Albatros Diving

Set 50 metres from Cala Bona harbour, Albatros Diving carries Mallorca's first PADI Eco Center designation — an accreditation that requires active environmental programming, not just compliance. Founded in 1993, the centre has built its reputation on marine conservation alongside recreational diving. Since 2019, the team has included a marine biologist who manages operations and leads the Conservation Diver programme.

Two structured courses set Albatros apart from standard dive centres: the Conservation Diver Ecological Monitoring Programme (400 EUR) and the Seagrass Ecology Programme (275 EUR), both run in partnership with Conservation Diver. These are proper fieldwork courses, not one-day workshops. PADI recreational training covers Discover Scuba from age eight through to Divemaster, including eight specialty courses.

The dive programme reaches 25 named sites by boat within 20 minutes of Cala Bona, covering walls, sea caves, tunnels, Posidonia meadows, and Posidonia platforms at depths from 8m to 30m. Average visibility is around 30m. The Lagoon, a natural pool directly opposite the centre, handles first dives and tank-only sessions for guests who want to dive independently. Free transfers cover S'Illot, Sa Coma, Cala Millor, and Cala Bona.

Six languages are spoken by the team: Spanish, English, German, French, Catalan, and Dutch.

Albatros Diving is consistently highly rated across a large combined review base rather than a small high-scoring sample. The conservation focus comes up consistently as a differentiator: guests describe an operation that takes the marine environment seriously without making it feel heavy-handed. The multilingual team, small group sizes, and the mix of beginner-friendly sites alongside more challenging dives draw repeated mention. Families with children and first-timers appear regularly in the accounts, as do returning divers who come back for specific courses or to continue into the conservation programme.