Diving Kalymnos - The Sponge Divers island

Kalymnos island is famous as The Sponge Diver's Island. Sponge fishery, processing and trading were the main professions on Kalymnos island for hundreds of years now. Kalymnos is actually the last Greek island with active sponge divers. !

Diving and folklore Museums expose our diving heritage and culture while various events during summertime like the Diving Festival and the Skandalopetra freediving Games give you the chance to meet and dive with the traditional sponge diving methods.

The rocky full of caves sea bed, along with our diving background, make Kalymnos island one of the best diving destination in Greece. The Diving Map of Kalymnos that we keep and update on Google Maps, presents a collection of freediving, scuba diving and snorkeling spots.
See also:  Diving Heritage  Freediving  Scuba Diving  Snorkeling  Spearfishing  

Why Kalymnos Island is a top Diving Destination in Greece

Kalymnos island is famous as "The Sponge Diver's Island". Sponge fishery, processing and trading were the main professions on Kalymnos island for hundreds of years now. Sponge Diving is Kalymnos Island Diving Heritage!

For Kalymnians, diving is not an extreme sport. It is part of their life and their culture! !

• Start a discussion with anyone and you will come up with amazing stories and expert advise!
• Try the food for divers in the restaurants and taverns drinking ouzo, retsina and wine while listening to diver's music and dancing diver's dances!
• See paintings, sculpture, art work and films about diving!
• Visit the Diving and Folklore Museums
• Participate in Diving Events like the Diving Festival and the Skandalopetra freediving Games that give you the chance to meet and dive with the traditional sponge diving methods.

Add to this environment and background:

• A clear - high visibility - current free - warm sea
• An excellent rocky sea bed full of caverns, reefs, walls and wrecks
• A rich ecosystem
• High standard diving services with individual care from KALYMNOS Diving Center

and you get one of the best diving destination in Greece which you can enjoy scuba diving, freediving or snorkeling !

Live your Diving Holidays like a Diver on a Divers' Island

Scuba Diving Kalymnos island

Kalymnos Island is a perfect place to start scuba diving, to get your certification course or to practice your advanced diving skills!

The clear - high visibility - current free - warm sea round our beautiful Kalymnos island, includes an excellent rocky sea floor with a rich ecosystem, full of caverns, reefs, walls and wrecks.

Scuba diving with KALYMNOS Diving Center

Enjoy your holidays diving the amazing sea world of Kalymnos island with KALYMNOS Diving Center, the 5 Star PADI Dive Resort of Hotel ELIES.

Take advantage of our scuba diving packages which we claim that they are the best value for money in the whole European Community!

Everyone from 10 years to 70 years old, can participate to our dives and certification courses as soon as he/she is healthy!

Always with individual care and attention!

• We offer high standard PADI training for beginners and for experienced divers.
• We organize the courses according to the individual diver's schedule!
• We dive in small groups of up to 6 divers and we never deny a dive or a course even if it is only for one diver!
• Our dives are always guided.
• We do both shore and boat diving to the most exciting dive sites of Kalymnos island,
• We also offer Night and Specialty dives.
• For groups of divers, diving schools and diving clubs we offer organized diving. Meaning the support and the equipment they need to dive by themselves with their own dive leaders. Contact us for details.
• All our diving activity is covered by DAN
• We are annually inspected by BUREAU VERITAS

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