Scuba Diving Crete
Divers entering clear water on the south coast of Crete

Plakias, South Crete

Scubadive in Crete

One instructor, your group, and usually nobody else at the site. People say the same three things about diving here: he took his time, he was patient, we felt safe.

What guests say

Three reviews, unedited

Left on Google by people who dived with us, in the language they wrote them in. All of them are on the about page.

  • Had a great day diving with Jannis, he’s an actual local to Plakias area and super knowledgeable about dive sites there. He made the whole experience seamless and super easy - communicating, booking the charter, and setup and tear down. The shore dives in Damnoni were a blast. I would 100% recommend booking him if you’re looking for a more personalized dive experience versus the bigger dive shops in town. Next time I’m in town, I’ll be diving with him again!

    Paul W.
  • Awesome experience for my open water diver course. Jannis is a good instructor who clearly explains the theory and keeps you calm under the water. Highly recommend!

    Niels T.
  • We were diving for the first time and it couldn't have been better. Jannis is a great diver who explained everything to us in detail. We can only recommend him. Thank you very much Jannis, we will try it again 🥰🤩 Steffi & Udo …

    Stefanie K.
Giannis in a wetsuit at the shore, with the dive boat behind him

The person you dive with

You will be diving with Giannis

Not a rotating staff of instructors. The same person takes the booking, drives you to the site, runs the briefing and gets in the water with you. He is a local, he speaks German and Greek as well as English, and he is named in almost every review this business has.

  • I had never done it before and I was phobic, but Giannis inspires me with great trust and confidence.

    Elena K.
  • he takes his time, it was just him and us, and that made the whole experience much more personal

    Kev L.
  • Jannis took plenty of time to explain the current weather conditions to me and advised against the Advanced Diver course in such unsettled conditions.

    A U.

Three things worth knowing

The only SSI centre

in Plakias. Theory runs on your phone before you arrive, so the holiday is spent in the sea.

One boat, everyone

Divers, first-timers and snorkellers on one trip. Six guests maximum.

Ten years

diving this coast. Which site works in which wind is not on any map.

The whole group

One person wanting to dive should not decide everyone's day

Most dive centres are built around the diver. That works until someone in the group does not dive. Our boat takes non-divers. The same reef is worth snorkelling. Nobody waits in a car park.

A mixed group of divers and non-divers on the boat

Where we dive

Three sites along this coast. Schinaria for its cave and walls, Damnoni for shallows that drop into gorges, Peristerovolakas for reef that slides into open blue.

The cave mouth at Schinaria
Open reef with fish in clear blue water
A rock wall dropping away with light coming down