You'll spend one or two days on three adventure dives around Port de Sóller, with underwater photography and fish identification in the mix. Each entry has a job, and your instructor treats the water as a classroom rather than a tourist swim past the same rock. This is a compact way to add purpose to dives you already know how to do.
Photography, fish identification and a third adventure dive each have a different job. One asks for stillness and a clean approach to the subject. Another asks you to look properly instead of kicking past. The last is chosen to suit the group and the morning sea around Port de Sóller.
One or two days is enough when the boat can run. Briefings happen in the harbour, the camera or slate comes out on site and the debrief is where the pictures and the fish names actually stick. Your instructor stays close enough to tidy buoyancy before a photograph or a fish name is rushed, then gives space to do the skill yourself.
The rocky ground just outside Port de Sóller is kind to a photography and fish-ID day. Light, life and a short boat ride sit together, so the dives do not need a distant transfer.
The meeting point is at Port de Sóller harbour, a short walk from the quay. Kit, briefings and the boat all sit in the same harbour, so a one- or two-day course stays simple to run.
Adventure Diver sits after Open Water, for people who already hold that certification and want more variety underwater. Photography and fish identification still need calm buoyancy and a willingness to slow down.
Bring recent dive time if you have it. We confirm readiness before the first morning so the dives can stay useful without skipping the control that keeps a camera, a slate and a buddy safe.
Skippers and instructors who know the local reefs, caves and open water make the difference on this coast. We have been based in Port de Sóller harbour for more than thirty years, running daily boats and a five-star PADI programme that covers guided dives, snorkel trips and courses from first steps to professional work. Safety and small groups are how those days stay useful.
Care for the marine environment is built into the briefing, and kit is kept in proper order so you can think about the water rather than the equipment. The welcome is warm because the team still likes sharing the Mediterranean. When you want the boat and crew to yourselves, we tailor the outing around your group alone.
Meet us at Carrer de la Marina 30, 07108 Port de Sóller. The harbour and dive boat are a short walk from the meeting point. Allow time to park in town and walk down to the waterfront before your 10:00 start.
The course runs over one or two days, with three adventure dives in that window. Sea conditions and how the group is progressing decide whether it stays as a long day or splits across two mornings.
Start dates are offered daily at 10:00, subject to confirmation. The three dives sit together across those one or two days.
Underwater photography and fish identification sit among the adventure dives. Those two give a clear taste of looking, slowing down and coming back with something learned.
The third dive is an adventure dive in the same spirit, chosen to suit the group and the morning. Your instructor sets the order on the day.
Yes. Every adventure dive is briefed, watched and debriefed. Your instructor stays close enough to tidy a heading or a hover before it becomes a habit.
That is how the photography and fish-identification dives stay useful. Someone who knows the site is watching buoyancy and air while you look at the subject.
Yes. This course sits after Open Water, for certified divers who want more variety. Photography and fish identification assume you already know how to dive with a buddy.
If it has been a while since the last logged dive, tell us so we can plan the course. Extra time on the basics can sit before the adventure dives if you need it.
The course includes an underwater photography adventure dive. What camera is used on the day is confirmed before the first morning, so nobody arrives guessing.
Fish identification does not need a camera. A slate, a curious eye and a willingness to hover still are enough for that dive.
Find us beside the harbour in Port de Sóller, then walk down to the quay for the boat.
The first morning starts at 10:00, subject to confirmation. If the course runs over two days, the second morning follows the same harbour rhythm.
Photography and fish identification need usable water. If the morning is too messy, those dives are moved rather than forced.
A calmer site closer to the harbour might still run. We'll say as early as possible if a day needs to shift.
Swimwear and a towel go in the bag first, with sunscreen and a change of clothes for the boat. Bring your certification card and logbook if you have them.
Anything else, including camera plans, is confirmed before the first morning. Loose valuables stay at the accommodation.
PADI Adventure Diver recognises the three adventure dives you complete, including the photography and fish-identification dives on this course.
Each dive is signed off as it is done. Certification is issued through PADI once your instructor is satisfied.
We partner with Rewilding Britain to help protect our natural spaces for future adventures.
All centres are vetted for safety and quality. Your adventure is in good hands with adventuro.
About the centre
Port de Sóller
For more than thirty years we have welcomed divers and ocean lovers to the northwest coast of Mallorca from our base beside the harbour in Port de Sóller. As a five-star PADI dive centre we run daily boat trips, guided dives, snorkelling excursions and a full programme of courses for complete beginners through to professionals, with a strong focus on safety, small groups and looking after the marine environment.
Our skippers and instructors know the local reefs, caves and open-water sites intimately, and we also offer private charters and tailored VIP experiences when you want the boat and crew to yourselves. Whether you are earning your first certification, refreshing rusty skills or joining a family-friendly dolphin or snorkel tour, you will find warm hospitality, well-maintained equipment and a team that loves sharing the Mediterranean underwater world.
Operated by Octopus Scuba SL, a partner of adventuro.
