About the dive centre

Muriel and Joop have been running the dive centre Son Bou Scuba since April 2004, centrally located in Son Bou on the south coast. In 2003, they both worked a season on Menorca and used this time, to explore Menorca and select the best dive sites.

Before Menorca, Muriel and Joop worked for 8 years on the Maldives as dive instructors and base leaders. Their many years of experience, combined with high safety standards and a professional team, guarantee your enjoyable dive holiday. Please click here to meet the team.

Organisation

Every morning we organize a double dive (you can also choose to make a single dive). The dive centre opens daily at 09:00 and around 09:30 we leave with our minibus to the dive sites or the harbor (please note: opening hours may vary slightly depending on the month).

For novices we organise daily Discover Scuba dives in the sea (from 10 years onwards). In the afternoon we conduct scuba lessons and do Bubblemaker dives for the little ones (8 – 10 years) in the swimming pool at 2 minutes walking distance from the dive centre.

To avoid delays, we recommend that you register at least one day in advance. Please bring your certification card and logbook. You will also need insurance for dive accidents and decompression treatment. If you do not have a diving insurance, you can acquire it through us. If you have travel insurance, the policy must mention treatment in a decompression chamber and the amount insured.

Since June 2020, a medical certificate of health is no longer required in Spain. Anyone who wants to dive or enroll in a PADI course can now declare themselves fit to dive, provided that the questionnaire on the first page of the diving medical examination can be answered with ‘no’. If you answer a question with ‘yes’, please follow the instructions on the form. Please click on this link to download the form.

Our dive sites are located all over the island. This allows us to dive every day, regardless of the wind direction. Between the first and second dive we have a surface interval of about 45 minutes, during which we provide you with a small snack and a soft drink or water.

For dives in the Northern Marine Reserve we have a 5-meter Whaly 500R Professional (up to 10 divers) at our disposal. For more distant dive sites we rent boats from other dive centres on the island (up to 12 divers). For your safety and comfort we have communication equipment, oxygen, a first aid kit and spare equipment available, both in the minibuses and on the boats.

Around 14:30 we are back at the dive centre; ideal for divers who want to spend the afternoon with their family or explore the island. As a service we offer to wash your dive equipment for you.