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3 -3,5 hours
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10 people
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Discover the world of scuba diving, snorkeling and explore the Ionian & Aegean crystal-clear waters in a unique underwater experience, with one-day mini diving courses offering a taste of what diving is all about!
Over 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. The allure and mystery of the underwater world has inspired the human imagination since prehistory, from the mythological monsters described by seafaring people, to the science fiction of Jules Verne and the modern underwater adventures in Hollywood films. Breath-hold diving, dangerous though it can be, has been used to collect pearls, sponges and valuable commodities from the sea floor for many generations
Scuba diving is an amazing feeling and is as close as a person can get to being weightless without going into space.
Today, scuba diving is accessible to almost anyone with only a modest investment in equipment. Anywhere you want to dive you can usually find a dive shop near-at-hand to rent tanks, go on a guided dive with a master diver, take a chartered boat or just strap on the tanks and swim out from the shore
Top destinations for experienced scuba divers at Western Messinia and island Proti :
Proti Island
Proti island is a small island SW from the town of Marathopolis and about 2 nautical miles from there. It is an uninhabited small island with many places to dive around it.
The island Proti, the monastery of Panagia Gorgopigi. According to tradition, the icon was found on the seashore of the island. Interestingly natural terrain first. The island, which was base for pirates, there are remains of ancient fortifications and ancient inscriptions on rocks (in the “written”).
Vourlia
Vourlia is a beautiful cove in the east side of the island. It is perfect for a check dive cause of the pool conditions in the area the blue crystal waters and the present of a 40m WW2 wreck in the middle called Anouar. The wreck is at 5 meter depth only. We make the overview and after the dive become a nice wall dive with corals and sponges on the wall.
HAZARDS:The dive site has a lot of touristic activity so many boats are passing over. The distance between the wreck in the middle of the cove and the wall must include buoy.
XP level: All
Max Depth: 12 meters
Tiganakia
Tiganakia is a Wall & Cavern dive on the east part of the island. A lot off Mediterranean corals and sponges covers the wall. This site has lobsters and other fishes and the divers can penetrate in some caverns and admire thousands of shrimps on the walls inside, so many that they give the illusion of moving wall.
HAZARDS:Sometimes strong currents in the area must evaluated before the dive by the divemaster or instructor to decide the entry and exit point of the dive.
XP level: OWD with 15 logged dives
Max Depth: 25 meters
Blue Hole
Blue hole is a just amazing dive on the SW part of Proti island. One more Wall and Cavern dive to explore among big colorful rocks that creates a maze. The morphology is unique. You begin your dive in a small cove and during the dive you pass from a cavern (4m) to the next cove. You will visit a room with stalactites over the cavern between the two coves where you can take very nice photos. It is an easy dive for all levels and very exciting one.
HAZARDS: It is an easy dive for all divers. A slow ascent time to reach the stalactites room is recommended to avoid head injuries from the stalactites.
XP level: OWD with 15 logged dives (recommended)
Max Depth: 30 meters
Callens Valley
Callens valley is a Wall dive behind Proti island. The visibility like everywhere else is very high. Usually 30m. Sometimes but not very often dolphins approach the area. If you are lucky you may see some. So look around for dolphins!
HAZARDS: It is a deep dive so the diver must follow the safety standards and procedures very carefully.
XP level: All
Max Depth: 25 meters
Beacon Cove
Beacon cove is under the beacon of the island. Here is the shelter of many fishes! Cause of the morphology of the bottom, local fishermen’s cannot access here. It is a wall dive and the divers here can see many beautiful of all sizes fishes. It is a very good dive but the xp level is higher cause of the depth.
HAZARDS:It is a deep dive so the diver must follow the safety standards and procedures very carefully.
XP level: AOWD and higher
Max Depth: 40 meters
Prices per person :
€ 70,00 per adult or child 10+ years.
Max 10 persons per group.
For groups please contact us in order to offer you flexible rates.
For those who have a diving license and want a tour of one of the diving points, the appointment is set at 10:00 am. They receive, prepare and check the equipment as well as fill in the necessary forms. Please note that they must have their diploma with them. Around 11am we depart from the port for the diving point which depends on the level of training and the weather conditions that day. Return at the starting point 13:00.
This outdoor activity is available all year, depending the weather conditions and you can select your date during the booking process. We’ll then get back to you with the confirmation.
If you don’t find any dates that are suitable for you, just get in touch by phone or email and we’ll let you know if anything can be arranged. We always do our best to get the experience that suits you best.
Comfortable casual shoes - clothing.
Hat.
Backpack with snacks and bottle of water.
Sunglasses.
Sunscreen especially during summer months.
Swimsuit and towel.
Clothing for change.
Meeting point : Marathopolis port.
Meeting time : 10:00 a.m. or afternoon course.
Final time,date and information will be advised by sms or email one (1) day before the departure of your tour.
Basic physical condition : Your physical condition, no special physical condition is required. Nowadays diving is accessible to almost everybody. For safety reasons, each participant in a diving course will fill in, with the help of their doctor, a short medical questionnaire to ascertain if there would be an issue with diving.
Scuba diving experience and license required.
If you have any food ingredient allergy or allergy on other natural sources like egg bees,or any special meditation requirements, please let us know.
Minimum age: 10 years old.
Diving equipment :except for your swimsuit… all other equipment is lent to you when you take the course. This is included in the course price.
Children need to be accompanied by an adult.
Participants should feel comfortable in swimming and able to swimm.
For any tour is required a minimum number of participations in order to be materialized. In case of less participants our travel agency has the right to cancel the tour or to postpone the date in another with more participants.Last day of information about the materialisation of the tour can be 1 day before departure as some new last minute - bookings or cancelations can influence the tour.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the prebooked tour.
All customer touchpoints are frequently cleaned.
Social distancing is maintained in vehicles up to 65% of the total capacity per vehicle ( taxi-minivan-minibus-bus)
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds.
Masks are required, please bring your own..
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