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Paphos Dive Centre - Cyprus , Mediterranean

Paphos 5* Dive Centre is run by highly qualified PADI professionals, providing courses to suit divers of any abilities. With small groups per dive everyone the chance to explore the amazing dive sites the Mediterranean has to offer.

Location
The Paphos Dive Centre is a short walk along the coast from the 4* Almyra Hotel, with access to some of the islands best dive sites. Opposite the centre is the introductory dive site, and a 3 minute walk to the underwater classroom and dive boat. 

Facilities and Services
The centre is a full service facility with changing rooms, hot showers, 2 custom built dive boats, and equipment store rooms. All equipment is serviced every 6 months, so you can be sure you're diving with the highest standard of kit. There is a dive shop and rental facility on site with the latest equipment in stock, and nitrox mixer tanks are available to qualified divers. For divers just starting out, the highly qualified multilingual instructors will take you through a beginner course. Starting out in the classroom for some theory, you will quickly move onto the purpose built dive pool before you take you first open water dive in the shallower dive sites. No matter what level you are, all group dives are limited to a 6:1 diver to instructor ratio to ensure the best learning conditions. The instructors are able to take groups out to some of the famous dive sites on the island, including ancient wrecks, swim throughs and wall dives, to explore the med waters and the all the marine life that lives there.

Diving
There is a vast range of dive sites to explore from Paphos, including a Greek cargo ship at 12 metres, swim throughs at 10 metres and pottery remains on the reef at 5 metres. If youre after deeper diving, sites at St George’s Island have caves and over hangs at 35 metres. Visibility ranges between 15-35m. PADI courses available include; Discover Scuba, Open Water Diver, Scuba Diver, Advanced Nitrox and Bubble Maker (ages 8-10)

Day trips to other dive sites around the island indluding 'Zenobia Wreck' and the Akamas National Park are also available to book.

Fact File

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

Best Time: April to October.

Average Air temps: 30°C

Average Water temps: 30°C

Visibility: 5-100m (Jan-June)
Up to 200m (July - December)

Top Dive Sites: The Zenobia Wreck, The Chapel, Amphorae Caves, Copper Wreck. 

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Great Reasons to Dive in Cyprus

  • 5* PADI & BSAC dive centres.
  • Diving and instruction for all abilities.
  • Numerous wrecks and dive sites.
  • Cyrstal clear warm waters.
  • Groups catered for.
  • Choice of budget, family, luxury & spa hotels.
  • Multi sport options - tennis, golf, sailing, cycling, windsurfing, kitesurfing.

 

Dive Holidays Sportif

Sportif Dive is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of diving holidays all over the world. Our choice of destinations is extensive from established locations in the Red Sea, Maldives, Caribbean and the Far East to the exotic and unusual such as Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, Wakatobi, Truk, Palau, South America & the Pacific. Whether you are looking to for a Learn to Dive course, group expedition or trip of a lifetime we can help. With over 30 years experience and a personal approach, we can advise on the ideal location to suit your needs, at a price to suit your budget.

Our extensive knowledge of the destinations means we can recommend the right location for you. Our diving centres are selected for their excellent standards of service and safety. Whatever your priority, whether starting out or wishing to dive a technically challenging site we can recommend a range of options offering the best diving for when you wish to travel. We can organise all your travel arrangements for you, pre-book equipment and diving packages in advance to maximise your time when you get there.

As an independent tour operator, we select only the hotels, liveaboards and diving centres that offer the best standards and quality of service but at the right price. Without the overheads of a large mass market operator, we can offer the best value diving holidays often with great discounts and special offers.

Our consultants have many years experience in travel and are divers. They are able to closely match your needs and take time to recommend from a carefully selected range of accommodation and diving packages. With first hand knowledge, they are passionate about diving and travel and providing the perfect holiday for you.

Sportif also have a specialist multisport division offering instruction and rental packages for windsurfing, kitesurfing and surfing. Our specialist centres are located in some of our diving resorts, often minutes from the Dive Centre for easy coordination of activities. Packages offered included taster and learn to right through to intensive coaching weeks up to expert level. Children can start from 8 years.

Sportif Dive are an ATOL bonded operator which means that every element of your holiday is secure. With the worry of disruption to your holiday plans from weather disruption or airline failure you can be sure that we will be there to help every step of the way.
 

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