cyprus is a great place to learn Diving and also has plenty to see for other members of the family who don’t dive.  It is blessed with around 340 days of sunshine a year and although you can dive throughout the year, May through to October is by far the best time.  During these months you probably only need a light wet suit to explore the many and varied dive sites around the island.

The best of these and indeed, voted one of the top ten wreck dives in the world, is the Zenobia, a Swedish ro-ro cargo ferry which sank off the coast of cyprus, on her maiden voyage.  She is approx 10,000 tonnes and well over 170m long but unfortunately developed a problem with the computerized ballast system while on her way to her destination in Syria.  The captain steered her toward Larnaca when he realised she was listing badly and it was here that she sunk with over 100 trucks and trailers on board.  It is generally thought that it needs at least two dives to explore this large wreck to fully appreciate it and probably shouldn’t be attempted as a novice.

There are plenty of other dives around the coast of cyprus suitable for all levels of experience and some of the more interesting ones can be found around Paphos, around The Akamas or off the East coast near ayia napa where simple wrecks and caves can be explored.  Although interesting artifacts can be found on the seabed, please be aware that it is strictly forbidden to remove any. The beautiful and rugged Sea Caves and St Georges areas of Paphos host some exciting dives sites along with Yeronissos Island which lies just of this coastline.

There are many differnet Dive Centres accros cyprus, with shops in Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, agia napa and a few others. One local company, Cydive was established in Paphos around 30 years ago and was the first scuba Diving centre in cyprus to achieve PADI IDC five star accreditation.  It also has a second Diving centre in Coral Bay and is the longest established dive school on the island.  With a whole host of courses run by fully qualified PADI instructors, from beginners and children’s courses, to accredited courses to further your Diving career, Cydive has something suitable for all the family if they wish to join in and if not, non-divers are most welcome on dive trips (space permitting).

What a great activity and experience to enjoy whilst on holiday, with one-off introductory dives to PADI ‘Open Water’ courses.

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