Scuba diving · BEGINNER SCUBA DIVES IN GREECE

The 15 Best Beginner Scuba Dives in Greece

27 dives  ·  from $79 a diver

The 15 best beginner scuba dives in Greece, with what each costs, how long you spend underwater and who it suits. Number one is there for a reason; start with it.

Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience in Caldera for Beginners - Starting at the Santorini Scuba Academy in Emporio
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Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience in Caldera for Beginners

1.Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience in Caldera for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 597 reviews · 3 hours · from $106Our pick

Meet the Santorini Scuba Academy in Emporio for a three-hour beginner session in the caldera. Your English or Greek-speaking instructor explains the gear, safety, and hand signals before guiding you through about 45 minutes underwater. Alex, Irini, and their team are known for calm, personal help, especially with nervous swimmers.

“Alex is Very good in explaining things and making you comfortable in water. I strongly recommend him to anyone who is looking for somone patient and Calm for there first dive.”

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Heraklion: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach - Entering the sea from a calm, shallow beach
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Heraklion: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach

2.Heraklion: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach

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

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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Heraklion: Beginner Scuba Diving Lesson with PADI Instructor - Starting with a slow lesson at Cretandivers
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Heraklion: Beginner Scuba Diving Lesson with PADI Instructor

3.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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Rhodes: Diving Adventure for Beginners and Experts - From Mandraki Harbour to the water
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Rhodes: Diving Adventure for Beginners and Experts

4.Rhodes: Diving Adventure for Beginners and Experts

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 237 reviews · 1 day · from $82

Join Waterhoppers Diving School for a guided scuba experience near Kalithea, with a safety briefing, breathing practice, full equipment, and one underwater session. Dutch, English, French, and German-speaking instructors guide groups of up to six. Beginners receive close support, while experienced divers can use the outing as a gentle refresher.

“We did two dives, one of which was a cave dive. This pace was relax and enjoyable. Overall, I had a lovely adventurous time. Crew was knowledgeable and professional.”

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Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners - The 25-minute lesson before you enter the sea
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Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners

5.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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Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners - Why Armeni Bay makes a good first underwater setting
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Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

6.Santorini: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 112 reviews · from $147

Meet Atlantis Oia in central Oia, then travel to Amoudy Bay and by boat to Armeni Bay. Instructors such as Apollos, Eugene, Omar, and Opo guide beginners through equipment, underwater signals, and basic skills before a supervised session to 12 meters. The small group is limited to 10 people.

“Apart from the early wake up definitely recommend this scuba diving experience. Everything was great and you feel really safe and it was thoroughly enjoyable”

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Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners - The 25-minute lesson before you enter the sea
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Chania: Scuba Diving for Beginners

7.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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Chalkidiki: Scuba Diving for Beginners in Kassandra - What the three-hour schedule feels like
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Chalkidiki: Scuba Diving for Beginners in Kassandra

8.Chalkidiki: Scuba Diving for Beginners in Kassandra

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 83 reviews · 3 hours · from $92

Learn to use scuba equipment, practice in shallow water, then explore Kassandra’s clear Mediterranean coast with a PADI instructor. Emilios is praised for calm, careful teaching, and groups are limited to four people, with no previous experience or license required. Equipment, PADI eLearning, water, and selected hotel transfers are included.

“Incredible first Scuba experience with Emilios at Dive Greece! Highly recommend for anyone wanting to try for the first time, made us feel very safe with his clear and well explained guidance and instructions. Thanks for an amazing first Dive!”

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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

9.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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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)

10.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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Halkidiki-Kassandra: Scuba Diving for Beginners - The five-minute ride to Kassandra
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Halkidiki-Kassandra: Scuba Diving for Beginners

11.Halkidiki-Kassandra: Scuba Diving for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 48 reviews · from $102

At Diving Center Sredetz, you’ll learn scuba basics with instructors including Anton and Dimitri, practice your skills, then enjoy a 30-minute underwater session off Kassandra. Groups are limited to five, with equipment, theory, transport, and instruction included. Clear water, gentle conditions, and abundant sea life make this a good first try.

“this was mine and my partners first time trying scuba diving and it was an excellent experience and our tour guide dimitri was exceptional he was very reassuring and made sure we were comfortable the entire time and the rest of the guides were so nice .. definitely recommend their centre 😊 thank you for an unforgettable experience!!”

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Mykonos: Scuba Diving Mini Program for Beginners - Why the small group matters for first-time scuba
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Mykonos: Scuba Diving Mini Program for Beginners

12.Mykonos: Scuba Diving Mini Program for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 2 hours · from $188

At Lia Beach, you’ll spend about two hours learning basic scuba safety, handling full equipment, and practicing in shallow water before an open-water session with a PADI professional. The group is limited to four, and Kosta, Danny, Syka, or Steve-o may be among the friendly instructors. Photos, towels, drinks, and insurance are included.

“We had a fantastic time scuba diving and the instructor was super amazing! Thank you for the experience”

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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

13.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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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)

14.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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Hersonissos, Stalida: Scuba Diving Experience for beginners - The morning schedule at Nana Golden Beach
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Hersonissos, Stalida: Scuba Diving Experience for beginners

15.Hersonissos, Stalida: Scuba Diving Experience for beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Learn scuba basics at Scubakreta in Nana Golden Beach Resort, then practice in a pool before a supervised shore session in the Cretan Sea. English-speaking instructors, including Elise and Katarina on some sessions, keep the pace calm and personal. The three-hour program suits first-timers aged 10 to 55 who can swim and meet the health requirements.

“Thank you to the guide who held my hand throughout the dive and made sure I felt safe and had the courage to continue the adventure.”

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