The 15 Best Athens Scuba Diving

1.Athens East Coast: Discover Scuba Diving in Nea Makri

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 124 reviews · 3 hours · from $106Our pick

Spend three hours learning scuba basics with Dimitris, Denis, or Rafail in Nea Makri. After a safety lesson and shallow-water practice, you make a 30 to 40 minute underwater visit to 5 or 6 meters in Schinias Bay. Groups are capped at four, with equipment, insurance, refreshments, and photos or video included.

“everything was great! the instructor explains very well and calmly. a great experience that you will never forget!”

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2.Discover Small Group Scuba Diving Experience in Nea Makri, Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $108Top rated

Meet Dimitris and the Kanelakis team in Nea Makri for a four-hour beginner scuba session at Schinias Beach. You’ll learn equipment and safety basics, practice in shallow water, then spend 30 to 40 minutes underwater at 5 to 6 meters. The small group is limited to four people, with photos or video provided afterward.

“It was a great experience for a family who have no idea about diving. Dimitris is a really nice and professional guide especially when you have a kids, you can trust him underwater, we touched on the meaning of safety and beautiful snorkeling, i'll give Dimitris telefoon number to all friends, and sure we will see him again. Thank you Dimitris and Maria”

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3.Anavyssos Athens Riviera: Beginners’ Guided Try Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

At Aqualized Dive Adventures in Anavyssos, you’ll learn basic scuba skills, equipment use, and underwater communication before heading to a nearby beach. Instructors such as Stavros, Geo, Katerina, Aspa, and Johannes stay close throughout. The four-hour outing includes all gear, but not hotel transfers.

“We had á great time, Johanes was our teacher and guide for the day and he explaned all so well that the dive was very easy and no stress. Higly recomend :)”

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4.Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners in Athens with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $203

You’ll meet Extreme Divers for a five-hour beginner scuba outing near Vouliagmeni Lake. A divemaster provides the equipment, briefing, and underwater guidance for your private group of up to six. Pickup is available from central Athens hotels, Athens Airport, and Piraeus port. George and Danae are among the instructors guests have praised for friendly, careful service.

“Great personal service. Knowledge crew. Great deal and hot showers available in shop after boat dive❤️”

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5.Athens Scuba Diving Experience for Certified Divers with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $219

You’ll travel by air-conditioned minivan from central Athens, the airport, or Piraeus to the Blue Hole near Vouliagmeni Lake. With an Open Water certificate, an instructor such as Denae or Evan will brief you, fit your equipment, and guide a shore-based descent to about 30 meters. Pickup, gear, refreshments, and DAN insurance are included.

“Dive was fine (expensive for a single dive), one of our group got injured right before the dive, slipping down the slope with the heavy gear. They told us to contact the office for partial refund...and that's when I got ghosted. Well, here you go.”

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6.Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 5 hours · from $200

Spend five hours trying scuba in the warm, clear waters near Athens. Danae and the English-speaking team provide hotel pickup, full equipment, DAN insurance, and patient instruction for beginners. Learn basic underwater skills, then explore to 10 meters with up to five other participants, looking for octopuses, eels, starfish, breams, and other Mediterranean fish.

“The guide, and other staff, were super helpful. they explained everything carefully, and helped the people that were a bit scared at the start masterfully. They were very friendly and helpful. the dive itself was also amazing, we saw all kind of fish and starfish. The pick up service was very convienent as well. They equipment was good as well. I am overweight, but they had all the necessary equipment for me as well. Overall a great experience, and I would recommend it to anyone, but especially people who do this for the first time.”

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7.Adventure Dives for Certified Divers in Nea Makri, Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $66

From Kanelakis Diving Experiences in Nea Makri, Dimitris leads certified scuba guests by speedboat to sites near Platourada Island, Dipsa Island, and Marathon Cape. Expect wrecks, caverns, walls, warm water, and a surface break with snacks on double outings. Poor weather may mean a sheltered shore outing instead.

“Our Dive Instructor Dmitris is professional, courteous, patient, very generous, and knowledgeable of the terrain and village of Marathons and Nea Makris. He took my wife and I on shoredive (s), showed us wildlife and will email us gopro videos from our dives. The Kanelakis Dive shop is very well decorated and well equipped with clean and efficient dive gear. Cressi bcd, regulators, and wetsuits. We came from Attika region of Greek which was 45 minutes away. Due to traffic and delayed transportation time, Dmitris was kind enough to let us stay in his shop while offering us water and snacks to keep us sustained.”

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8.Try Scuba Diving in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend about four hours learning scuba basics at Nautilus Dive Center, then head to Vouliagmeni for shallow-water practice and a guided underwater tour. Instructors such as Athina, Vassilis, Niko, and Alexandra have worked with first-timers, families, and nervous beginners. Equipment, insurance, transport to the site, and photos or video are included.

“Nautilus Dive Shop / Vassily organized a wonderful dive for us (two families with two kids, all first timers). First, they picked up and dropped us off from our apartment in the center of Athens, which alleviated a huge concern and made everything so easy. Our group of seven were accompanies by 3 expert divers - Vassily, Niko, and Alexandra. Alexandra was especially patient with my wife who was initially a bit stressed out and really motivated her to do the dive. Each of the divers could help the different personalities and skill levels of our group. We ended up seeing schools of fish everywhere, kelp fields etc. which was…”

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9.Adventure Dives in Nea Makri for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 13 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $64Best value

Meet Dimitri and the team at the Nea Makri scuba center, then head to Schinias Bay for shore or boat-based scuba near Platourada, Dipsa, and Marathon Cape. Groups are limited to seven, with equipment, DAN insurance, refreshments, photos or video, and guidance in English or French included.

“Seen octopus eels and rock formations , good visibility I liked it”

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10.Discover Scuba Diving Private Fun Activity in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $222

Start with hotel pickup in a private sedan or minivan, then learn basic scuba skills from an experienced instructor before entering warm, clear water near Athens. You’ll use supplied equipment and descend no deeper than 30 feet, with chances to see octopuses, eels, sea bass, breams, and other Mediterranean fish.

“Wonderful team of professional divers which gave us a memorable experience. They went through all the equipment and frequently looked back to check if everything was alright. Amazing experience in general!”

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11.Guided SCUBA Diving for Certified Divers in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend about three hours exploring the coves and reefs of Vouliagmeni with Nautilus Dive Center. Certified SCUBA divers receive full equipment, insurance, photos or video, and guidance from Vasilis or Dimitris. All descents begin from shore, groups are capped at eight, and transport from central Athens may be arranged for up to two people.

“The dive was amazing.vasilis is an excellent instructor and all the experience was awesome.I highly recommend nautilus dive center.”

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12.Discover Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $123

Spend four hours learning scuba basics with a PADI professional, practicing in shallow water, then making a guided open-water descent near Athens. The Seahorse team, including instructors such as George, Petros, and Christos, focuses on calm instruction and close support. Full equipment, eLearning, one tank, and DAN insurance are included.

“The Scuba Diving with petros, christos and the seahorse team was a very nice and fun adventure. They made me feel safe at any time, and our first Scuba Dive Experience unforgetable. Thank you ♡”

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13.Scuba Diving at the Blue Hole

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5 reviews · 5 hours · from $215

Leave central Athens for the Blue Hole near Vouliagmeni Lake, where warm spring water, rock walls, reefs, and visibility up to 30 meters await. A certified Open Water diver joins a group of up to eight, with hotel or port pickup, equipment, DAN insurance, refreshments, and free underwater photos included.

“We had the best time with our guide Evan!! We will definitely be using these guys again! Thank you so much for such a great experience! See y’all soon!”

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14.Try scuba dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $97

Meet Seals Diving Center in Piraeus at 9:30 am for a beginner scuba lesson, safety briefing, equipment use, and about 40 minutes in the water. A small maximum group of five, private transport, snacks, bottled water, and underwater photos make this a gentle first taste of the sea.

“Diving with sealdiving center was not the best experience for me. It was my first diving and did not feel wanted to do it again, until i tried in another center calls Aqualized which is a bit further Athens but totaly worthed. The thing is i had a chRead more”

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15.3 Hour Private Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $148

Meet at Deep Blue Diving Club near Kalivia Thorikou for a three-hour private introduction to scuba. You’ll complete online training, learn the equipment, practice safety skills in shallow water, then explore the seabed with a guide. Fish, turtles, and underwater plants may appear. Equipment, showers, a resting area, and DAN insurance are included.

“Perfect attitude from trainee and crew! Great experience for beginners and advanced divers. Hope that I will come back someday.”

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