Diving in Mallorca starts at €75 per person: that is the try-dive price with Scuba Mallorca, a PADI 5-star centre in Port de Pollença on the island's north coast. It asks for no certificate, runs about three hours end to end and goes out in groups of up to eight.
- What the try-dive costs and what that price covers
- Whether you need a certificate, and from what age
- How diving compares with Mallorca's other per-person formats
- Where the centre is and how long the drive takes
- What you see underwater on the north coast
How much does diving in Mallorca cost?
€75 per person for the try-dive, so two of you is €150. The price is per person, not per group, and it is an entry price: courses and multi-dive packages are quoted separately by the centre. The whole outing runs 180 minutes and takes up to 8 divers.
What the price includes
- Instructor or dive guide
- Full scuba equipment
- Tanks and weights
- Insurance
What you pay for separately
Three things sit outside the price: photos or video, which are an add-on; certification card fees, if you end up qualifying; and transfers to Port de Pollença. What you bring is swimwear, a towel and, if you already dive, your certification card.
Do you need a certificate to dive in Mallorca?
Not for the try-dive. The Scuba Mallorca try-dive (Discover Scuba) needs no experience and is fully supervised by an instructor. What it does ask for is reasonable health and comfort in water; a short medical check may apply before you get in.
The try-dive: three hours, no experience
Try-dives usually start from age 10. You do not need to be a strong swimmer or especially fit: the instructor stays at your shoulder for the whole dive, and the briefing and the underwater signals are gone through before you enter. The centre works in Spanish, English and German.
The courses: Open Water and upward
A certificate changes what comes next, not whether you can start. Scuba Mallorca is a PADI 5-star centre with certified instructors and runs courses from Open Water upward. Those are separate products from the try-dive, with their own price, and the card fee is on top.
Tip
If diving is the reason for the trip, ask about the date before you lock the hotel: for safety the centre may reschedule the dive, and then you either move your date or get a full refund. Two nights of slack turns that from a problem into a detail.
The Pollença try-dive in numbers
| What | Figure |
|---|---|
| Price | €75 per person (try-dive, from) |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Group | Up to 8 divers |
| Age | Usually from 10 |
| Certificate | Not needed for the try-dive |
| Languages | Spanish, English, German |
| Meeting point | Scuba Mallorca, Port de Pollença |
| Paid separately | Photos and video, transfers, certification card |
| Rating | 4.8 from 269 reviews |
The rating and the review count are the centre's own; the price is the try-dive entry price as of September 2026.
How does diving compare with the other per-person formats?
| Format | Price per person | Duration | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedboat tour of the calas | €49 | 180 min | Up to 12 |
| Magic catamaran day cruise | €55 | 300 min | Up to 100 |
| Try-dive, Pollença | €75 | 180 min | Up to 8 |
| Sport fishing | €140 | 300 min | Up to 6 |
Diving lands in the middle of the table, and what it buys is different: €75 puts you in a group of eight at most with a dedicated instructor, while the €55 cruise carries up to a hundred people. The premium buys attention, not hours.
Where do you dive, and how do you get there?
The centre is Scuba Mallorca in Port de Pollença on the island's north coast; the exact point follows booking. By car it is roughly 14 minutes from Alcúdia and about 50 from Palma or the airport, so the try-dive fits a day in the north and fits a dash from Palma badly.
Transfers are not included, so that drive is on you. If you are staying in the south and only have a morning, look first at the formats that leave from Palma — they are gathered in Mallorca on the water.
What do you see underwater?
The north coast gives clear, warm water over caves, healthy reefs and UNESCO-protected Posidonia meadows. Groupers, barracuda and octopus are common sights. The exact site is picked by the instructor on the day, according to conditions, and the dive is guided from start to finish.
The three hours, step by step
- Briefing at the centre and gear fitting.
- A short boat ride out to a reef or cave dive site.
- The guided dive, with the instructor alongside throughout.
- Back to the centre to log the dive and share photos.
Live availability sits on the Mallorca pages: diving, boat tours and the main Mallorca page. If the boat interests you more than the wetsuit: Mallorca boat rental without a licence.
