In the north-eastern part of Mallorca, situated between two bays, lies the beautiful town of Alcúdia. Dive centres here head out several times a day to the bays of Pollenca and Alcudia, which visit sites suitable to divers of all levels. Beginners can explore small protected bays while experienced divers have the opportunity to dive steep walls with depths of 30-40 metres. Cave dives are popular and range in difficulty level, some capable even for beginners. Fascinating underwater landscapes of overhanging rocks, arches, and swim-throughs dominate.
 
Scuba diving in Alcudia is possible from the few dive centres located in Alcúdia and Port de Pollenca, where dive courses range from your first dive experience to becoming a certified instructor.

As part of the Balearic Islands belonging to Spain, the water of the Balearic Sea is 25℃ at the peak of summer while in February it drops to around 14℃. Scuba diving in Alcúdia is best during the period from May to October, while the water temperature is at its most comfortable, but if you don’t mind the cold, there is some great diving to be had throughout the year. The winter period sees the most rain.

While the north of the Mallorca offers plenty of dive sites for advanced and intermediate divers, beginners won’t be disappointed either. The shore entry dive site Alcanda is used for the training dives of dive courses while Erotica is a cave dive that can be enjoyed by beginners. The shallow dive features the chance to swim through an old well shaft. Experienced divers can venture through the narrow passages and caves of the S Cave or head to the current-swept site of Es Colomer. The site features a giant rock column surrounded by pelagics and lobsters.

While exploring the caves found in the bays of Alcúdia and Pollenca, scorpionfish can be seen with keen eyes camouflaging themselves among the rock while moray eels expose only their faces as they hide in the rocks many cracks and crevasses. At wall dive sites and those swept with current, large schools of barracuda and tuna can be observed while octopus, nudibranch, and sea urchins cling to the rocks. Cuttlefish are regularly seen flashing their intricate patterning as well as an array of mullet, rainbow wrasse, blennies and rabbitfish.

Neptune’s Temple is a fascinating and rarely dived site, hence its unspoilt beauty. The dive features a maze of tunnels through a large slab of rock and several swim-throughs. Reached via boat, the A Cave and

Hammer Cave feature two caverns; a very deep one at 30-metres and a shallower cavern at 8-metres. Due to the range of depths the site is accessible by all divers. Another cavern dive can be found in the form of the BMW Cave, enter at 18-metres and use your torch to explore the dark corners.

A series of steps marks the start of the Formentor Steps site. Descend the steps and enter the water where you can observe the dragon-egg shaped stones at the bottom of the gully as well as moray eel, tuna and barracuda,