Some dive sites in Ustica are a really a big draw for lovers of the abyss. As the tip of a submerged volcano, the seabed surrounding the island rapidly break down at great depths.

Discover Ustica’s deep cavern dives at Grotta dei Gamberi and Grotta dei Cirri, where depth, shadow and light shape a unique underwater landscape for experienced divers.

Descend into the blue at Banco Apollo, where depth meets open water and pelagic encounters. A deep off-shore dive for experienced divers seeking exposure and exploration.

Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater?
If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience Program is for you.

If you're looking forward to discover what happens underwater after the sun goes down in Ustica, sign up for the  Night Adventure Dive! The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge.

Freediving is the perfect way to reconnect to the sea and explore the depths of the oceans with minimal impact. You can silently blend into the underwater environment. Enjoy magical encounters you get in Ustica with shy marine life and hear all the sounds of the sea.

Snorkeling is more than just the practice of swimming on or through a body of water to observe underwater life in a natural setting. It is an adventure activity that you can experience during your holiday in Ustica Island.

Breathing less nitrogen means you can enjoy longer dives and shorter surface intervals. Want to give it a try? if you've never dived in nitrox our PADI Instructor will guide you into practise and experience the benefits of enriched air on a Nitrox Adventure Dive.

As a volcanic island, Ustica has several caverns where scuba divers venture: you'll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. A qualified instructor will guide you to enter far enough for adventure, but stay within the light zone for an easy exit.

Extend your limits and see more of the underwater world while diving to a maximum depth of 40m. Are you ready to expand your boundaries?
Explore Deep Diving in Ustica!

A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.

Start your scuba adventure in Ustica!

The seabeds of Ustica are as an underwater museum. Ancient anchors, potteries and other items dating back to different historical periods have been found in the first years of underwater exploration. A qualified guide will lead you along the underwater archaelogic itineraries to plunge into the past

In Ustica Island there are two underwater archeological itineraries with remains found in situ. They are mainly anchors of Roman and Byzanthine period with descriptive labels, scattered on the sea bottom creating an exiting tour among underwater wildlife.

Experience new adventures with a PADI Instructor by your side. Fine-tune your buoyancy skills, build confidence in your navigation abilities, and try new activities. An Advanced Open Water Diver certification also opens the door to dive sites deeper than 18m

Continue your scuba journey in Ustica!

Dive beneath to volcano and explore the "dark side" of Ustica's underwater environment! The Cave Zone of the Marine Protected Area is regulated by its disciplinary and offers about 10 underwater caverns to visit.

Admiring the beauty beneath the waves is one thing. Appreciating how the underwater environment functions is something that will enhance your diving experiences in ways you might not expect. Discover the aquatic environment of Ustica lsland in a special way.

You might not have scuba diving experience, but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore the underwater world and see what it has to offer.  Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal.

Expand your understanding of the physical properties of the underwater world and how they affect you as a mermaid, while learning additional routine, exhibition and problem-handling skills.

Corals do not only live in tropical seas. Under the name coral, we find different species, some of which live in the Mediterranean Come and discover In Ustica the hard corals, which include reef-building corals, and soft corals, which do not have a skeleton.

Make a difference on every dive by activating your inner citizen scientist. During this Specialty course you’ll learn how ocean plastic and trash cleanups not only keep your local dive sites healthier, but also how to contribute to a global database that documents our planet’s marine debris problem.

Once you start identifying fish, you’ll gain a new appreciation for the ocean and scuba diving. You’ll also connect with fellow divers and fill up your logbook with memories. You'll love to learn about the different species in such a rich environment of biodiversity which the MPA of Ustica Island is

Snorkellers, to the call!

The PADI/DAN Snorkeler Research Operator  training programme is for snorkelers who wish to participate proactively in research by learning to record data from Citizen Science in Marine Biology following a specific methodology of collection.

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You've seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too.