Phoenix Dive Club

Phoenix Dive Club is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort based in Rethimno, on the island of Crete, Greece. As a fully accredited PADI centre, it's built around structured scuba diving courses and guided diving for anyone looking to explore the waters off southern Crete.

Marine life and diving

The diving here opens up an unusually broad cross-section of the sea. Divers can encounter ocean fish, sharks and rays, turtles, whales and other mammals and reptiles, along with eels and echinoderms, molluscs and crustaceans. The reefs themselves add corals, anemones and jellyfish to the mix, making each dive a chance to see something different.

With its PADI 5 Star Dive Resort standing and full scuba diving programme, Phoenix Dive Club suits everyone from newcomers taking their first breaths underwater to certified divers wanting to log more time beneath the surface. Set in Plakias, it's a natural base for exploring the diving around this stretch of the Cretan coast.