http://www.island-divers.com/
>>
>> Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>>
>
> Steve,
>
> Thanks for the tip
>
> I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas,
> a Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have
> an office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get
> changed and showered etc?
>
> Regds

We just got changed in the minibus and showered when we got back to the
hotel.

No office on the marina.


--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

http://www.arrivedeprived.org.uk/

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

In news:z3xnVSXZmtdBFwCc@estate.demon.co.uk,
Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
fingered:
> In message <2tjvutF1vuipdU1@uni-berlin.de>, Steve Parry
> <k100rs_1990removethis@hotmail.com> writes
>> In news:AoMbCxPudEdBFw0Y@estate.demon.co.uk,
>> Richard Faulkner <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
>> fingered:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thinking of a Winter holiday in Tenerife, and found a few dive
>>> operators which looked good, (and not so good?)>
>>>
>>> Any recommendations, in Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, or
>>> Los Gigantes, (or anywhere else .
>>>
>>> The sites I looked at were:
>>>
>>> http://www.aqua-marina.com/diving-tenerife/ (look really good)
>>>
>>> http://www.divingtenerife.net (just OK?)
>>>
>>> http://www.divingtenerife.co.uk (look really good)
>>
>>
>> I can highly recommend
>> http://www.island-divers.com/
>>
>> Nice people who care about their clients, unlike some.
>>
>
> Steve,
>
> Thanks for the tip
>
> I notice that they have a RIB in the marina at Playa De Las Americas,
> a Bus/office, and an office on the south of the island. Do they have
> an office or something on the marina? If not, where do you get
> changed and showered etc?
>
> Regds

We just got changed in the minibus and showered when we got back to the
hotel.

No office on the marina.


--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

http://www.arrivedeprived.org.uk/

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)