Ustica

The island of Ustica is undoubtfully the homeland of scuba diving as more than 30 years ago here was created the first Italian Marine Protected Area. This fact, in addition to the scarce anthropic pressure, makes its sea extremely rich in life.

At Scoglio del Medico or Secca della Colombara, to name just a couple of dive sites, meeting sumptuous amberjacks, big groupers, and huge schools of barracudas is just normal. Yet its intimate charm lies in the submerged volcanic landscapes, including caves, canyons, columnar basalts…

Thanks to such an impressive underwater environment, and also because of the presence of many shallow dive sites with hardly any current, Ustica is also the perfect spot for who is learning to dive.

In Ustica we collaborate with Damiana from the PADI Lustrica Diving Center. The Diving Center use a large and fast rubberboat equipped for diving, while the filling station is nearby the harbor. Normally we dive twice in the morning. The service is so impeccable that you will never have to lift your tank, except of course when you’re ready to jump!