Reef
down to 25 m
Dia's Rock
A calm bay reef sloping from 5 to 18 m where sardines, sea breams and damselfish often form a cloud, plus a WWII mine shell.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Advanced≤30 m
Ammoudi
Dive site in Crete, Greece
A 9 m sandy-beach dive near Plakias with blennies, small scorpionfish, sometimes squid, and a cavern lit by a curtain of light.
- Max depth
- 9 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Entry
- From shore
The dive
A reef and macro dive from the shore. Known for scorpionfish and squid.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dive2gether.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Scorpionfish
- Squid
Season in Crete
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: diversclub-crete.grWhere is Crete?
The point shows the Crete area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Crete
Reef
down to 40 m
El Greco Reef
An Agia Pelagia reef with a small cave, groupers, octopuses, lobsters and morays, and visibility that often exceeds 25 m.
- Advanced
- Tuna
Rock formations
down to 19 m
Grand Gate
A big underwater arch near Plakias, wide enough for the whole group, with sunlight streaming in from the far side.
- Advanced
Reef
down to 40 m
Pleora
A reef 10 minutes west of Agios Nikolaos, sloping from 8 m to two engines of an unknown airplane at 20-22 m.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Reef
down to 27 m
Daedalos
A gently deepening beginner path to 18 m near Agia Pelagia; deeper divers reach a 14 m-high rock at 22 m.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 35 m
Kalypso Walls
- Open Water
- Stingrays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.