Explore Krk

Krk is a large island which lies within the Kvarner Bay in Croatia and is attached to the mainland by a bridge. It lies within the North Adriatic Sea. This island is known for its rich history, but is also often visited by divers wanting to explore its surrounding waters. With over 40 very versatile dive sites, a large range of divers will enjoy diving here. Whether old historical wrecks, gardens of spectacular Gorgonians, steep drop offs down into the blue or thrilling caves are what divers are interested in, they are all here. The dive centres with their experienced guides will take divers to the dive sites by boat, whether it be for completing a dive course or just to explore the many dive sites here. Two unique highlights here are the 1.5 metre long Frogfish! Which can be spotted as well as the underwater mine at Lorelei at the Island of Cors. With so much variety underwater, each dive is bound to be a memorable one.

Top Dive Sites Map

★★★★★ Toni House Reef

A beautiful coastal dive site located at the mouth of Torkul Bay. It is named after a famous local fisherman who also worships diving. The interesting thing about the bay is that there are several smaller and larger wrecks at this dive site, so this little hidden bay hides interesting things for everyone.

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357
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16.0 m
⌀ Depth
12.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★★ Peltastis (Wreck)

The Peltastis wreck is located between Šilo and the bay of Klimno, a hundred meters from the northeastern coast of the island, at depths of 12 to 32 meters.

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1,689
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28.0 m
⌀ Depth
11.0 m
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★★★★☆ Kamenjak

This reef breaks the waters surface forming a small rocky, jagged islet. The underwater landscape is as rugged as the surface. Beginners can dive on the reef around the islet keeping to the shallower depths, while more advanced divers can do a deeper dive to some fascinating large yellow and red gorgonian corals.

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342
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21.0 m
⌀ Depth
13.0 m
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★★★★☆ Cavern Bay

Located on the northern side of Krk island, under the steep cliff faces, this site has a nice deep wall drop off with lots of life. The dive ends with a swim through tunnel.

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26.0 m
⌀ Depth
15.0 m
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★★★★☆ Čuf

One nautical mile south of Njivice we anchor at the peninsula Čuf. Our anchor drops to seven meters where we start our dive. From there advanced divers can explore the bottom of a stone wall full of life up to 32m. Beginners can enjoy the view from 18m until both groups meet at a pipeline where we return.

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104
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22.0 m
⌀ Depth
10.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★★ Jakljan (Wreck)

The wreck of the Jakljan lies between Novi Vinodolski and the island of Krk in a depth of 42m to 51m upright on the bottom of the Adriatic Sea. Two anti-aircraft guns can be seen at the bow and stern, the cargo is completely preserved, and the wreck is in excellent condition.

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41
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38.0 m
⌀ Depth
18.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★☆ Plic Tenki

A very nice dive site on the east side of the island of Krk. Like a pyramid, Tenki stands in the water. After the entrance at 3m, there is a small tunnel which leads to 9m deep. Two steep walls (up to about 20m and the next one up to about 40m) are worth seeing. In the shallow water, there are great geo formations.

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732
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25.0 m
⌀ Depth
14.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★★ Vrbnik Cave

The diameter of the entrance to the cave is +/- 4 metres; 2 or 3 divers can comfortably enter at once. Divers must be careful not to stir up the sediment on the cave floor. The cave is +/- 25 metres long and in the centre you will see a stream of sunlight coming from a narrow siphon, extending up to the surface.

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20.0 m
⌀ Depth
15.0 m
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★★★★☆ Punta Šilo

Located on the point of Šilo, 2 nm from the mainland, this colourful reef is suitable for beginners and advanced divers. There is a nice wall covered with yellow corals.

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372
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22.0 m
⌀ Depth
11.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★☆ Vanjsko Silo

This circular shaped reef is located about 300 meters from the point of Silo on the island of Krk, 10 minutes by boat from the mainland. There reef starts at a depth of 15 meters.

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26.0 m
⌀ Depth
12.0 m
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★★★★★ Black Rocks

Not far from our dive center we anchor at Black Rocks. Under water we see two small wrecks of fishing boats and wide rock formations. As soon as we climb we can explore a landscape of overgrown rock formations and small caves.

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18.0 m
⌀ Depth
12.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★☆ Rt. Družinin

A small but colourful reef located at the point of Druzinin, on the northern side of the island of Krk. The reef is full of life and there is a nice canyon at the end of the dive site.

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114
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19.0 m
⌀ Depth
13.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★★ Punta Glavina

A beautiful wall descends gradually to 25 meters below the surface. A few fin strokes away is the edge of a second wall that reaches all the way down to 45 meters. One of the highlights of this location is a large cave, with an entrance at only 3 meters.

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80
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25.0 m
⌀ Depth
14.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★☆ Silent Beach

With our Shuttle bus we take you, in just a few minutes, to the House Reef Silent Beach South.The most beautiful beach by far on the island of Krk is surrounded by fragrant pine trees, and the crystal clear water has a soft turquoise glow. You would think you are in the Caribbean.

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1,018
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17.0 m
⌀ Depth
13.0 m
⌀ Visibility

★★★★☆ Mel’s rock

This dive sites is located near the dive site Tenki, with our comfortable boat, we will be there in 20 min. The formation is like a pinnacle, it starts from a depht of 2-3mt, and goes down to 25mt.

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20.0 m
⌀ Depth
18.0 m
⌀ Visibility

Diving in Krk

One of the main attractions of diving around Krk is the wide variety in underwater topography which almost creates underwater playgrounds for divers. This topography includes multiple caves of all different sizes and at different depths such as Bug Cave, Deep Cave and Blue Malin Cave and steep reef walls and steep underwater cliffs such as Selzine. Other dive sites which are man-made include historical wrecks such as Peltastis and the mine at Lorelai. If divers are wanting to have more relaxed divers where they can admire the diverse marine environment here, then there are multiple dive sites where they can do this. Some dive sites, including Mali Plavnik and Plic Tenki, also cater to the night dive lovers and underwater photographers.

The best Months to Dive in Krk

Croatia has a Mediterranean climate which means hot summer winters with a lot of rain. The air temperatures here range between a cold 8°C in the midst of winter, between December and February, and reaches up to 26°C in the summer months of July and August. The peak diving season lies between May and September when the waters are the most calm, the most clear and the warmest, with the least amount of rain and the least amount of currents. The water temperature here ranges between 12°C and 24°C and the visibility is on average good throughout the year and ranges between 10 metres and 35 metres on the best days.

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Centers Map

Hang-Loose-Diving®

Krcka ulica 34, 51521 Punat, HRV

Buborek DC

Sv. Marki ulica 128, 51500 Linardici, HRV

DIVER KRK

Brace Juras 9, 51500 KRK, HRV

Pelagos diving center

Stube put Kijca 6, 51512 Njivice, HRV

Dive Loft Krk

Namori 4, 51516 Vrbnik, HRV