If you love swimming and are open to new, fun experiences, try a recreational, relaxing, and leisure trip, with a diving mask and fins and enjoy contact with marine life. Snorkelling is simple and accessible and can be practised by anyone. Since it is practised in shallow waters, all you need to do is relax and enjoy life underwater, without fear.

Visit Baía do Negro, in Manadas, where you can see some parts of the English ship “Iriskay” , sunk off the coast in 1945. With no fatalities, the ship was “cleaned” by the locals, with part of its structure remaining at the bottom, close to the coast, at a depth of 2 – 3 m. You can still easily see, with the help of a mask and fins, some pieces scattered across the bottom.

For this activity, you have 2 options: from land or by boat. From land, which is more demanding, you will need a wetsuit, which is provided, as you will need to swim from the port of Manadas, approximately 150 m away.

By boat, it will be a trip from Velas, passing through Queimada and Urzelina, with unique landscapes of the island seen from the sea, observation of volcanic cavities on the slopes, and a visit to some caves. Here, you can also stop and swim inside volcanic cavities (caves).

This boat trip will last approximately 3 hours. By car, it will last 1-2 hours.