Capo Galera Diving Center
Capo Galera Diving Center
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8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
About
Capo Galera is a professional diving center ( PADI 5 Star Resort), located near Alghero (Sardinia), but nevertheless far away from everything, in a white villa on the cliff. A unique place where you can live the sea as nowhere else. Even if the highlights of the area are the countless underwater caves and caverns of The Protected Marine Area of Capo Caccia, be prepared to be amazed from the beauty of the Mediterranean marine life at its best! And for those who do not dive yet, there's no better place to take your first breath underwater!
Alghero, Italy
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Travellers' Choice
2023

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Tim K
Dublin, Ireland4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
What. A. Place….came as a complete beginner and left after 6 days certified with PADI OWD and AOWD…also managed to complete two additional dives to caves & tunnel at base of the impressive cliffs. All Instructors were clear, supportive, attentive and patient…I was particularly impressed by the positive manner in which they supported young divers where the whole family were diving. They are very well organised with a cohesive and competent team that embodies safety-centric, enjoyment- focused and achievement-aligned principles throughout every dive.
If, like me (56 yr old), you want to acquire diving skills in a safe and enjoyable way then this is where it’s at ! I have no hesitation in providing a recommendation and will be returning in the near future. Tim
Written 10 October 2023
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Trail01981519578
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
Today we made two dives with Capo Galera Diving Center. In one word EXCELLENT. All so well organized. And our guide David was fantastic.
And they all speak very well English.
Written 1 September 2023
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Antonio V
Community of Madrid, Spain10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Couples
Fantastico centro de buceo. Mi mujer y yo tardamos en decidirnos en ir a Cerdeña desde Madrid, pero mereció mucho la pena. Desde un principio el centro de buceo nos atendió estupendamente por correo electrónico. Las instalaciones son fabulosas, cómodas y las vistas increíbles, habitaciones bonitas. El enorme barco de madera muy grande, cómodo, precioso y la travesía se convierte en una experiencia. Las buceadas en la cuevas son increíbles, superbonitas, espectaculares. Nuestro guía LUDO (futuro relevo de la propiedad) es un encanto y muy competente. El inicialmente nos explicó las inmersiones detalladamente y luego nos hizo la buceada fácil y supersegura. Es un buceo que parece que roza el nivel técnico de cuevas; pero el trato que te dan es una maravilla, el grupo era muy reducido y con otro instructor cerrando el grupo. En fin, tras más de 1000 inmersiones, estas quedarán en nuestra memoria como de las más espectaculares. NO TE LO PIERDAS (y Alghero es precioso).

EN: Fantastic diving center ¡¡¡¡. My wife and I took a while to decide to go to Sardinia from Madrid, but it was well worth it. From the beginning, the diving center took great care of us by email. The facilities are fabulous, comfortable and the views incredible, nice rooms. The huge wooden boat is very large, comfortable, beautiful and on the journey becomes an experience. The dives in the caves are incredible, super beautiful, spectacular. Our guide LUDO (future replacement of the property) is charming and very competent. Initially he explained the dives to us in detail and then he made the dive easy and super safe. It is a dive that seems to be close to the technical level of caves; but the treatment they give you is wonderful, the group was very small and with another instructor closing the group. In short, after more than 1000 dives, these will remain in our memory as one of the most spectacular. DO NOT MISS IT (and Alghero is beautiful)
Written 29 August 2023
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pepijn kluytmans
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Did my advanced open water course at Capo Galera diving center for three days. Amazing site, amazing people and instructors!! Simone was an extremely patient and good diving instructor. Could not have wished for a better experience!
Written 16 July 2023
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colm
Cork, Ireland14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
Spent a week in Alghero and did 10 dives at Capo Galera dive centre. All different and all top quality. There are fantastic quality cave dives ( for reasonably experienced divers) at Capo Caccia and Punta Giglio. Divers were from throughout Europe. Very organized and friendly centre. Great bunch of multilingual instructors with excellent knowledge and willingness to explain sites. Cost very reasonable ( we had our own gear). Option to have good quality and cheap (13 euro lunch) and to do third dive in pm. They collected and dropped back to hotel as complimentary. Many thanks especially to Gaddo Lappo Simone and Lorenzo. We will be back!
Written 2 July 2023
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Rachel Mills
London, UK14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
Had an amazing time on the discover scuba diving experience at Capo Galera! 🐟🐙🌊

It was my first time diving and the team helped me feel so comfortable and safe. Special thanks to Riccardo my instructor, who was really patient and nice to be around, and to Nora who was super welcoming and helpful. The whole place has a great feel and the bay is beautiful 😍

I think the management could work on improving scheduling and communications, as there was a bit of confusion about my dive booking time and lack of info before the day. But that was thankfully all made fine by the lovely team when I arrived and everything else was perfect!

Already thinking about returning to complete the open water course...! 🤿😊
Written 13 October 2022
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Hi Rachel! Thanks for you nice review. We are glad that you enjoyed your first diving experience with us in Capo Galera Diving Center. You are absolutely right and we apologize if there was some miscommunication from our side, we will try to improve. We wait for you anytime to complete your Open Water Diver course 👌👌👌👌. Greetings from Sardinia on behalf of all the team!
Written 18 October 2022
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Soffía Meldal
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Family
I went with my Icelandic family and my host sister diving at Capo Galera Diving Center and it was an incredible experience! The place where the diving takes part is very pretty and unique and it shows that it’s well taken care of. We all enjoyed ourself very much thanks to the amazing instructors Lapo and Thibaud. They were very welcoming and professional and explained everything very well in english for us. I can definitely recommend this for everyone that wants to try something different and see life under the sea. We will definitely be back on our next trip to Alghero!
Written 11 August 2022
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Thank you so much Soffia for your great feedback. It was great to meet your family and we are delighted that you enjoyed your diving experience with us here at Capo Galera Diving Center. Lapo, Thibaud and the rest of the team send you hugs and we hope to see you again in Sardinia for more dives. All the best! 👌
Written 11 August 2022
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Josh19899
New York City, NY2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
Great dives (we did Nereo cave in the afternoon), great guide (we went with Diego), friendly and genuine staff on board and beautiful location (where one can also rent wonderful rooms with shared kitchen).

It was our first dive in the Alghero area, and we really wanted to try the famous Nereo cave, which is located just under the lighthouse in Capo Caccia. It is not a dive for the inexperienced and it’s about 30 minutes away by boat from the dive center, but Gaddo did everything to satisfy our request, and we ended up having one of our most exciting dive. We’ll certainly come back to do it again and try the other dive spots!
Written 25 July 2022
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Thank you Josh! It is great for us to receive such a great feedback here at Capo Galera Diving Center. We are so happy you enjoyed your diving experience with us. Whenever possible and weather permitting we try to satisfy our guests requests 😀. We hope to see you again soon here in Sardinia for more awesome dives. All the best from the team 👌
Written 26 July 2022
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CastleDiver
Tralee322 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
Other reviewers explain more about the diving staff , boat , sites etc. Dives for us were well led and nice.

CASH ONLY NO CARDS.
Me , 2 daughters, 4 boat dives, 1 snorkler went on boat, hired 2 bcd, 1 suit and shorty, 1 shorty, 1 fins, 2 torches which you are advised to have as its caves, 3 x 13 euro lunches ( water, very plain pasta with parmesan and hard bread, some mixed salads and plums. Transfers back to Alghero 30 euro. (I mistakenly took a taxi out from Alghero 40 euro.) 350 Euro cash total for diving and snorkeling. 390 for the half day for me but if we go back again he will knock 40 off the dives. Unfortunately I won't pay it, what a shame, would loved to dive here some more. I feel it is a lose/lose situation, we don't dive and centre misses out on more money but at 350 for half a day maybe it is a lose/ win???. The full price list is available to see before you travel so work out your costs as you are pinged for EVERYTHING, if I had known it was going to be this expensive I would not have visited. we have travelled to other centres around the med, we always carry as much of our own gear as possible and we get at least 3 to 4 days diving in at an affordable rate. Heard all about increased costs of everything but charging so much diving is a non runner? Does not make sound business sense to me. Much talk of excellent standards and full service centre, well the toilets need serious attention and as for the 13 euro each lunch? really? all the chit chat, small talk , faux interest and attempted upselling of courses as the calculator gets hammered totalling up makes the taste even worse. Irish people generally are bad at complaining and will smile weakly and say everything is lovely ( it's a cultural thing , it actually means we are embarrassed for you and we don't want to make a bad situation worse) and I hold my hand up and admit I did this however I am still fuming as I write this but hey looking forward to your response. I noted from other reviews you go to great lengths to explain and it is never your fault etc however I am intrigued to see and welcome your opinion of my review and how you justify the 350 euro even if prices are all on the website, increased costs, Inflation, covid, whatever.
Written 24 July 2022
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Don't be intrigued about our response. You replied yourself to your review since you were aware about our rates since you say you saw our published rates on our website plus the 10 percent we have to charge this year due to the inflation and the increase of our overhead costs. Plus the prices were explained to you. If I go to a restaurant I check the prices, if I cannot afford the price then I go somewhere cheaper. But I do not complain after I was aware of the price. We never had any complaints about the food we serve, actually we get compliments. I don't think you can eat anywhere in Alghero for 13 euros. Regarding the Irish character we have plenty of Irish friends that come back regularly every year. When they don't like something they say it to us straightforward which is something we appreciate from them Nevertheless we appreciate your feedback.
Written 30 July 2022
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Roberto
Tongeren, Belgium110 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
We were looking to snorkel with our small children but didn't want to pay 65 euro's for them as well. After contact via Google we were offered to go with the divers on the boat for q better price to go snorkeling. The children were allowed to steer the boat. The diving center crew were some helpful. In the end it seemed even better to stay at the beach of the diving center. It was so nice and calm.
We really enjoyed the day.
Written 10 July 2022
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Thank you Robert. Nice to hear you enjoyed your snorkeling experience and stay at Capo Galera Diving Center with your kids. We hope to see you again soon and who knows, perhaps for trying diving. Greetings from sunny Sardinia!
Written 11 July 2022
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