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Dive Sites The Zenobia Wreck About 10 minutes by boat from Larnaca, the Zenobia is a Swedish roll on  roll of ferry that sank in 1980. With the top of the wreck at 16 metres and the sea bed at 43 metres, the wreck offers scope for the sport diver  to the most experienced diver. The Zenobia had 104 articulated lorries on board when she went down and  many can still be seen along the holds and rear decks of the wreck. There are also many species of fish and marine life to be seen. H.M.S Cricket/Ormidhia Wreck   Believed to be the wreck of H.M.S Cricket, a World War 1 River Class Gun Boat. The wreck is 65 metres long with a beam of 13 metres and lies  in 30 metres of water. The crystal clear clarity means that the dive  boat is still visible from the bottom. Dhekelia Jetty   About 20 minutes from Larnaca. An unused conrete jetty that offers easy entry and exit from the water. The jetty is the home of a large variety of marine life and an armoured car! With a maximum depth of 5 metres this is an excellent dive for the less experienced, or those  wanting a long easy dive. Tunnels & Caves   A very popular dive site. We usually start and finsh the dive through  a blow hole which leads to an underwater playground of caves, tunnels  and pituresque scenes of bubble as they escape from the rocks and tunnels. This is a magical dive to remember. Maximum depth is 16 metres. Chapel Rock   Don your equipment at the Fisherman's Chapel and follow the steps down to the entry/exit point at the mouth of the cave. Here, a ceremony is held each year to bless the sea and ask for the safety of the local  fishermen. Just off the cave, the sea bed drops to approximately 30 metres. Follow the wall and choose your own depth. The dive ends with  a swim through a small cave to the dive exit point. A variety of marine  life can be seen here, even turtles!. Sheep Dip   Approximately 30 minutes from Larnaca. Enter the water from the beach  or from the rock (the sheep jump off!) A very scenic dive with numerous  small fish, sponges and octopus. There are some small caves and a natural  stone arch. An excellent dive for the photographer. Maximum depth is  12 metres.   LIMASSOL AREA Copper Wreck A British Man'O'War with copper bottomed hull foundered on the reef  on the western tip of the Akrotiri Peninsula. Not much remains from the original wreck although you regularly retrieve the copper and brass  pins embedded in bits of the hull. Caves Archway and many species of  fish. 9 metres.  Akrotiri Fish Reserve Amazing interaction with local marine life. A very shallow dive suitable for all divers. Hand feed groupers, moray Eels, Bream and Bass. Many octapus to be found. 9 metres. Pharses II Wreck An open deck cargo ship of less than 1000 Tonnes lying on its starboard  side and intact. An abundance of marine life can be observed here. Penetration can be achieved although under strict supervision. 21 metres. Three Stars Wreck This vessel caught fire and ran aground back in 1972. It is partly submerged in only 7 metres of water and very safe to enter in several  parts. Interesting exploratory dive for all levels. Big Country A great multi-level site with many caves, overhangs and very large boulders some more than 12 metres high. Grouper, Morays, Octopus and  large shoals of damselfish are found here. Max depth 23 metres. M.V. Habe Wreck A very good training wreck for beginners. This 1000 tonne Barge is semi-submerged against Limassol harbour wall. Although quite broken  up it still makes for an interesting poke around dive. 9 metres. Twin Rocks Two large rocks protruding out of water from a depth of 21 metres. A blow hole can be found on the eastern rock. Caves and a lot of interesting marine life will be found in the surrounding area. Sharks Cove Don't panic... it used to be called fisherman's Cove and sharks unfortunately  have never been sighted here. A spectacular Cove on the Akrotiri Peninsula.  A submerged Tunnel starts and ends the dive where in between you glide along the cliff face before circling over a rocky reef bottom. 12 metres. Tombs Very close to the shore there is a series of apparently man made caves which resemble ancient tombs. Very scenic with profilic marine life. 12 metres. Caverns and Caves 100 metres offshore in a depth of 14 metres you will find many interesting caves on a large reef. Varied marine life. Archways and Pinnacles A large Archway in 21 metres of water with four pinnacles situated on every major compass point. An abundance of marine and fish life to be found all over the area. Good Navigation Site.   PAPHOS AREA Jubilee Shoals Probably one of the most talked about sites in Cyprus. A fantastic submarine cliff from 17 to 40 metres with pinnacles, caves  and overhangs. Many large predatory fish have been sighted here as well as large groupers, octupus and morays. For the more experienced divers  only, there is an amazing tunnel penetration. Other dive sites in the Paphos area include wrecks, reefs, caves and walls.

 

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