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
Technical
Blue Cave (Agia Pelagia)
Dive site in Crete, Greece
A sea cave entered at 12 m with red and soft coral, sponges and, from April to June, lobsters.
- Max depth
- 31 m
- Level
- Technical
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
The dive
A cavern dive. Known for crustaceans.
Who it's for
TechnicalSource: diversclub-crete.gr
Recommended minimum: Technical (Tec, cave, trimix, rebreather).
- OverheadPart of the dive is under a ceiling, without a direct way up.
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Overhead environment: only go inside with the matching training.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Cavern
- Environment
- Cave
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Crustaceans
- Snappers
- Corals
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 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
Reef
down to 30 m
Kamini
A wind-protected reef near Agios Nikolaos with no waves or currents and an ancient 2 m anchor at 14 m.
- Open Water
- Octopus
Wreck
down to 30 m
Messerschmitt 109 Wreck
A WWII German Messerschmitt 109 fighter at 24 m with intact wings and fuselage and a visible machine gun.
- Experienced
- Groupers
Rock formations
down to 35 m
Mononaftis
A huge rock off Agia Pelagia where divers regularly meet large schools of barracudas along the reef at 30 m.
- 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.