El Toro

Best time to dive

May to October

What you might see

• BarracudaLikely
• Moray eelLikely
• SeahorseLikely

Sightings are seasonal probabilities, not promises - even in peak season nature does its own thing.

Certification & difficulty

Advanced Open Water - advanced conditions (currents/depth); dive within your training.

Snorkelling

Not a snorkel site - limited/no (primarily a boat dive site for certified divers; no explicit snorkel marketing found)

Safety notes

Depth to 40m (near recreational air-diving limits) with narcosis/deco risk for less experienced divers; boat/yacht traffic; weather-dependent access

Permits & fees

Part of the same Balearic marine reserve system as Malgrats (Reserva Marina de El Toro y de las Islas Malgrats, 2004, expanded/joined 2022 to 2,952ha). Individual/collective diving authorization required via recmar.caib.es (CAIB); fee figures found are inconsistent across sources (~26.96€ collective figure; historical 2013 figures of ~50€/year individual, 10€/month; other unrelated 10.47€/reservation and 943.03€/year figures) - exact current fee VERIFY. Dive centers typically include/arrange the authorization. Fishing banned May-Oct.

Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.

Location

Nearest hub: Santa Ponsa