PADI Courses in Greece: Our 4 Best

1.Heraklion: Beginner Scuba Diving Lesson with PADI Instructor

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 355 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $88Our pick

Spend 2.5 hours learning scuba basics with Petros and the CRETANDIVERS team in Agia Pelagia. After a calm, multilingual lesson and safety practice, you’ll make a supervised open-water session in clear bay waters, reaching no more than six meters. Small groups, full equipment, and hotel pickup make this a friendly first step.

“It was great and safe, the instructors were great and helped to defeat ure fears. Definitely going to come back!”

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

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

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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3.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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4.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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