© HORIZON DIVING CENTER, 71500 HERAKLION
Mononaftis, Kreta
★★★★★
(5,153)
This is an ideal place for shore dives and is a confirmed diving park. Many ancient amphoras from Minoan civilization are seen here. You can hit several depths from a few meters to 40 meters deep. An ideal site for a try scuba and advanced level divers. It has a rocky bottom with Posidonia meadows and sand.
From tiny nudibranchs to giant groupers. Hunter fish, Moray eels, octopus, lionfish, etc. create an astonishing assortment of Mediterranean life. Frequent presence of Rays and Turtles.
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock-Global_Pics
425 Sightings
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9
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19
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18
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51
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63
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105
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65
O
78
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13
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3
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
336 Sightings
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15
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59
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64
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73
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56
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59
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10
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0
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
134 Sightings
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12
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0
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13
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12
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32
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27
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27
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8
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2
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
109 Sightings
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22
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44
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43
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0
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
532 Sightings
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1
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17
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27
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56
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105
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154
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100
O
57
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11
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4
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
447 Sightings
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4
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17
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16
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54
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101
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121
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70
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57
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5
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0
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
376 Sightings
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12
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23
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45
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100
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65
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43
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5
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4
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
186 Sightings
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0
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26
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54
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89
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17
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0
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0
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0
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
139 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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18
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22
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41
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31
O
27
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0
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0
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
86 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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20
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27
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39
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