Scuba Diving

Snorkelling is available on-site and straight off the beaches at both clubs.  The water is lovely and clear and there is plenty to see! You might even get lucky and see a turtle, there’s lots about. Please bring your own masks and snorkels.

Lixouri Bay club – Kefalonia

We work with a fantastic PADI dive company in Kefalonia: Aquatic Scuba diving – based in Agia Efimia, a stunning little port on the east coast of Kefalonia, about a 50 minute drive from the club.

A full selection of PADI courses are available, tailored to suit all abilities. There are more than 25 different dive sites for scuba diving, with daily boat dives to nearby islands to visit canyons, caves, wrecks and reefs. Each site is unique in terms of flora and fauna. Kefalonia is known for its tectonic movements. The local environment experiences constant geological changes, which give rise to interesting caves, tunnels, cliffs and arches.

Stira Bay club – Evia

We work with a fantastic PADI dive company in Evia : Dikelas – based in Karystos about a 40 minute drive from the club (a hire car is the best option and can be arranged locally at the club).

Dikelas Dive Center is a certified Padi 5 star diving center. The diving center has been operating since 2007 providing excellent dive training options for all levels of divers. The owner, Kyriakos Dikelas, and his team will show you the secrets of the underwater world of South Evia.
A small sample of dive sites are: The Shipwreck of Platourada, The Shipwreck on the River, The Shipwreck of Archapolis, Reef of the island of Mandili, Walls of the Petals etc.

If you are a qualified diver, bring along your logbook and qualification card. As a certified diver, you can enjoy trips to different dive sites. There you can explore various caves, wrecks and reefs.

Average Prices: €50 single dive or €80 double dive (Prices do vary depending on the dive location and duration)

There are three stages to the course:

• First of all, you will be given a briefing which explains the equipment, how it works and the effects of pressure underwater. You will be taught some scuba diving theory including safety rules and hand signals for underwater communication. There will also be various diving skills you need to learn prior to going in the water.
• Next, you’ll complete your first dives in shallow water. This allows you to become familiar with the equipment and practise your new found diving skills.
• Once you feel happy with these skills, you will be taken for a little exploration in a sheltered bay. This is the fun part. You won’t forget this amazing experience of breathing underwater! Discover this fantastic new world at a depth where you feel confident and comfortable. You will have an instructor with you, so your first experience in open water will be relaxed and fun, but importantly nice and safe. You might see a Loggerhead Turtle! They are the only sea turtle that nests around Kefalonia and the Mediterranean.

Minimum age: 10 years old

Maximum depth: 10 metres

Trip duration: 3 hours-ish dependent on conditions and company

Bubble maker (Kefalonia) – A 45-minute programme designed to introduce the fun of scuba diving to children aged eight years and over. They can learn in a safe and controlled environment. Removing the theory element enables them to immediately enjoy shallow water dives.

Minimum age: 8 years old

Maximum depth: 2 metres

Trip duration: 1 hour

With this qualification, you will be able to:

dive with a buddy independent of supervision.

Plan, conduct and log open water non-decompression dives (max depth 18M).

This is the first diving level that allows you to obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services.

You will be able to dive anywhere else in the world.

You can continue your dive training with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.

Cost: €430 (includes educational material, logbook, certification fees, equipment rental and boat trip).

You can contact either company directly to make a booking or book in-resort.