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Gran Canaria

Volcanic Atlantic diving with angel sharks, city beaches, and summit-to-sea road trips

Updated Apr 20, 2026 • 28 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For Gran Canaria

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

28 sources • Updated Apr 20, 2026

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

User supplied destination schema - Output contract, field schema, formatting rules, and validation checklist supplied by the user.
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.

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

28 sources • Updated Apr 20, 2026

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

User supplied destination schema - Output contract, field schema, formatting rules, and validation checklist supplied by the user.
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 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.

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_