Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mallorca Diving
(
www.mallorcadiving.com
)
lists 10 reputable dive centres. Diving is
best from May to October. A one-tank dive will set you back around €45, a two-hour in-
tro course around €80. The per-dive rate falls markedly the more dives you take. Diving
equipment and insurance are sometimes, but not usually, included in the quoted prices, so
always ask. Snorkelling starts from €15 per hour.
Dive Sites
The options around the Mallorcan coast are close to endless, from Port d'Andratx in the
southwest to Formentor at the island's northernmost tip. Three favourites:
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Badia de Pollença
Experienced divers rank this the island's best diving, with caves and
decent marine life along the southern wall of the Cap de Formentor peninsula or the
southern end of the Cap des Pinar.
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Parc Nacional Marítim-Terrestre de l'Arxipèlag de Cabrera
(
Click here
)
A national
park, so special permission required for scuba diving, but also great snorkelling.
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Illa de Sa Dragonera
The best underwater views off the island's southwest.
Windsurfing & Kitesurfing
While the relatively calm wind and waves of Mallorca don't make the island a natural
hot spot for fans of windsurfing or kitesurfing, exceptions to the rule are the Badia de
Pollença and Port d'Alcúdia, where stiff breezes ensure plenty of action. Three-day be-
ginners' windsurfing courses cost around €145, with hourly rental starting from €16.
Kitesurfing is a more expensive affair - rental will set you back around €120 per day, and
a three-day course €390.
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WSM
Kitesurfing lessons in Playa de Muro and Sa Marina.
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Bike & Kite
(
Click here
) Kitesurfing lessons and rental in Port de Pollença.
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Sail & Surf Pollença
(
Click here
) Sailing and windsurfing courses and rental in Port de
Pollença.
JUMPING OFF A CLIFF
Yes, cliff jumping sounds more death wish than delightful beach holiday, but with
guides who know the rocks inside and out, this suicidal-sounding pursuit is per-
fectly safe. On the same level as bungee jumping on the Richter scale of nerve-
shredding pursuits, you jump off cliffs between 3m and 12m high - not colossal by
any means, but it feels that way in the freeze-frame moment when you leap and
