The Best Dive Sites in Cyprus offer far more than warm water and visibility — they deliver true underwater variety. In this Infothek section dedicated to the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus, we share background knowledge about Cyprus’ top dive locations: what makes them special, what you can expect underwater, and why each site has its own personality.
From legendary wrecks and artificial reefs to dramatic caves, walls and underwater sculpture parks, the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus provide unforgettable dive experiences for both beginners and experienced divers. This is where Cyprus reveals its second world — calm, blue and surprisingly alive.
Explore the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus with SancyTours
Many of the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus can be explored with SancyTours as private guided dives. We help you choose the right dive sites for your level and wishes, and we provide a calm, professional experience — with the option to add underwater photo or video packages.
For inspiration, explore our underwater gallery and video gallery to see real impressions from the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus before you dive them yourself.
Best Dive Sites in Cyprus – What Makes Them So Unique
What makes the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus stand out is diversity in a small area. Cyprus offers:
- iconic shipwreck diving
- reef dives rich in fish life
- tunnels and cave-like swim-throughs
- underwater cliffs and wall structures
- artistic underwater environments
Because the island has multiple regions with different underwater landscapes, the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus never feel repetitive. One day you can dive an enormous wreck filled with dramatic structure — the next day you glide through sunlit tunnels or schools of fish over natural reef.
Wrecks, Reefs, Caves & Sculpture Parks
The Best Dive Sites in Cyprus include world-famous wreck dives as well as modern purpose-sunk sites created to support marine ecosystems. Wrecks provide strong structure, atmosphere and photography opportunities — and over time they transform into living reefs.
At the same time, Cyprus has incredible natural dive sites: reef formations with Mediterranean marine life, rocky coast dives full of small underwater details, and scenic cave and tunnel areas where light creates spectacular underwater moods. Another unique highlight among the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus is the underwater sculpture park concept — a blend of art and marine habitat that feels surreal and unforgettable.
Best Dive Sites in Cyprus – For Every Level
One of the reasons the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus are so popular is accessibility. There are dive sites suitable for first-time divers and easy guided dives — but also deeper and more advanced options for those who want wreck penetration, technical equipment or more challenging dive planning.
In the Infothek we explain the Best Dive Sites in Cyprus with focus on what matters to divers:
- underwater highlights and marine life
- entry style (shore or boat)
- typical dive routes and scenery
- who the site is best suited for
Some short informations about your Advanced Open Water Diver Course Cyprus
Pick-Up about 8:15 to 8:30 at your hotel, depending where you´re staying
Please bring swim suit and a towel with you
Advanced Open Water Diver Course Cyprus:
– Private Advanced Open Water Diver course
– Five full open water dives with custom focus
– Navigation, deep dive, wreck/cave, buoyancy & more
– All dive gear included (size selection during booking)
– Optional HD video & photo package available
– All theory via online E-Learning portal
– Free transfer from Larnaca or Ayia Napa district
– Minimum age: 15 years
If the desired date is fully booked, please send us an email to service@sancytours.com and we will try to arrange the desired date.
Some short informations about your Open Water Diver Course Cyprus
Pick-Up about 8:30 at your hotel, depending where you´re staying
Please bring swim suit and a towel with you
Private Open Water Diver Course Cyprus:
– Open Water Diver course with private instructor
– Fully customized training – just you and your guests
– All dive gear included (size selection during booking)
– Optional HD video & photo package available
– Online theory via free E-Learning portal – learn anytime, anywhere
– Free transfer from Larnaca or Ayia Napa district
– Minimum age: 15 years
If the desired date is fully booked, please send us an email to service@sancytours.com and we will try to arrange the desired date.
If you love wreck diving but prefer something a bit more accessible than Zenobia, the Elpida Wreck offers the perfect balance of structure, depth, and marine life.
Sunk intentionally in 2019 as part of a marine regeneration project off Oroklini, this 63-meter-long former patrol ship is a relatively young wreck – but it’s already teeming with life and structure to explore.
Perfect for certified divers who enjoy upright wrecks with wide access points and good visibility, the Elpida Wreck allows both scenic observation and technical skill refinement.
Diving at the Elpida Wreck with your private guide from SancyTours means complete focus, full flexibility, and the chance to truly explore every corner of this artificial reef.
If you want to explore the wreck, simply send us a short email — or scroll down and use our online booking form.
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Take your diving skills to the next level with our Advanced Open Water Diver course in Cyprus – a private, two-day training experience tailored entirely to you.
With your personal instructor at your side, you’ll complete five open water dives focused on expanding your confidence, technique, and awareness beneath the surface.
Whether you’re interested in navigation, wreck diving, deep diving or perfecting your buoyancy – this flexible course lets you discover more of what scuba diving truly offers.
Training takes place at some of the best dive sites, ensuring optimal conditions and unforgettable underwater experiences.
Theory is completed online through our E-Learning platform, so your time on-site is used for what really matters: diving.
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If you’ve always wanted to explore the underwater world, the Open Water Diver course in Cyprus is your perfect entry point into recreational scuba diving.
Here in the warm, clear waters you’ll learn all the fundamental skills with your private diving instructor – no strangers, no stress, just you (and optionally a friend or partner) in your own personalized course.
This 2-day beginner dive course is conducted at Cyprus’ best training dive sites and offers a focused, fun, and safe introduction to the sport – whether you’re a complete beginner or refreshing old skills.
All theory is completed conveniently online in advance through our E-Learning portal, so your valuable time here is 100% dedicated to the water.
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