Submarine Safari - Puerto Calero
Last time we went to Lanzarote and visited Puerto Calero, we’d left it until later into our holiday, so when I saw the Submarine Safari, I was disappointed knowing we wouldn’t have time to do it, therefore this time we prebooked online before leaving the UK.
Before you get on the submarine, there’s a safety briefing you need to watch, so you’ve to go to the office first, which is only a few minutes walk away.
The office is quite large, as it includes a gift shop and cafe, along with the safety briefing area and reception desk. Although we’d prebooked online, we hadn’t paid, so we paid and they gave us boarding cards, they also ask you for your full names, this is for a certificate.
The safety briefing was straight forward, like that given on a flight, however before it started the lady announced that it would be advisable to go to the toilet beforehand (as there are non-onboard the submarine) and to make sure you had your boarding pass, at that point half the people got up and didn’t return in time to watch the safety video.
After the video, they escort you to the submarine through the streets behind and then down the pontoon. When you reach the submarine, each person/couple stand on the side of the submarine for a photo, before being directed to the hatch and climbing down the ladder. Inside the seats are all around the edges of the submarine, so everyone gets a window seat. Once all aboard, captain in his seat and hatches closed, the support boat tows the submarine out.
In front of you is quite a large porthole window and below that a small screen, which initially shows you a view of a camera mounted on top of the submarine. As the submarine descends, you can watch it on the small screen, once fully submerged, the screen changes to information like depth, sea temperature, cabin temperature etc.
From this point, cameras are never turned off, it’s great to watch the different fish go by, some ship wrecks you pass and not that I think many people were listening, but there’s also a lady providing some commentary.
You are in/under the water for approximately 30 minutes, with an actual stop on the sea bed, it’s a wonderful experience, felt totally safe and relaxed the whole time and if like us your positioned close to the front of the submarine you get to see
On returning to the surface, not surprisingly, Yellow Submarine by The Beatles is played and the boat tows the submarine back. After disembarking, you can then head back to the office, where you can collect the free dive certification I mentioned earlier and for €8 the photo that was taken earlier.
It is quite expensive, especially for families, however I would recommend it and would do it again myself!
Last time we went to Lanzarote and visited Puerto Calero, we’d left it until later into our holiday, so when I saw the Submarine Safari, I was disappointed knowing we wouldn’t have time to do it, therefore this time we prebooked online before leaving the UK.
Before you get on the submarine, there’s a safety briefing you need to watch, so you’ve to go to the office first, which is only a few minutes walk away.
The office is quite large, as it includes a gift shop and cafe, along with the safety briefing area and reception desk. Although we’d prebooked online, we hadn’t paid, so we paid and they gave us boarding cards, they also ask you for your full names, this is for a certificate.
The safety briefing was straight forward, like that given on a flight, however before it started the lady announced that it would be advisable to go to the toilet beforehand (as there are non-onboard the submarine) and to make sure you had your boarding pass, at that point half the people got up and didn’t return in time to watch the safety video.
After the video, they escort you to the submarine through the streets behind and then down the pontoon. When you reach the submarine, each person/couple stand on the side of the submarine for a photo, before being directed to the hatch and climbing down the ladder. Inside the seats are all around the edges of the submarine, so everyone gets a window seat. Once all aboard, captain in his seat and hatches closed, the support boat tows the submarine out.
In front of you is quite a large porthole window and below that a small screen, which initially shows you a view of a camera mounted on top of the submarine. As the submarine descends, you can watch it on the small screen, once fully submerged, the screen changes to information like depth, sea temperature, cabin temperature etc.
From this point, cameras are never turned off, it’s great to watch the different fish go by, some ship wrecks you pass and not that I think many people were listening, but there’s also a lady providing some commentary.
You are in/under the water for approximately 30 minutes, with an actual stop on the sea bed, it’s a wonderful experience, felt totally safe and relaxed the whole time and if like us your positioned close to the front of the submarine you get to see
On returning to the surface, not surprisingly, Yellow Submarine by The Beatles is played and the boat tows the submarine back. After disembarking, you can then head back to the office, where you can collect the free dive certification I mentioned earlier and for €8 the photo that was taken earlier.
It is quite expensive, especially for families, however I would recommend it and would do it again myself!
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