7 Scuba Diving Trips in Crete Worth Booking

1.Heraklion: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 549 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $81Our pick

At Mononaftis Beach in Agia Pelagia, you learn basic scuba skills through a 30-minute digital lesson, gear briefing, and a supervised 45-minute underwater session. A personal instructor stays with you in the water. Expect clear shallows, rock formations, fish, and optional photos. Hotel pickup is available from selected areas.

“Great introduction to scuba diving for beginners. Amazing location and well worth the money.”

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2.Heraklion: Beginner Scuba Diving Lesson with PADI Instructor

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

Learn scuba basics with PADI instructor Petros and the Cretandivers team, then make a calm, supervised open-water descent in Agia Pelagia Bay. You receive equipment, practice time, multilingual instruction, and personal attention in groups of up to six. Hotel pickup is available from selected Crete resorts, while photos and HD video cost extra.

“Can't recommend this enough. Petros and his team were super friendly, welcoming and very accommodating. The diving it's self was incredible and we felt safe and looked after at all times. I struggled with some of the basics at first but the team were brilliant at looking after me and helping me master the basics without me holding up the rest of the group. Scuba diving is an amazing experience and this beginners course with this team is the perfect way to get started or just get a taster. Thank you Petros & co for an incredible day.”

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3.Heraklion: Scuba Diving Experience for First-Timers

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 203 reviews · 6 hours · from $82

Learn scuba basics in 45 minutes, then spend about 45 minutes underwater at Ligaria with a licensed instructor. You will use full equipment, practice hand signals, see local sea life, and may take photos. Small groups are limited to six, with optional pickup from Heraklion, Agia Pelagia, and nearby resorts.

“IT was our first time and we will definitely continue our experience with diving. IT was fun and we felt very safe with 3 people taking care of us. Thank you.”

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4.Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 196 reviews · 3 hours · from $140

You’ll learn scuba basics in a 25-minute class, then head from Chania to Almyrida Beach for a supervised 8-meter swim in the Aegean. Omega Divers provides gear, insurance, transport, and free photos and video. Small groups, patient instructors, and child-specific supervision make this a gentle first try.

“The experience was very nice. It's just like snorkeling but in the water not at the surface. The instructors were nice and relaxed and polite, especially ours (Freya) wich was amazing and encouraging. I would say it is worthwhile and a must do at least once. You can always go to the surface in seconds so you don't feel any danger, always light, always others, you can always see the bottom. Definitely worth the price.”

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5.Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145Top rated

You’ll learn basic scuba skills with a PADI instructor, then spend up to 45 minutes underwater at a maximum depth of about 8 meters. Omega Divers keeps the ratio to one instructor for every two participants, supplies all equipment, and sends free underwater photos and video afterward. Hotel pickup is available around Chania.

“The whole experience was absolutely amazing! The instructors are very friendly and helpful. Definitely a must!”

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

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

Start with a clear safety briefing at Chania Diving Center, then suit up and enter calm Cretan waters with an instructor beside you. You will practice basic skills at about 9 to 10 meters, explore underwater, and receive free photos plus an SSI Try Scuba recognition card. Pickup is available from many local accommodations.

“Our family of 4, inclusive of 2 teenagers, really enjoyed this excursion since our kids had never been scuba diving. Joana, our instructor, took pictures of our experience. I wished we would have seen more sea life, but it wasn’t the case.”

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

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

At Dive2gether Crete in Plakias, you learn basic scuba skills, take your first breaths underwater, and explore Mediterranean sea life with one instructor for every two people. The program suits ages eight and up, includes equipment, transport, and water, and visits Skinaria, Plakias, or Souda Beach.

“Had an amazing time! Such beautifull scenary and super nice staff, I had Bart as my instructor and he was lovely and very thorough and kind. Lunch at the tavern next to the beach costs around 6-10 eur, we don’t recommend neither the carbonara or the bolognese but the sallads and the omelets looked good but that is besides the point. After the dive you can purchase your pictures they take and those costs 19eur but in my opinion worth the prize. when we where there they offered a little discount if you paid in cash which is a plus.”

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