Kamares South

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© Chania Diving Center, 73100 Chania
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© Salty Descents, 73003 CHANIA
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© Salty Descents, 73003 CHANIA
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© Salty Descents, 73003 CHANIA
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© Salty Descents, 73003 CHANIA
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© Salty Descents, 73003 CHANIA

Kamares South

★★★★☆ (67)

Very close to the port of Marathi in Akrotiri Chania, a beautiful bay for beginners and advanced divers. A wall of very rich interest with an average depth of 18m as well as a very beautiful gorge in the shallows.

Many beautiful Mediterranean marine species such as sponges, wrasse, starfish, octopus, sea urchins and lionfish.

Dive Activity

Courses and Events

Deep Diving

Deep Diving

As a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to explore some of the world's best dive sites and most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory sessions and open water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You will learn how to plan and safely conduct your deep diving adventures and how to get the most out of your deep dives with the help of dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore the most beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for other advanced training courses, making it the next logical step in your diving education.

September 5, 2026
$438.24
€380.00

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus

Octopus
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Total number of species approx.: 12

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Lionfish

Lionfish
23 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250

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Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets
9 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100

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Parrotfish

Parrotfish
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Total number of species approx.: 3

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Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120

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Flounder

Flounder
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Chania Diving Center

Chania Diving Center

Agiou Onoufriou 12, 73100 Chania, Greece
Chania Diving Center

Chania Diving Center

Agiou Onoufriou 12, 73100 Chania, Greece
Salty Descents

Salty Descents

OLD NATIONAL ROAD RETHIMNO-CHANIA, 73003 CHANIA, Greece

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Byron I Shipwreck (★4.7)

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Numo House Reef (★4.8)

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Prasonissi Reef (★4.6)

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Shinaria Beach (★4.3)

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Kalypso Bay (★4.7)

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Limenaria (★3.4)

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Scubakreta House Reef (★4.4)

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Golden Reef (★4.3)

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Posidonia Reef (★4.2)

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Amphora Reef, Kreta (★4.2)

Amphora Reef, Kreta (★4.2)

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Kori (★3.9)

Kori (★3.9)

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Heraklion Diving beach dive (★4.2)

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ammoudara (★4.1)

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