Starting from Basic Fun Diving to PADI Certified Dive Master.
If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your 1st scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course, or continue your Education with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course!
THE ELEPHANT CAVE – best dive site in Crete
Our diamond, and unique dive site is the amazing “Elephant Cave”. Since operating the dive center, this dive site has been rated from experienced divers from all around the globe as one of their top 10 best dive sites around the world.
The submarine Cave of Elephants is located in Drepano area of Akrotiri, in Chania prefecture and out of Souda Bay.
For this dive site, we gather up in our dive center no2 located in Georgioupolis, right in front of the Kalivaki beach.
History of the Elephant cave:
A cavern of stunning beauty was the last home of a group of rare elephants that lived in Vamos, thousands of years ago. When the sea level rose, an unsurpassable wall of water blocked the access to this stunning natural monument, protecting it from man’s destructive interference.
A series of incredible coincidences and games of fate had to happen for the cave to be discovered and explored, in year 2000. It was accidentally discovered by a local fisher during underwater fishing.
Stunning combinations of white and red stalagmites and stalactites cast a spell to every diver been there. It was a unique discovery, as the laboratory and the scientific announcements that followed, have proved. The elephant of the cave had characteristics that have not been found anywhere else. And so scientist gave it the name “Elephas Chaniensis”.
After detailed search, all of the bones that were not stuck to the caver’s floor were taken to department of Historic Geology and Paleontology of the University of Athens. As it was proven the fossils bones belonged to elephants and deer. Taking under consideration the data collected, the age of the Cretan Elephant estimate somewhere between 50.000 and 60.000 years old.
DESCRIPTION
The caverns entrance is 3,5 to 10 metres deep and is about 9 metres wide. Dark and mysterious, it is only a few metres away from the – vertical at this point- seashore.
THE CEILING
Emerges from the water, 40 metres away from the caver’s entrance. It’s highest point is 13 metres above the surface.
THE STATIGRAPHY
The upper layer consists mostly of dwarf deer and micro mammals. In the underlying layers we find Elephas Chaniensis and normal deer bones. Two molars attached to the cave floor, 3m below water surface
THE BOTTOM
Its entire surface is covered by water. The depth ranges from a few centimetres to 4m.
THE DIMENSIONS
The main cave chamber is 120m long and its average width is 25m. The caves overall length is 160m long.
THE COLOR RED
Gorgeous white and red formations decorate the ceiling and floor.
The red stalagmites owe their colour to the amount of aluminium and iron oxide contained in the caverns stratum.
Please feel free to contact us for any questions or bookings.
One for the kids.
The Bubblemaker program introduces the incredible underwater world to our younger adventurers.
Bubblemakers get a chance to:
What scuba gear will your child use?
In the Bubblemaker program, participants get a basic introduction to how to use scuba gear, how to clear a regulator and mask, and an overview of breathing.
Under the constant supervision of one of our instructors, the day will begin with an informative briefing on Scuba Diving and the equipment use.
The highlight of the day is the excitement of the fun and games in the sea while breathing underwater for the first time in full Scuba gear for children
Duration: half day
Depth: 2 metres/6 feet
Diver Prerequisites: 8 -10 yrs old
Basic swimming skills
Our intention is to provide certified divers with a unique adventure trip, an exciting and unforgettable experience! We are the only Dive Center that is visiting all the fascinating dive sites Rethymno has to offer. Book with us a unique adventure and enjoy warm clear waters that can exceed 30 meters visibility.
We deliver world-famous Greek hospitality to divers from all across the globe. Whether you’re a diving veteran or a thrill-seeking new starter, we offer a professional, multilingual service that will show you the very best of Crete’s underwater beauty and its dive sites.
Our goal is to reveal the excitement and adventures of the underwater world and to provide you with high quality dives, in the same way that we would like to experience them ourselves.
Discover an array of spectacular dive sites such as the stunning & unique elephant cave, Skinaria, Damnoni etc, clear waters that exceed 30 meters visibility, dramatic formations of the boulders, simply an amazing terrain for a relaxing dive…
Each trip leads to a hidden world strewn with fascinating sea life and beautiful underworld treasures. Evelin Dive Center has chosen out the best dive sites dotted around Rethymnon & Georgioupolis.
As our dive sites are situated along the north and south coast of the island, you get the opportunity to discover the contrasting sea life and oceanography of both, the Aegean sea and Libyan sea.
We offer 2 dives daily. On all your dives you will be escorted by qualified DiveMasters or Instructors.
Check out our Dive Spots and feel free to contact us for questions or advice.
DISCOVER SNORKELING
Get your introduction into Crete’s underwater world without the use of Scuba gear. Discover the underwater delights of the fascinating fish and plant life of our island.
We offer a snorkeling programme in which you learn the correct use of snorkel, mask, fins and wetsuit followed by a trip to one of our dive sites under the direct supervision of one of our professional team member.
You may want to take the experience one step further and perhaps discover the joys of skin diving.
* Weather conditions: All tours and cruises are subject to weather conditions.
Depending on the daily weather conditions we will choose a sheltered location for the best snorkeling conditions.
Discover untouched snorkeling sites that are accessible only by boat.
Our boat trips are designed to make you discover the true beauty of the underwater world where you can enjoy the scenery while swimming in the crystal clear waters of Crete.
We will begin our day with a theoretical lesson with the instructor explaining the basics of snorkelling, safety rules and equipment. After completing the briefing we will depart with our speed boat to one of our snorkelling sites under the direct supervision of one of our professional team member.
Minimum age: 6 years old
Prerequisites: basic swimming skills
*Weather conditions: All tours and cruises are subject to weather conditions. Depending on the daily weather conditions we will choose a sheltered location for the best diving conditions.
BOOK NOW
Our intention is to provide certified divers with a unique adventure trip, an exciting and unforgettable experience!
We are the only Dive Center that is visiting all the fascinating dive sites Rethymnon has to offer.
Dive with us and enjoy a unique adventure and warm crystal clear waters that can exceed 30 meters visibility.
We deliver world-famous Greek hospitality to divers from all across the globe. Whether you’re a diving veteran or a thrill-seeking new starter, we offer a professional, multilingual service that will show you the very best of Crete’s underwater beauty and its dive sites.
Our goal is to reveal the excitement and adventures of the underwater world and to provide you with high quality dives, in the same way that we would like to experience them ourselves.
Discover an array of spectacular dive sites such as the stunning & unique elephant cave, Skinaria, Damnoni etc, clear waters that exceed 30 meters visibility, dramatic formations of the boulders, simply an amazing terrain for a relaxing dive…
Each trip leads to a hidden world strewn with fascinating sea life and beautiful underworld treasures. Evelin Dive Center has chosen out the best dive sites dotted around Rethymnon & Georgioupolis.
As our dive sites are situated along the north and south coast of the island, you get the opportunity to discover the contrasting sea life and oceanography of both, the Aegean sea and Libyan sea.
We offer 2 dives daily. On all your dives you will be escorted by qualified DiveMasters or Instructors.
Check out our Dive Spots and feel free to contact us for questions or advice.
Diving at night is a whole new experience, as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge.
While diving at night you can discover a different side of our underwater world. Explore a new, exciting underwater environment, as many marine animals are nocturnal.
Bali is the dive site we have chosen for this exciting and amazing experience, its protected bay allows us to admire with safety the nocturnal marine life that “comes out” during the hours of darkness, such as: Octopus, Lobster, Morey, and many others.
Night diving definitely changes the way we see marine life.
The experience and calmness of night diving cannot be compared with any other form of scuba diving. It is completely different. Dive slowly at night and you will find it exciting and relaxing at the same time.
Night diving can be a breathtaking and fascinating act. So what is stopping you? Contact us for more information or bookings.
