Diving, Scuba Diving and Cave Diving in Javea

Javea / Xàbia has been one the Mediterranean’s most prestigious tourist destinations for over 40 years. This is the case because despite the growth of recent decades, we have not lost our identity as a town and we have not lost touch with our great natural heritage.  Likewise, our town, due to the features of it´s sea floor and the variety of areas which its 25-kilometer coast have to offer, is one of the most attractive destinations for scuba diving in the entire Mediterranean coast as thousands of fans around the world already know.

The coastal sea floor of Javea / Xàbia constitutes one of the richest and most valuable enclaves of the Valencian Region: from the cliffs of Cap de Sant Antoni up to the transparent waters of la Granadella, passing through la Calablanca, Cap Prim, the bay: Bahía del Portitxol, Cap Negre, Cap de la Nau, the Ambolo beach and the islet called l’Illa del Descobridor; their waters have attracted the interest of numerous social groups. The spatial heterogeneity and the types of substrates have proven to be a key factor in the establishment of the major diversity of marine communities, among which we highlight scyaphilic algae with coral/anemone formations in the Marine Reserve of Cap de Sant Antoni, the prairies of Posidonia Oceanica (sea grass) in the north region of the Bay of Javea / Xàbia, the white sea bottoms of the Calablanca zone, the photophilic algae between Cap Prim and la Granadella, and the scyaphilic algae (or "penumbra”/semi-darkness”) colonies present in the surroundings of the islands of Portitxol and el Descobridor.

The rock sea bottoms have the most beautiful scenic landscapes, due to the changing profiles of their topography and the majority are completely covered by organisms, with strange shapes and colours of the sessile or fixed animals. Accordingly, since limestone or (‘tosca’) sandstone are the predominant rocks in Javea / Xàbia, they provide a wide variety of habitats (slabs, cracks, blocks, overhangs, vertical walls, caves, etc.) where communities of different organisms dwell depending on the light, hydrodynamics and sedimentation with their associated organisms.

With a simple mask, snorkel and fins and without much effort in free diving or holding your breath, we can enjoy the diversity of the sea bottoms which the Javea / Xàbia coast provides in 0-2m depths.

With oxygen tanks, these landscapes continue in depths up to 18m, where the photophilic brown algae (‘lovers of the light’) give way to the green and red scy - aphilic algae (‘lovers of the penumbra’ [semi-dark]), due to the water’s absorption of light.

For information regarding scuba diving, diving and cave diving, please contact Javi of Diving Javea.  He will give you a warm welcome, he speaks perfect English, he is fully qualified and he has more than 20 years experience.  https://divingjavea.com/