Lefkogia and Preveli
The villages and bays east of Plakias, on the stretch of coast where we dive.
Plakias, South Crete
Scuba diving in Plakias, 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!
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!
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 …
The person you dive with
Your SSI instructor in Plakias: 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.
he takes his time, it was just him and us, and that made the whole experience much more personal
Jannis took plenty of time to explain the current weather conditions to me and advised against the Advanced Diver course in such unsettled conditions.
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.
Dive sites around Plakias
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.
Marine life of the south coastWater temperature by monthDiving in Greece: why south CreteThings to do in Plakias
Areas we serve
Our centre is in Plakias, but most of our guests stay nearby: on the hill above the bay, in the villages towards Preveli, up in Spili, along the coast in Agia Galini or over in Rethymno. Find where you are staying and see how a dive day works from there.
Sellia and Myrthios
The hillside villages above Plakias bay, with the centre just below.
Spili
The mountain village on the Rethymno road, for a day down at the sea.
Agia Galini
The harbour resort further east, for a full day or a few mornings with us.
Rethymno and the north coast
The town and the north coast, across the mountains from the calmer south.
Find our diving center in Plakias
Scuba Diving CreteDimos, Plakias, Agiou Vasiliou
740 60 Plakias, Rethymno
+30 698 430 8735
Scuba Diving Crete
Dimos, Plakias, Agiou Vasiliou, Rethymno 740 60
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