Gran Canaria

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Apr 20, 2026.

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• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - Scuba diving - Official overview of island scuba logistics, coastal dive areas, and operator distribution.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - El Cabron - Official site details for El Cabron, including location, land access, depth, current, and marine life.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - Cermona II - Official wreck profile for Cermona II off Mogan.
• Official Gran Canaria Blog - Dive and get to the bottom of Gran Canaria - Official destination article covering La Barra, Sardina, Caleta Baja, La Catedral, Arguineguin, and site character.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - Today's weather - Official tourism weather page with AEMET context, mild climate, average annual temperature range, and trade-wind explanation.
• PADI - Diving in Gran Canaria - Dive-season, water-temperature, site, wildlife, airport, currency, voltage, and plug reference.
• Angel Shark Conservation Network - Canary Islands - Angel shark conservation context, sightings, and code-of-conduct resources.
• Angel Shark Conservation Network - Code of Conduct PDF - Specific diver behavior around buried, resting, or swimming angel sharks.
• Save Our Seas Foundation - Angel sharks protected in the Canary Islands - Protection status and conservation context for angel sharks in the Canary Islands.
• The Shark Trust - Full protection for Angel Sharks in the Canary Islands - Legal protection summary, including prohibition on disturbing angel sharks and damaging habitat.
• MAPA Spain - Decalogue of good environmental practices in recreational diving - Spanish responsible-diving guidance on buoyancy, not collecting, not feeding, not damaging organisms, and using moorings.
• BOE - Royal Decree 550/2020 on diving safety - Official Spanish legal framework for diving safety in Spanish maritime waters.
• AENA - Gran Canaria Airport - Official airport source for LPA services and transport.
• AENA - Gran Canaria Airport bus transport - Official bus route and fare context for airport transfers.
• AENA - Gran Canaria Airport taxi transport - Official taxi-rank and airport supplement guidance.
• AENA - Gran Canaria Airport airlines - Official airline list for carriers operating at LPA.
• Fred. Olsen Express - Gran Canaria to Tenerife - Fast-ferry timing and inter-island route context.
• Naviera Armas - Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Alternative inter-island ferry route context.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - 10 highlights not to be missed - Official topside source for Roque Nublo, Maspalomas, Puerto de Mogan, Teror, Las Canteras, Vegueta, Guayadeque, Agaete, Bandama, and more.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve - Official UNESCO Biosphere Reserve context for land and marine transition areas.
• Official Gran Canaria Tourist Website - Emergency telephones - Official 112 emergency number and language support information.
• DAN Europe - Diving emergency hotline - Diving emergency hotline and medical assistance reference.
• Gran Canaria Wellness - Hospital Perpetuo Socorro - Hospital emergency-service and contact reference.
• EU Travel Europe - What is ETIAS - Official EU source for short-stay ETIAS context and 90-days-in-180-days Schengen framing.
• Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Conditions for entry into Spain - Official Spain entry-condition reference for passport validity and short-stay rules.
• Mogan City Council - Tasa por accion turistica - Municipal source for the tourism action fee introduced for tourist accommodations in Mogan.
• Destination hero photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@_miltiadis_