Cyprus Dive Shack

Set on Escape Beach, five miles west of Girne city centre in Kyrenia, Cyprus Dive Shack is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort where three PADI instructors run the show. It's a ScubaPro dive centre kitted out with well-maintained ScubaPro equipment, open seven days a week through a season that runs from the first of April to the end of November, with two dives a day.

Courses and diving

Whether you're taking your first breaths underwater on a try dive or working through PADI courses like the Advanced Open Water Diver (from USD 418), there's a path for every level. The centre also caters to certified divers with dive trips, technical diving courses, night dives and wreck diving, plus Nitrox, Trimix and mixed gas for those going deeper.

Local diving takes in the famous Zenobia Wreck alongside sites such as Zephyros and Paradise, where you might spot turtles, ocean fish, sharks and rays. With a waterfront location, house reef, dive boat, onsite classroom and free Wi-Fi, it suits everyone from curious beginners to seasoned technical divers. English and Turkish are both spoken.