DIVING
- SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM
Diving
Welcome
to the fascinating and unique underwater world of North
Cyprus, where you can enjoy one of the longest diving seasons
in the Mediterranean.
You
will find crystal-clear, unpolluted water where
the marine life is still undisturbed. Underwater visibility
can be more than 30 meters.
Down
in the deep and warn blue you will meet sting rays, amber
jacks, scorpions, bream, grouper, cuckoo, wrass, and now and
then a sea turtle. The under water terrain is furthermore
an ideal place for octopus and moray eel, colorful sponges,
soft, soft corals, as well as treasures from ancient times.
You
can choose from about twenty diving sites east and west of
Kyrenia as well as diving safairs to other places along the
coast. These are sites that will give the experienced diver
thrills and the warm, crystal-clear water and limited depth
provide perfect learning condition for beginner.
You
can experience wreck diving including the site where in the
1960's on of the wold's oldest shipwreck was found - 2 300
years old, dating from the time of Alexander the Great. The
excavated hull of the ship, together with its cargo of amphorae
and millstones is hosed in a special museum in Kyrenia Castle.
You
will be accompanied by professional drivers who will do everything
to give you an unforgettable diving holiday. We also want
to inform you that Scuba Diving along the coast of North Cyprus
is not allowed on your own. And it is illegal to move or ouch
any historical artifacts.
The
link below lists all the scuba diving professionals on island:
Scuba
Diving in Cyprus
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