10 Discover Scuba Diving in Greece Worth Booking

1.Try a DIVE, discover scuba diving in Mykonos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 216 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $193Our pick

Learn scuba basics with a PADI instructor at Lia Beach, then spend 40 to 45 minutes exploring the shallow Lia reef. GoDIVE provides equipment, DAN insurance, water, and underwater photos. Guides including Kostas, Annalisa, Alex, Tobias, and Casper are praised for calm, patient instruction, especially with nervous beginners.

“Very patient with beginners and helpful when panicking and understanding the crew was very nice I would recommend for anyone”

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

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

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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3.Discover Scuba Diving in the Caldera of the Volcano in Santorini

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108

At Caldera Beach in Akrotiri, qualified instructors teach you basic scuba skills, hand signals, and equipment use before guiding you into the volcanic caldera. You begin in waist-deep water, then spend about 35 minutes underwater near a reef with fish. Zoe and Barak are among the instructors named by guests.

“We took our Girl Scout troop here. It was an amazing experience. We were taught the basics of scuba, before we went in the water. The staff were very helpful. My son left his GoPro behind and they notified me and shipped it to us.”

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

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

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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5.Try Scuba in Crete – Free Certification & Photos (Beginners)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $144

Start with a clear beginner briefing, then enter calm Cretan waters with a certified instructor beside you. You will practice basic skills, reach about 10 meters, receive free underwater photos and an SSI Try Scuba recognition card, and return after roughly three hours. Pickup is available in the Chania area.

“Great experience. Picked up from our airbnb rental (slightly late but that didn't matter to us, we were contacted to say pick up would be late, that was the main thing). Kitted out properly. Very clear instructions during briefing from Dimitri. Driven to the beach, tanks on & off we went. My 2 sons & I had never done this before so it was a brand new & amazing experience for all of us. I'd say the half hour was just about right, for a taster session. You don't need to be a good swimmer at all (which I'm not), just comfortable in water. Overall I'd strongly recommend this to…”

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6.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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7.Padi Discover Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $93

Spend about three and a half hours learning scuba skills in a quiet Halkidiki bay. A PADI-certified instructor teaches you in a group of no more than four, with equipment, water, hotel transfers, and a guided underwater session included. Emilios is among the instructors praised for calm, patient teaching.

“Calm instructions and very serious about safety ! Nice little Bay where it was easy to train. Not last time we try this”

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8.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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9.Chania:Try Scuba Diving 2shore dives(Receive Certification)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 24 reviews · 5 hours · from $200

Meet Salty Descents in Kalyves or use shared pickup from Chania, Souda, Platanias, Kalyves, or Georgioupoli. In a group of no more than six, you’ll learn basic scuba skills, practice from shore, and make two supervised descents to 12 meters. Ioanna, George, and Younis are among the instructors praised for calm, clear teaching. Photos, video, equipment, transfers, and SSI Basic Diver Certification are included.

“Absolutely loved this! The tour guides were amazing and everything was really well organised. The actual diving was such a relaxing experience, I really didn’t want to return to land. Plenty of fish to see and we even saw an octopus. Don’t worry about not feeling safe, as long as you know how to breathe, swim and listen, you’ll be fine! 10/10 would recommend”

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10.Plakias: Try Scuba Diving first time – Private, from 8 yrs.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $174

Start at Dive2gether Crete in Plakias for a four-hour PADI Discover Scuba session. After a careful briefing, you learn basic skills in shallow water, then explore near Skinaria, Plakias, or Souda Beach with no more than two participants per instructor. Ages 8 and up are welcome.

“Profesional, a nice experience. They have good equipament and very profesională instructors. The experience was interesting and we have everything we need from them.”

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