Museo Atlantico for certified divers
Description
The Museo Atlántico – consists of 10 different groups of sculptures. There is the Rubicon, a group of 35 human figures walking towards a wall. The models used for these sculptures are residents of Lanzarote. You can also see the famous Raft of Lampedusa, a reference to the current refugee crisis. Another component is a group of children in little brass boats, called Los Jolateros. Also, there are several hybrid sculptures (half human, half cactus) depicting the merging of nature and humanity, existing together in perfect harmony. The sculptures of a couple taking a selfie and some photographers refer to the use of technology in modern society. Deregulated is a playground in which businessmen in suits play on a swing and a seesaw. The last piece is a human gyre which consists of 200 life-size sculptures placed in a never ending circle.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Evidence of dive certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive
- Diving within 48 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
Reviews(61)
Hands down one of the best Dive Centres I’ve dived with. Absolutely nothing is any trouble for them. The whole team are great. Lovely dive sites and zero pressure from the team. Would recommend this place to other divers or anyone wanting to learn whilst on holiday. They even have a pool at the front of their centre for try dives. I would urge anyone on holiday in this area to give them a look. Absolutely worth the 5 stars on this review and more.
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We had a wonderful week in Playa Blanca dipping into dives, the highlight of which was the flamingo wall. So many shoals of fish and lots of angel sharks. It was all so well organised and so easy to deal with. All my dives were led by Bob who was super helpful and so informative. For an amateur like me diving is so much more enjoyable when you know you have an experienced leader. Thanks Bob. My daughter did her open water and loved it all.we will be back.
Thank you for your review. I will let Bob know how happy you were with him.
The distractingly handsome Bob not only had clear instruction but was brilliantly funny with it! He helped me fight and win against a mental block I had, with honesty and patience and got me to pass the advanced open water course after some difficulty I had to begin with. He obviously loves what he does and I improved quickly under his wing and encouragement! The marine life sightings were awesome and plentiful! Everyone at the Dive College Lanzarote is lovely, funny and ready to help. Can't wait to go back!
Thank you! We hope to see you back for more
Dived the Underwater Museum with these folks. Loved it. Very professional and felt safe and well looked after throughout. Highly recommend.
I have felt foreign: out of 8 currelas only 3-4 spoke fluent Spanish and none of those that have taken us; With a mediocre team (without boots or gloves, fins without my number, need to change regulator because it lost air). It is paid more than other dives and is not noticeable in the condition of the equipment. In addition, the group split underwater without having previously explained it. Of course, the sculptures / museum are worth it and the people who spoke Spanish too!
Of course! Here's the Spanish translation of the improved version: --- Hola, y gracias por tu reseña. Esperamos que comprendas que recibimos clientes internacionales que hablan español, alemán, inglés, francés, holandés e italiano. Nuestro equipo domina todos estos idiomas, lo que nos permite atender a nuestros clientes en su lengua materna, como hicimos contigo en español. Con respecto al equipo, a veces un regulador puede presentar una pequeña fuga. Durante nuestras revisiones rutinarias detectamos este problema y reemplazamos el regulador de inmediato para solucionarlo. En cuanto a la inmersión, la razón por la que tú y otros dos buceadores fueron separados del grupo principal fue porque los tres tenían un nivel bajo de aire. Para garantizar la seguridad de todos, el grupo que aún tenía suficiente aire continuó la inmersión con un instructor, mientras que los tres con menos aire regresaron con otro instructor. Pudisteis ver todo el museo; sin embargo, tuvieron que salir a la superficie aproximadamente cinco minutos antes que el resto del grupo debido a la limitación de aire. Esta es una situación muy común en el buceo, y la seguridad siempre es nuestra máxima prioridad. ¡Gracias de nuevo por bucear con nosotros!
This professional and friendly dive shop does a fantastic job of leading divers to the Museo Atlantico- an amazing underwater sculpture exhibit. The statues are so life like and evoke our collective humanity. The staff at this dive shop are positive, uber qualified, friendly- you are in the best hands! And they explain the meaning behind the sculptures.
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Great experience for this unusual and extraordinary dive. Visiting an underwater museum is an absolutely unique sensation, an experience to make for all divers. Diving very well supervised. Open your eyes and enjoy! I highly recommend it.
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Great dive centre, very safety -conscious, friendly crew. Equipment was good too. Diving at the Museo Atlantic was very memorable- it’s an easy dive but very interesting.
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My daughters (16 & 14) and I did a package of five dives. Saw lots including Angel Shark, Rays, Morais, Barracuda Shoals and some large jacks hunting smaller fish. The team are all great, equipment spot-on and dive sites are no more than 15mins on the RIB. Museum was a unique experience and exceeded my expectations - briefing from Damo on that one was really excellent and informative. We interacted with others doing intro dives and certs - everyone was very happy. Thanks to the team!
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Had 4 really good dives ending up with a turtle as a guide during the museo dive. Although we have 40 plus dives, the dive masters always made sure everything was fine with special thanks to Damien and Martina both great dive masters with fun at all times ( sometimes on a guided dive , experienced divers can be overlooked if diving with new divers but not in this case) everyone at dive college was very friendly and thanks to everyone we may not have spent much time with. Jessica is amazing and was the first contact we had on the shop side of things and was a pleasure and could not do enough. If it’s your first discovery dive or your hundredth dive we cannot recommend the staff and dive centre enough, we will absolutely dive with them again when we are back on the island. Do not be fooled the centre is run by amazing divers and set up for all divers and all levels of experience and not just a try dive centre as other local dive centres may have you believe.
