Dive· Kos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Sea World Scuba Diving Center (Agios Stefanos, Kefalos)

36° 45.1′ N · 26° 59.1′ E

The dive centre on Agios Stefanos beach in Kefalos Bay, right opposite Kastri islet, running short boat dives to Kefalos Bay's reefs and walls and, in good weather, a dive safari to Nisyros's volcanic underwater landscape and Strongyli islet.

Practical

Position from the OpenStreetMap dive-centre node; the centre gives its address as St. Stefanos Beach, Kefalos, next to the Ikos Aria resort, about 30 m from the sea. Open daily 9am-6pm from about April 25 to November 5; water 20-26 C April-October, visibility over 25 m (about-us page). Two boats: a 7.5 m RIB and a 10 m dive boat, 12 divers each. Local boat dives are 1-15 minutes from base: Kastri, 3-Rocks (canyons and barracuda near the basilica ruins), Skala (wall with nudibranchs and lionfish) and Krikelos (sponges, wall and drift for more experienced divers); also Limnionas. Prices on the fun-dive page (2026): morning double dive 140 EUR (meet 9:30am, boat 10am, back about 1pm to 1:30pm), afternoon single 70 EUR (meet 3pm), night dive 85 EUR, Nisyros/Strongyli safari 180 EUR (meet 9am, back about 2pm; 4-6 divers, 'only with very good weather conditions'); lower rates if you bring your own kit. Phone/WhatsApp +30 690 888 1810, info@scubakos.gr. Yachts anchored off Kastri or in Kamari Bay can dinghy to the beach in front of the centre (keep outside the yellow swim-zone buoys).

Best for

Diving straight from the Kastri / Kamari Bay anchorage

Season

Late Apr–early Nov