LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is made up of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean and divided on The Oriental islands (Sao Miguel and Santa Maria), the Central Islands ( Pico, Faial, Sao Jorge, Terceira, and Graciosa) and the Occidental islands (Flores and Corvo). Each has something different to offer on land and sea but what they have in common is excellent diving and beautiful scenery. The Azores offer a great diversity of dive sites and some of the best diving in the archipelago. With an outstanding location in the heart of the Triangle formed by Faial, Pico, and S. Jorge islands it is the perfect retreat for divers who seek unspoiled dive sites, away from typically crowded diving destinations. Divers will be delighted by steep walls, gentle slopes, volcanic arches, seamounts, caves, islets, wrecks, and abundant marine life, including colorful subtropical fish species, barracudas, jacks, sardines, mackerels, morays, stingrays, dusky groupers, comb groupers, wrasses, parrotfish, triggerfish, breams and damselfish that are common in most spots. Divers can explore challenging sites such as Ilheus das Formigas and Dollabarat Banks (Available from Sao Miguel & Santa Maria). Formed from volcanic mountains rising from the sea bed or deep narrow channels between the islands, pelagic encounters in strong currents are frequent in the summer months. Divers staying on Pico or Terceira can experience similar exciting dive conditions at Princess Alice Bank and San Jorge.