No corals or wrecks. Not so spectacular dives. Cave diving is good, particularly in the south. In Chania town, try Blue Adventures Diving www.bluadventuresdiving.com .Blue Adventures dive in north Crete, around Lazareta island and Agios Fanourios, where you will find many amphoras and small caves.

In Rethymno go to Paradise Divers (west of Rethymno) www.diving-center.gr .Paradise Divers dive in Elefantospileo (Elephants Cave), an underwater cave in north Crete, where you can see the stalactites in and out of the water, plus some remains of pre-historic elephant and a deer. You can see clearly the tusk and jaw of the elephant. The entrance of the cave is at 9m. It’s the best dive in north Crete and one of the best of its kind in Greece.

In south Crete there are more caves and ‘wall’ dives. Diving centers exist in Paliohora, Sfakia and Plakias.