Best Scuba Diving Trips in Crete — Our Top 15

1.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach

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

Try beginner scuba in Agia Pelagia with an instructor, equipment, a 45-minute underwater session, transfers, and clear practical tips.

“All the team were personable, helpful and made the trip enjoyable throughout. As it is for beginners you walk into the sea from a beach and go about 10-20m into the sea with the surface only 6ft away. Very enjoyable with visiting the seaside, pictures and videos taken. Thank you team!”

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2.Beginner Scuba Diving Lesson with PADI Instructor

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

Try your first scuba session in Crete’s calm Agia Pelagia Bay with a PADI instructor, small groups, full gear, and hotel pickup.

“It was great and safe, the instructors were great and helped to defeat ure fears. Definitely going to come back!”

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3.Scuba Diving Experience for First-Timers

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

Try scuba in Crete with patient instructors, clear water, full gear, hotel transfer options, and a 45-minute underwater session in Ligaria.

“A great teacher, guidance perfect. Personal guidance for our son (almost 9 years old). Reliable and friendly. Hope to make another dive in future with our family 🍀”

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4.Scuba Diving for Beginners

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

Try beginner scuba in Crete with Omega Divers, hotel pickup from Chania, patient instructors, an 8-meter underwater session, and free photos.

“Great experience and great guides who were very patient and very good with both children and adults. We had a really good time!”

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5.Scuba Diving for Beginners

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

Try beginner scuba in Crete with PADI instructors, hotel transfers, a 45-minute shore dive, gear, and free underwater photos.

“The instructors/guides were exceptional: so patient and helpful with 2 of us who were quite terrified at the start. We were so well looked after and ended up going down to 8m for about 30 minutes. The location of the dive was beautiful. An experience I will never forget. Highly recommended.”

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6.Experience Scuba Diving in Heraklion Crete

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $119

Try beginner-friendly scuba in Heraklion with hotel pickup, patient instructors, clear water, small groups, and colorful sea life.

“Great outing baptism at sea. The instructors very friendly, considerate and reassuring for the first dive of our teen. Recommended!Auto-translated”

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7.Chania: Snorkeling & Scuba Dive for Beginners by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $181

Review of Chania’s beginner scuba and snorkeling boat trip, with Blue Cave, clear water, instructors, photos, pricing, and practical tips.

“Lots of fun to get to go out and swim. We only did the snorkeling but highly enjoyed ourselves. Crew was very attentive and helpful.”

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

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

Try scuba in Crete with Chania Diving Center, a small-group first dive to 10 meters with gear, snacks, insurance, and photos included.

“I want to start by saying that we had a fabulous time and that we were really well taken care of by our instructors the entire time - they were both wonderful! We did this in the beginning of October and the water was clear and warm and the dive locations were gorgeous! But if you think this is going to be Mickey Mouse scuba like at the Great Barrier Rief where they lower you on a platform and give you a rope to avoid compression issues - nope, this is the real deal. You will be suited up, asked to dive backwards in your gear off the boat, and…”

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9.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $82

Try scuba in Crete with a 45-minute underwater session, hotel pickup, equipment, instruction, and an SSI certificate at Agia Pelagia.

“Brilliant day out scuba diving! Brought for my girlfriend’s birthday and it was well worth it. We both had 0 experience with scuba diving, the staff were really friendly and helpful which made the day very smooth. The views under the sea were brilliant. Would definitely do again.”

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

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

Try scuba in Crete with a private PADI session from age 8, expert instructors, small groups, Mediterranean sea life, and hotel-free transport.

“The guides were vert helpfull and we saw a lot of different fish. We also came across many different animals and they took amazing photos!”

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11.Scuba Diving for Certified Divers in Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $168

Explore Crete’s caverns, wrecks, and clear waters on a guided scuba outing for certified participants from Chania.

“An awesome dive with a great crew. Very accommodating guys. Visibility was exceptional and the dive was as good as advertised.”

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12.Chania Scuba Diving 2 Shore Dives(Receive Certification)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $204

Review of Chania’s two shore-based scuba sessions, with SSI Basic Diver certification, gear, transfers, snacks, and practical booking advice.

“Was a great experience!! Great weather, nice spots and very good diving and snorkeling teachers! They are very motivated and they really like what they do. As well this school/company really takes their work and their responsibility very serious. So you can be sure that they teach you every important information. If you want to learn how to dive in Crete, Go there!!”

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13.Scuba Diving Experience for First-Timers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $84

Try scuba in Crete with 45 minutes of training and 45 minutes in Ligaria Bay, guided by a licensed instructor in a small group.

“Beautiful scenery, lovely captain and staff. Good food - even catered to a gluten allergy. Will definitely come again!”

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14.Crete Introductory Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96

Crete’s beginner scuba course combines theory, pool practice, and a guided Mediterranean sea dive for $96.13.

“Great instruction and experience! Perfect for beginners. It was worth it to stay for the afternoon dive.”

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15.Chania Scuba Diving | Shore Dives | Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $144

Review of Chania shore scuba sessions from Almyrida, with warm water, small groups, marine life, pricing, and practical booking advice.

“I went on 2 shore dives with my dad! Matt was our dive guide and I can’t say enough good things about him and the experience as a whole. It had been over a year since my last dive and Matt was excellent at giving a little refresher course on setting up the equipment. The dive site was beautiful with a lot of marine life to see. 10/10 experience.”

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