10 Crete Scuba Diving Tours in Greece, Compared

1.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners _Beach

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

First-time scuba for beginners at Agia Pelagia’s Mononaftis beach. Theory, guided gear, and a supervised underwater session in clear water.

“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

First-timer PADI scuba lesson in Agia Pelagia, Crete. Small group coaching, gear included, shallow water, footage after.

“Excellent trip from our cruise ship to scuba. We had experienced and first time scuba divers on our trip and Pedro, Friday, and Petros were all amazing with our group. They both helped to calm the folks who were nervous while providing a very entertaining dive session for those of us who were certified. Highly recommended.”

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3.Scuba Diving Experience for First-Timers

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

First-timer scuba training at Ligaria, Crete with full gear, instructor guidance, photos, and optional pickup from Agia Pelagia or Heraklion.

“Thanos was really Helpful and Kind. The Underwaterworld was Gorgeous.”

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4.Scuba Diving for Beginners

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

Beginner scuba in Chania with hotel pickup, 25-minute theory, and a guided 8-meter underwater session plus free photos and video.

“This was a great first diving experience that I’ll never forget! My guide was awesome. She was patient with me and talked me through everything. I highly recommend!”

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5.Scuba Diving for Beginners

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

Intro scuba in Chania for beginners with PADI Discover, hotel pickup, 30-minute theory, 45-minute shallow water, free photo email.

“My wife and I had a great time. The instructors were awesome! This is great for people who may be on the fence about scuba diving, since you go off the shore and are not very deep.”

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6.Experience Scuba Diving in Heraklion Crete

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

First-time scuba training on Crete with Horizon Diving. Small group, patient instructors, calm practice, and real wildlife sightings.

“We were so lucky to find this experience during our trip to Crete. We had the owner of the company as our guide and he and the whole experience were nothing short of INCREDIBLE! As we are not certified and it was our first time diving, he spent time making sure we understood all of the techniques, equipment, hand signals, etc. and helped us every step of the way making sure that we were ok and reminding us to practice the right breathing techniques so that we could have the best possible experience. We were able to see a lot of fish - even some barracudas! Overall we are so…”

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

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

Beginner-friendly snorkeling and scuba from Chania, Blue Cave swim, open-water session up to 9-10 meters, photos, and small-group coaching.

“Chania Diving was awesome! They were in constant communication regarding our pick up time and location even when we tendered to the old port instead of the new port. Basal (sp?) picked us up on time, took us to the dock and ended up being our instructor / dive master. He was clear, patient, and reassuring. They had all of the right size equipment for smaller women. They took us through everything step by step. And they were right with us in the water for everything. We could not have asked for a better first dive experience.”

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

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

Beginner Try Scuba in Crete with small-group instruction, a first underwater session to about 10 meters, and free photos.

“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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9.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

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

Beginner scuba experience at Agia Pelagia Beach with equipment, SSI Try Scuba diploma, underwater coaching, and hotel pickup from Crete.

“Great experience. The guides were wonderful and this experience would be perfect for those who love pictures for social media. The dive is stopped multiple times just to take pictures, and you get to see/buy them at the end.”

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

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

Private first-time scuba session in Plakias, Crete. Small coaching ratio, quality gear, and a guided look at Mediterranean marine life.

“Profesional, a nice experience. They have good equipament and very profesională instructors. The experience was interesting and we have everything we need from them.”

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