© HORIZON DIVING CENTER, 71500 HERAKLION
Mononaftis, Kreta
★★★★★
(5,167)
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
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: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
425 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
9
A
19
M
18
J
51
J
63
A
105
S
65
O
78
N
13
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
336 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
15
J
59
J
64
A
73
S
56
O
59
N
10
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
134 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
0
J
13
J
12
A
32
S
27
O
27
N
8
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
109 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
22
J
44
A
43
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
532 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
17
M
27
J
56
J
105
A
154
S
100
O
57
N
11
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
447 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
4
A
17
M
16
J
54
J
101
A
121
S
70
O
57
N
5
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
376 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
23
J
45
J
79
A
100
S
65
O
43
N
5
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
186 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
26
J
54
A
89
S
17
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
139 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
18
J
22
A
41
S
31
O
27
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
86 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
20
J
27
A
39
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
