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Top 15 Try Dives in Greece

22 dives  ·  from $76 a diver

The shortlist you would send a dive buddy: 15 try dives in Greece worth the money, each with its price, how many dives it includes and the one thing to know before you sign the medical form.

Try a DIVE, discover scuba diving in Mykonos - Getting comfortable in shallow water
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Try a DIVE, discover scuba diving in Mykonos

1.Try a DIVE, discover scuba diving in Mykonos

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

Spend about 90 minutes learning scuba basics with GoDIVE Mykonos at Lia Beach. You’ll practice with a PADI instructor, then spend 40 to 45 minutes in shallow water around Lia Reef. Guides including Annalisa, Kostas, Casper, Alex, and Tobias are praised for calm, patient teaching. Gear, photos, water, and DAN insurance are included.

“prise en charge de l instructeur gentilllesse calme professionalisme. rattrape le fait que les fonds sous marins ne sont pas canons mais pour la premiere plongee de ma fille c etait tres bien”

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Athens East Coast: Discover Scuba Diving in Nea Makri - The first lesson: gear, breathing, and safety
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Athens East Coast: Discover Scuba Diving in Nea Makri

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

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

Meet Kanelakis Diving Experiences in Nea Makri for a calm introduction to scuba. Dimitris, Denis, or Rafail guides you through gear, breathing, safety, and shallow-water practice before a 30 to 40 minute swim at 5 to 6 meters. Groups cap at four, equipment and photos are included, and hotel pickup is available in Nea Makri.

“everything was great! the instructor explains very well and calmly. a great experience that you will never forget!”

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Discover Scuba Diving in the Caldera of the Volcano in Santorini - At Caldera Beach, the lesson starts beside the sea
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Discover Scuba Diving in the Caldera of the Volcano in Santorini

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

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

Start at Santorini Dive Center on Caldera Beach in Akrotiri. An instructor such as Zoe or Barak teaches equipment use, breathing, and hand signals before guiding you from the shore to a nearby reef. Expect a small group of up to 10, about 35 minutes underwater, and a 2.5-hour session.

“My daughter (18) and I loved our experience with Santorini Dive Center! This was the perfect excursion to introduce diving to my daughter. Barak was very patient and thorough in explaining the equipment to our group of 5. The Santorini Dive Center team took great care getting us in the water, ensuring everyone was comfortable and taking us around the area. I can't wait to come back again and do more adventurous dives!”

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Kos: Try Scuba Diving with a diving boat - Starting at Liamis Dive Centre at 8:30 a.m.
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Kos: Try Scuba Diving with a diving boat

4.Kos: Try Scuba Diving with a diving boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 98 reviews · 6 hours · from $123

Join Liamis Dive Boat Apollon from Kos for a beginner scuba session near Pserimos. After a safety lesson, you swim with a PADI instructor in clear, shallow water, watch fish, snorkel, and relax on a 25-meter boat. One session is included, with a second available for €45.

“Me and my sister went to do the beginners diving + the extra course for 45 euros pp. Between the diving sessions we were also free to snorkel. If you are a sealife-lover or whether you want to experience something cool, this activity is perfect for you! We had lots of fun seeing the Mediterranean sea life and the crew consisted of lovely people!! The guiding was full of enthusiasm and it could be felt! This experience has set me up to wanting more scuba diving experiences! :-)”

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Anavyssos Athens Riviera: Beginners' Guided Try Scuba Diving - Why the instructors matter for beginners
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Anavyssos Athens Riviera: Beginners’ Guided Try Scuba Diving

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

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

At Aqualized Dive Adventures in Anavyssos, you’ll learn basic scuba equipment, underwater communication, and breathing procedures before heading to a nearby beach. Instructors such as Stavros, Geo, Katerina, and Aspa stay close and set the pace for your first sea session. The four-hour experience includes all gear and ends back at the shop.

“It was our first time diving, and we had the chance to do it there! Really good instructor, and an amazing experience!”

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Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving on Agios Georgios Beach - The appeal of a shallow first session
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Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving on Agios Georgios Beach

6.Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving on Agios Georgios Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 53 reviews · 1 day · from $106

At Flisvos Dive Center, you’ll spend 2.5 to 3 hours learning safety, equipment use, and breathing before entering the water at Agios Georgios Beach. This beginner session reaches a maximum of 6 meters and suits first-timers aged 10 and up. Groups are limited to seven, with English- and Greek-speaking instructors.

“le guide à été très gentil et avanant les consignes ont été très clair! nous avons apprécié d'être peu pour la plongée car cela nous à permis de pouvoir profiter de l'expérience. la plongée était super nous avons du changer de spot à cause du fort vent, ce qui peu arrivé donc je pense qu'on a vue moins de choses que prévue, comme expliqué par le guide. nous reviendrons avec plaisir, merci beaucoup !”

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Try Scuba in Crete – Free Certification & Photos (Beginners) - Entering the water and reaching 10 meters
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Try Scuba in Crete – Free Certification & Photos (Beginners)

7.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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Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving - The 5-Meter Underwater Session
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Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving

8.Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 2 hours · from $76Best value

You’ll learn basic scuba skills, practise in a pool or shallow sea water, then spend about 30 minutes underwater to a maximum of 5 meters. The small group is limited to six, with no more than four students per instructor. Guides include Jo, Przemek, and Jenna, and instruction is offered in four languages.

“Great intro to scuba diving! We are a family of 4 with 2 teenagers (14 & 17) and everyone had fun. The basics were covered in a beautiful cove and we had a nice long dive around there. Would definitely recommend.”

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Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners in Athens with Pickup - From Athens to Vouliagmeni Lake
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Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners in Athens with Pickup

9.Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners in Athens with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $203

Meet Extreme Divers for a beginner-friendly scuba session near Vouliagmeni Lake. Your guide provides the wetsuit and full equipment, explains each step, and leads a small group of no more than six. Hotel, airport, and Piraeus port pickup is included, with the experience lasting about five hours.

“Great personal service. Knowledge crew. Great deal and hot showers available in shop after boat dive❤️”

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Athens: Try Scuba Diving - The briefing makes the water feel less strange
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Athens: Try Scuba Diving

10.Athens: Try Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · 4 hours · from $117

Spend about four hours learning scuba skills at Nautilus Dive Center Athens, then head to the Vouliagmeni area for a guided underwater session. Instructors including Vassilis, Dimitris, and George explain each step patiently, with small groups, full equipment, insurance, transport to the site, and photos or video included.

“incredible time, was my first dive and the instructors gave very clear instructions and made the whole experience fantastic and unforgettable!”

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Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving For Beginners (1 dive) - A gentle first session in clear Cretan water
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Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving For Beginners (1 dive)

11.Heraklion: Try Scuba Diving For Beginners (1 dive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $116

Meet Horizon Diving at Mononaftis Beach or arrange pickup from a nearby hotel. After a basic safety lesson, you will practice scuba skills in shallow, clear water before exploring the Cretan sea with an instructor beside you. Groups are limited to eight, and Chris and Kris are among the instructors praised for calm, personal guidance.

“Chris, unsere Tauchlehrerin/Tourguide war der absolute hammer. Ich hatte diesen Kurs auf Deutsch gebucht, habe ihn dann aber auf Englisch gemacht (was für mich kein problem war) & konnte Chris jederzeit fragen, falls ich etwas auf englisch nicht verstanden habe (sie konnte super deutsch). Sie hat uns so viel zeit wie möglich gegeben/gelassen, um uns mit der Tauchausrüstung und dem Wasser vertraut zu machen. Am Anfang hatte ich etwas bammel, sie konnte mir diese angst sehr gut nehmen & ich bin unheimlich dankbar für diese tolle Erfahrung, ich würde es jederzeit gerne wieder machen. Die Unterwasserwelt ich zauberhaft; viele viele Fische, Korallen und vieles mehr gesehen. Herzlichen Dank für di...”

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PADI Discover Scuba Diving - What you can see below the surface
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Padi Discover Scuba Diving

12.Padi Discover Scuba Diving

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

From Kassandra, your PADI instructor collects you, supplies sanitized gear and a wetsuit, then teaches basic skills in a calm bay. With an instructor such as Emilios, you progress from shallow water to a guided underwater outing at 5 to 6 meters, looking for octopuses, starfish, anemones, fish, and rock formations.

“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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Agia Pelagia: Introduction to Scuba Diving Experience - What the 30-minute briefing teaches you
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Agia Pelagia: Introduction to Scuba Diving Experience

13.Agia Pelagia: Introduction to Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 2 hours · from $82

Meet Stay Wet Diving Center for a gentle first scuba experience in Crete. After a 30-minute English briefing, you enter Mononaftis Bay in a group of no more than four per instructor and reach a maximum of 6 meters. Equipment is included, and the underwater session lasts up to 45 minutes.

“Super activité, moniteur extrêmement gentil patient et à l’écoute, à faire sans hésiter !!”

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Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving - Your first experience diving - What happens during the 35-minute briefing
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Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving – Your first experience diving

14.Naxos: Discover Scuba Diving – Your first experience diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $112

At Blue Fin Divers in Agios Prokopios, you’ll learn basic scuba skills in a 35-minute PADI briefing, practice in shallow water, then explore Naxos’ house reef for about 45 minutes. The small group, limited to six, may see octopus, seabass, sponges, barracuda, and sea turtles. Michele and Blandine are among the instructors praised for calm, clear guidance.

“My instructor was awesome. She explained everything clearly and while under the water pointed out things I would have missed. She kept an eye on me so I knew I was safe. It was so much more than I expected. I would unreservedly recommend Blue Fin Diving to anyone wanting a first experience at diving.”

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Athens: Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners - The briefing: simple skills before open water
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Athens: Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners

15.Athens: Private Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 5 hours · from $200

Spend five hours learning scuba basics with instructor Danae, with hotel pickup, equipment, insurance, and a small private group included. After a clear safety briefing, you’ll enter warm water near Athens to a maximum of 10 meters, looking for octopuses, eels, sea bass, breams, starfish, and schools of 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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