Scuba Diving in Greece
General Info
Diving Info
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When to Visit
Diving Conditions
The water temperature varies greatly from 15° C/59° F in February to 26° C/79° F (or even slightly more) in August. It also depends on the Greek destination you’re in or the dive site you plan on exploring. It’s best to research a specific region within the country to learn about the particular diving conditions there.
Most of the dive sites in Greece are free of currents. This makes diving here excellent for inexperienced divers or those who are seeking to obtain their first certification.
Visibility can be anything from 6 meters to more than 50 meters (20-165 feet). It too varies depending on region and dive site.
Types of Diving
Highlights
Chios Island
Chios Island is located in the Aegean Sea and it’s one of Greece’s largest islands. It offers a number of fascinating dive sites. The waters contain amazing underwater caves, large reef formations, walls, shipwrecks, and plenty of marine life. Chios offers the perfect conditions for beginner divers because of its calm conditions, good visibility, and moderate temperatures. Tunnies, wrasses, perches, tunas, and sea turtles are regular encounters here.
Crete Island
Crete is famous for its caverns, deep walls with great drop-offs, and reefs with black corals. Spiny lobsters, cuttlefish, crayfish, barracudas, and perch are among the commonly seen fauna here. One of the most popular areas on the island is Chania, on the northwest coast, with its stone arches, volcanic rocky reefs, and abundant marine life.
Marathonisi Island
Marathonisi is an uninhabited island off the coast of Zakynthos. The island and the Bay of Laganas are protected by the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. The region is most famous for being among the main nesting zones for the loggerhead sea turtles. Here, divers get to swim with the turtles and see some of the other local species which include eels, octopi, parrotfish, and flying fish.
Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni is a small uninhabited volcanic island located within the Santorini caldera. There isn’t a lot of marine life in these waters, but the interesting lava formations, rocks, sea caves, and the 34-meter (112 feet) shipwreck lying just 18 meters (59 feet) under the surface of the water compensate for this.
Explore dive centers in the area
Fiskardo
Mikonos Island
Kamari
Central Greece
Nea Poteidaia
Amorgos Island
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