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Tip Of The Day: Get The Most Out Of The Yellow Submarine Featured

The Yellow Submarine in Puerto de Mogán is a top excursion for kids and big kids and these local tips will help you get the most out of the experience.

For more info on the Yellow Submarine Adventure, and loads of photos of the experience, see our complete guide.

Book online for a 10% discount

yellow submarine screenshotTo get the best value underwater trip, book online on the Submarine Adventure website.

It's easy and you get a 10% discount. You can book a time for your trip and a seat on the bus and tell the bus where to pick you up. Booking in advance also means you know you never have to queue to get on the submarine (although there are much worse places to stand in a line than Puerto de Mogán).

Gran Canaria residents get a 20% discount online. 

Catch the big yellow bus

yellow submarine busA yellow submarine has to have a big yellow bus. It picks you up from your accommodation and takes you right to Puerto de Mogán. The bus is the most convenient way to get to the submarine dock.

Once you've visited the ocean floor and seen all the fish and wrecks, it takes you back home again. Or you can hang around in pretty Puerto de Mogán or spend the day on the golden-sand beach.

The bus price is included in the ticket price.

Do the guided tour of Puerto de Mogán

Yellow Submarine Tour of Puerto de MogánEveryone wanders around Puerto de Mogán but there isn't much information available about its history and highlights. The Submarine Adventure does a short tour of the harbour, its lanes and canals that is a great way to learn a bit more about Gran Canaria's prettiest marina.

If you get the big yellow bus, it stops for the tour before your submarine trip. If you make your own way to Puerto de Mogán, the tour starts under the blue flag here. Tours start at 

Choose your seat 

yellow submarine seatsLots of fish hang around by the windows at the front of the submarine and if you sit here you can also see the pilot and the view out of the front windows. The back is pretty cool too as you get to see the propellers and how the fish know exactly how to avoid them. Don't worry if you sit in the middle as

The back is pretty cool too as you get to see the propellers and how the fish know exactly how to avoid them. Don't worry if you sit in the middle as there's loads to see out of the big windows. 

Don't worry if you sit in the middle as there's loads to see out of the big windows. 

Take a camera

submarine adventure selfieUnless you've got an underwater camera, this may be your only chance to photograph fish swimming in the sea and genuine shipwrecks. 

Watch out for the moment when the sub releases fish food into the water as this is when they really go crazy and swarm around the windows. 

Turn your flash on and you can even take a selfie with all the fish in the water behind you.

 

 

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This is what it is like to see the wonders of Gran Canaria's underwater world with the Yellow Submarine. photosgrancanaria.com
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  • Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros
    Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros

    Save money and avoid rip-off bank charges while in Gran Canaria by paying in euros when using your credit or debit card.

    Many bars and restaurants in Gran Canaria, and in almost all European holiday destinations, give you the option of paying in euros or in your home currency. Opting for your own currency, while it may seem like the safer option, can add as much as 5% to the bill as it triggers dynamic currency conversion. 

    DCC basically means that the exchange rate is calculated at point of sale rather than by your bank. It allows you to see the total cost of the transaction in your own currency but adds up to 5% to the total because it uses a terrible exchange rate. 

    Since the extra money is shared between your bank and the merchant, some places will automatically bill you in your own currency and hope you don't notice. You have the legal right to refuse and void the transaction should this happen. 

    ATMs too

    The same applies when taking money out of ATM machines in Gran Canaria (and anywhere in Europe); Always choose the local currency option to avoid losing money to poor exchange rates.

    If you opt for the local currency option, using bank ATMs is often the cheapest and safest way of getting euros in Gran Canaria. It's far safer than having a big pile of euros hidden in your room or tucked into your shorts.

    More details in this Daily Telegraph article.

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