Dive· Santorini (Thira)· Greece — Cyclades
Santorini Caldera Diving
36° 21.7′ N · 25° 24.2′ E
Diving in a drowned volcano: black lava walls, sponge-covered boulders, the caldera rim at Adiavatos, sheer walls off Aspronisi and Thirasia, and small wrecks around the Kameni islands.
Practical
Coordinates are the Santorini Dive Center base at Caldera Beach (OSM), which runs volcano dives to a 30 m maximum depth. Sites (Greeka): around Nea and Palea Kameni, a drop of about 70 m with three wrecks: the Santa Maria (18 m, Taxiarchis Bay), a WWII boat (13 m) and the Tugboat (30 m, advanced only). Also Adiavatos Reef on the caldera rim (barracuda, groupers); Aspronisi, with 9 sites from 7-30 m; Mansell Reef off Thirasia, a wall from 6 m to about 200 m; the Lava Caves on the south coast (max 10 m); and the Perissa and Kamari volcanic-rock labyrinths. Other centres: Navy's Waterworld (Kamari beach walk, OSM 36.3718 N 25.4815 E), Volcano Dive Center (Kamari), Mediterranean Diving Club (Perissa), Dive In Action and Caldera Diving (Perivolos), Aegean Divers (Vlychada), Atlantis Oia. No fishing at the House Reef off the Caldera Beach centre. The Sea Diamond wreck is not a recreational dive. Do not fly within 12 hours of diving.
Best for
Guided volcanic wall and wreck dives
Nearby
- Caldera Beach (Akrotiri)0.1 NM away
- Theofanis Family Tavern (Akrotiri Village)0.2 NM away
- Akrotiri Village Mini Markets0.3 NM away
- Akrotiri Archaeological Site0.6 NM away
- Melina's Tavern (Akrotiri Beach)0.7 NM away
- Taverna Glaros (Akrotiri)0.7 NM away
- Akrotiri Beach Anchorage & Buoys (Santorini)0.8 NM away
- Ta Delfinia Taverna (Akrotiri)0.8 NM away