{"id":624,"date":"2023-02-23T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mantadiving-com.sevenscope.dev\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:51:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mantadiving.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“Why go far when the good is so close!” This proverb could have come from Madeira. The warm foothills of the Gulf Stream (year-round water temperature 18\u00b0C – 24\u00b0C) and the protected habitat offer a biodiversity that can almost be compared to tropical waters. Garden eels as far as the eye can see, parrotfish, trumpetfish, pufferfish, triggerfish and black coral make for a truly exotic ambience. Large fish such as giant groupers, mackerels, barracudas, rays and – with a bit of luck – manta rays or a monk seal can also be seen on the house reef.<\/p>

The dive centre has been in Madeira for over 40 years and under the management of Stefan Maier since 1997. Due to our high standards, as well as the excellent service, we are the only ISO 24803 certified dive centre in the Atlantic and the only one awarded by the President of Madeira.
We have also been nominated 17 times as “Best Dive Centre in the Atlantic” and have won the Diving Award 9 times.<\/p>

The best way to reach the diving school is via the very modern and well-kept grounds of the Sentido Hotel Galomar. A lift takes divers comfortably and quickly to the base and swimming area. In the clear, deep blue Atlantic you can immediately see the outlines of the extensive, rich in fish house reef, which is located directly in the underwater nature reserve.<\/p>