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Written by Willem J. Habets   
Thursday, 24 April 2008

If you visit Crete, you have to dive those places!!!

 

1, Seadream House Reef, Ammoudi, Lefkogia-Rethymno
 
2, Skinaria Cave-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
 
3, Skinaria canyons-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
 
4, Skinaria Walls-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
 
5, Grouper Rock Skinaria-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno

1, Seadream House Reef, Ammoudi, Lefkogia-Rethymno
A shallow dive but therefore not less exiting. Rich in fish life and lots of other other aquatic fauna and flora typical for the Mediterranean. Smaller groupers, octopus, moray eels and during the summer months turtles can be spotted. A nice cave can be found in only 6 meters depth. Perfect dive for training activities, beginners but also nice for the exploring advanced divers among us. Fantastic night diving! Depth from 2 till 16 meters. Visibility average +25 meters. Water temp: summer months 23-25 degrees Celsius. For more info contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
2, Skinaria Cave-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
The dive starts from the beach into the bay of Skinaria, a nice dive with a shallow start during the beginning of the dive. For many divers the “real” dive begins when you reach the wall with a drop off till 23 meters. Along the wall you also find the cave of Skinaria at a depth from 17 to 20 meters. Big fish can be spotted along the walls, groupers and jack fish during the season. Depth from 2 till 25 meters. Visibility average +25 meters. Water temp: summer months 23-25 degrees Celsius. For more info contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
3, Skinaria canyons-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
A shallow dive through exiting underwater canyons in a depth from 3 to 16 meters. A combination can be made to the Skinaria wall till a depth of 22 meters. A nice dive rich in fish life and a varying bottom composition. Good dive for underwater photography (macro). Good dive for both beginners and advanced divers. Depth from 3 till 22 meters. Visibility average +25 meters.  Water temp: summer months 23-25 degrees Celsius. For more info contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
4, Skinaria Walls-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
Exiting dive for the more advanced divers among us. Starting from a shallow reef in the bay, the dives continues to the wall with a drop off to 35 meters. Rich in fish life, groupers, moray eel, lobster, octopus and many others can be seen during the dive. Nice dive for advanced divers. Depth from 10 till 35 meters. Visibility average +25 meters.  Water temp: summer months 23-25 degrees Celsius (possibility for thermo-cline at deeper depths).
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5, Grouper Rock Skinaria-Ammoudi, Lefkogeia-Rethymno
A great dive for the advanced diver. An uprising rock from the depths just outside the Skinaria bay offers a haven for a lot of aquatic life. Bigger fish can be spotted. This dive represents the big blue, for the experienced diver this dive goes as deep as 40 meters. Lobsters, moray eels, big groupers, octopus and many other species can be seen during this dive. Depth from 18 till 40 meters. Visibility average +25 meters (+40 meters possible).  Water temp: summer months 18 - 22 degrees Celsius (possibility for thermo-cline at deeper depths). For more info contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
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