Diving in Dodecanese
Explore 52 dive sites in Dodecanese, Greece. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.
Best Time to Dive in Dodecanese
The warmest water temperatures in Dodecanese occur in August, averaging 28.7°C. The coolest conditions are in March at 17.0°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 18.6°C
- February: 17.4°C
- March: 17.0°C
- April: 17.8°C
- May: 20.3°C
- June: 23.2°C
- July: 26.5°C
- August: 28.7°C
- September: 27.7°C
- October: 25.5°C
- November: 23.5°C
- December: 21.1°C
Marine Life in Dodecanese
Home to 26 recorded species including 8 reef fish, 4 whales & dolphins, 3 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 hard corals.
Recommended Packing List for Dodecanese
Based on average water temperature of 22.3°C, currents 8 cm/s.
- Wetsuit (3-5mm) - comfortable for 22°C water
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories
Marine Protected Areas in Dodecanese
- Kremastis - Paradeisiou Dimou Petaloudon Nisou Rodou - Wildlife Refugee (IUCN Category IV)
- Ygrotopos kai akti Psalidiou Dimou Ko - Nature reserve area (IUCN Category II)
- SAMOS: PARALIA ALYKI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- SAMOS: OROS KERKETEFS - MIKRO KAI MEGALO SEITANI - DASOS KASTANIAS KAI LEKKAS, AKR. KATAVASIS - LIMENAS - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- IKARIA - FOURNOI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- KASOS KAI KASONISIA – EVRYTERI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- KASTELLORIZO KAI NISIDES RO KAI STRONGYLI KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- RODOS: AKRAMYTIS, ARMENISTIS, ATTAVYROS, REMATA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (KARAVOLA-ORMOS GLYFADA) - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NOTIA NISYROS KAI STRONGYLI, IFAISTIAKO PEDIO KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- KOS: AKROTIRIO LOUROS - LIMNI PSALIDI - OROS DIKAIOS - ALYKI - PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ASTYPALAIA: ANATOLIKO TMIMA, GYRO NISIDES KAI OFIDOUSSA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (AKR. LANTRA - AKR. VRYSI) - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ARKOI, LEIPSOI, AGATHONISI KAI VRACHONISIDES - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- VRACHONISIA NOTIOU AIGAIOU: VELOPOULA, FALKONERA, ANANES, CHRISTIANA, PACHEIA, FTENO, MAKRA, ASTAKIDONISIA, SYRNA - GYRO NISIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ANAFI: CHERSONISOS KALAMOS - ROUKOUNAS - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- SANTORINI: NEA KAI PALIA KAMENI - PROFITIS ILIAS - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- VOREIA AMORGOS KAI KINAROS, LEVITHA, MAVRA, GLAROS KAI THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- MIKRES KYKLADES: IRAKLEIA, SCHOINOUSSA, KOUFONISIA, KEROS, ANTIKERIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- KENTRIKI KAI NOTIA NAXOS: ZAS KAI VIGLA EOS MAVROVOUNI KAI THALASSIA ZONI (ORMOS KARADES - ORMOS MOUTSOUNAS) - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- VOREIOANATOLIKO AKRO KRITIS: DIONYSADES, ELASA KAI CHERSONISOS SIDERO (AKRA MAVRO MOURI – VAI – AKRA PLAKAS) KAI THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISOS FOURNOI KAI NISIDES THYMAINA ALATONISI, THYMAINAKI, STRONGYLO, PLAKA, MAKRONISI, MIKROS KAI MEGALOS ANTHROPOFAGOS, AGIOS MINAS KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISIDES KALYMNOU: EPANO NERA, SARI, TELENDOS KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISOI KINAROS KAI LEVITHA KAI NISIDES LIADIA, PLAKA, GLAROS, MAVRA KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ANATOLIKO TMIMA ASTYPALEAS KAI NISIDES KOUNOUPI, FTENO, CHONDROPOULO, KOYTSOMYTIS, MONI, AGIA KYRIAKI, TIGANI, CHONDRI, LIGNO, FOKIONISIA, KATSAGRELI, PONTIKOYSSA, FIDOYSSA, KTENIA KAI THALASSIA PERIO - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISOS TILOS KAI NISIDES: ANTITILOS, PELEKOUSA, GAIDOURONISI, GIAKOUMIS, AGIOS ANDREAS, PRASOUDA , NISI KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ANATOLIKO TMIMA NISOU SYMIS KAI NISIDES KOULOUNDROS SESKLI, TROUMPETO, MARMARAS, KARAVALONISI, MEGALONISI, GIALESINO, OXEIA, CHONDROS, PLATY, NIMOS KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI NISOU SYMIS - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISOS CHALKI KAI NISIDES: KOLOFONA, PANO PRASSOUDA, TRAGOUSA, STRONGYLI, AGIOS THEODOROS, MAELONISI ALIMIA, KREVVATI, NISAKI, MAKRY KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISOS KASOS KAI SYMPLEGMA KASONISION KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- MIKRES KYKLADES, VOREIOANATOLIKI AMORGOS, ANATOLIKES AKTES DONOUSAS, GYRO NISIDES KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- ANAFI, ANATOLIKO KAI VOREIO TMIMA KAI GYRO NISIDES KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- DIONYSADES NISOI KAI THALASSIA ZONI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- VOREIA KARPATHOS KAI SARIA KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- THALASSIA PERIOCHI NOTIAS PATMOU - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- NISIDES VOREION DODEKANISON KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- PARAKTIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI VOREIAS ANAFIS - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- THALASSIA PERIOCHI KOLOUMVO - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
- VOREIA KARPATHOS KAI SARIA KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
Getting to Dodecanese - Nearest Airports
- Kos International Airport Ippokratis (KGS), Kos Island - 40 km away, approx 59 min travel time
- Rhodes International Airport Diagoras (RHO), Rhodes - 59 km away, approx 80 min travel time
- Milas Bodrum International Airport (BJV), Bodrum - 76 km away, approx 98 min travel time
Dive Sites
- Achata Arch (35.5608, 27.2046)
- Achata Cave (35.5584, 27.2036)
- Amoopi (35.4782, 27.1980)
- ANTHOS - 0m (35.8568, 27.8925)
- Archangelos Cave (36.2025, 28.1426)
- Cape Gatos (37.7189, 27.0707)
- Cape prasso (37.7773, 27.0687)
- Cave of seal (36.3209, 28.2129)
- CONTI MINI (PROBABLY) - 1m (36.4413, 28.2362)
- DHIAS - 28m (35.7784, 27.2170)
- Diving boards (36.4541, 28.2248)
- ELIAS - 5m (36.3705, 27.9912)
- EVANGELISTRIA - 6m (36.6204, 27.8382)
- Faliraki (36.3300, 28.2129)
- GEMAR I (PROBABLY) - 5m (35.4260, 27.1720)
- GIANNOULA K - 13m (35.9197, 27.8587)
- HMS Hereward (35.3333, 26.3333)
- HMS Juno (34.5833, 26.5667)
- HMS Panther (35.4800, 27.3000)
- Kalithea (36.3776, 28.2372)
- Kallithea Springs (36.3787, 28.2384)
- Karpathos Diving Center (35.5083, 27.2108)
- Kastelia (35.4699, 27.1938)
- Kerveli reef (37.7369, 27.0416)
- KIMOLOS - 10m (36.3422, 27.9062)
- Kos reef (36.8877, 27.3331)
- Ladiko Wall (36.3195, 28.2085)
- Panagias wall (37.7705, 27.0583)
- Plimmiri - wreck (35.9160, 27.8545)
- Psarapoula (36.4532, 28.2169)
- PYTHEAS - 10m (36.3333, 27.8841)
- Samos beerocks (37.7752, 27.0265)
- Samos Free Fall (37.7766, 27.0680)
- Samos Heart Rock (37.7794, 27.0583)
- Samos Katergo (37.6789, 26.5875)
- Samos Klima bay (37.7055, 27.0377)
- Samos Knife wound Rock (37.7762, 27.0668)
- Samos Limnionas cape (37.6898, 26.6341)
- Samos Limnionas underwater tunel (37.6902, 26.6339)
- Samos Mertziki (37.7051, 27.0348)
- Samos panagias rocks cave (37.7740, 27.0616)
- Samos Plakas reef (37.6984, 26.5773)
- Samos Treasure Cave (37.7174, 27.0702)
- Saria - Palatia Bay (35.8872, 27.2336)
- Stegna islands (36.1996, 28.1484)
- St Paul s Bay (36.0879, 28.0891)
- Swallow Cave - 15-30m (35.6014, 27.1662)
- TENARON (TAINARON) S - 0m (35.8655, 27.2328)
- The Waterhoppers (36.4368, 28.2049)
- Thor Star Wreck (36.9302, 27.1615)
- Waterhoppers (36.4477, 28.2264)
- Waterhoppers housereef (36.3793, 28.2393)
Dive Centres
- Arian Diving Centre - https://arian-diving-centre.com/
- BLUTOPIA MARINE PARK - https://www.blutopia.gr
- CRABDIVERS DIVE CENTER - https://www.crabdivers.gr
- FREEDIVING BODRUM - https://www.divessi.com/divecenter/729044
- H2O - https://www.h2orhodes.com/
- KARPATHOS DIVING CENTER - https://www.divingkarpathos.gr
- Lepia Dive Centre - http://www.lepiadive.com
- MANI CRUISES - https://mani.cruises.com
- Marmaris Diving Center - http://www.marmarisdc.com
- Rhodes Diving Academy - https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/greece/rhodes-diving-academy/
- SARIGERME DIVING - https://www.sarigermediving.com
- Sea World Scuba Diving Center Kos - http://www.scubakos.gr
- SILENT EXPLORERS HELLAS LTD - https://silentexplorers.info/
- The Waterhoppers - https://www.waterhoppers.com/