Cueva del Diablo (marine reserve)
Marine-reserve site – diving only with a licensed centre under the reserve permit. A shallow, easy dive beside the cliff where the well-known Devil's Cave opens: a large vaulted cavern, part of whose roof has fallen so that a shaft of light enters. The mouth opens onto sand and boulders at about 8 m; a first cavern dive for beginners, but nearby there is a wider cavern too. Depth range is indicative.
Facts
- Region: Canary Islands – West
- Area: El Hierro – La Restinga & Mar de las Calmas
- Depth: 5–10 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: cave, bay
- Coordinates: 27.6718, -18.028 (approximate)
- Highlights: cavern with collapsed roof and light shaft, easy first cavern dive, sandy boulder floor
- Permit: Marine reserve (Punta de la Restinga – Mar de las Calmas): recreational diving only with an authorisation. For outer waters the MAPA Directorate-General for Sustainable Fisheries grants it, per calendar year to dive centres and per month to individuals, up to a limited daily quota of dives and boats. Divers need a recognised certification and a valid medical certificate, boats may be at most 10 m long, and each mooring buoy takes one boat with at most 12 divers. In practice dive with a licensed local centre. Check current rules with the La Restinga visitor centre.
- Issuer / contact: Secretaría General de Pesca (MAPA) – Reserva Marina Punta de la Restinga–Mar de las Calmas
- Phone: +34 922 557 188
- Email: reservasmarinas@mapa.es
- Website: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/pesca/temas/proteccion-recursos-pesqueros/reservas-marinas-de-espana/la-restinga/informacion-de-interes
- Tips: Cavern only – stay in the daylight zone. Entry to the cave by swimming or small boat depending on tide. Position approximate (just off the cliff below the coastal cave entrance).