Only 105km away from the city of Thessaloniki, at the accommodations of Exclusive resort Porto Carras, Poseidon Diving Academy is established.

Our primary concern is to guide you safely to the underwater magic sea world. However, even if you are a certified diver you can choose us to guide you through beautiful dive sites, or even if you are new at scuba diving, you can take any of our high quality PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)- or SSI- standard diving courses.

Training is conducted by our certified and specially trained instructors, a group of two (2) Scuba Diving / Emergency First Response Instructors and a (1) DiveMaster / First Aid Emergency Responder.

The facilities of Poseidon Diving Academy include heated swimming pools, high standards teaching classrooms and indeed perfect maintained and certified diving equipment of worldwide well known brands such as TIGULLIO, OCEANIC while BAUER GERMAN COMPRESSORS provides to our clients the quality of air. In addition Poseidon Diving Academy is insured at the largest Insurance Foundation of the diving society, at DAN International- DIVERS ALERT NETWORK. This means that everyone that participates in the activities of Poseidon Diving Academy is fully covered for all possible diving accidents.

And for the clients that want something more…..we have created the
Poseidon Private Diving Club

At Poseidon Diving Academy we offer high quality scuba instruction from entry level courses through to Dive master level training. Each of this courses is recognized worldwide, and opens you doors of any dive center in the world. You can checkout PADI courses map here. Or you can checkout the specific details about course we offer by clicking on the desired course below.
 

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING IS A WAY TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE UNDERWATER MAGIC SEA WORLD. AFTER A SMALL INTRODUCTION IN THE THEORY OF DIVING, YOU WILL DISCOVER THE SEAWORLD!!!

Never tried SCUBA diving? If not, come and have an afternoon of fun and experience the sensation of relaxed breathing underwater. The try SCUBA diving sessions are conducted by one of our professional instructors or divemasters in front of the beach. It's safe and fun.

While not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover Scuba Diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba equipment
in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world.

Just call to book your session and turn up with your swimmers, a towel and an old T-shirt. You are not required to have any previous knowledge or skills related to scuba diving. You will have detailed instructions and preparations when you come.

Upon completion of your try dive we will talk you through your next step. Should you book onto the PADI Open water course not only will we refund your 60 euro but we will also give you a further reduction if the course is booked on the same day.
Duration 1-1½ Hours
Cost 40/60/80 euro (pool/beach/boat)

SCUBA REFRESHER

If you have not dived for a while and need to brush up your skills in a comfortable and safe environment or if you have done the PADI open water referral and want to refresh your skills before doing your open water dives, then you can do the PADI Scuba Review.

Duration 1-1½ Hours
Cost 40 euro

OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE

The internationally recognized PADI Open Water Diver course is the most popular scuba course in the world. It is a qualification for life and will qualify you and a buddy to dive independently of supervision in conditions similar to or better than those you were trained in.

The goal of the Open Water Diver Course is to fully train you is order for you to become a scuba diver.

The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it, because learning to dive is incredible fun.

You breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver.

During the course, you’ll make dives and dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.
You will develop skills and obtain knowledge so that you become diver that knows how to dive with safety and enjoy the underwater sea world!!!

Duration 2 weekends, or 4 days.
Cost 400euros
Minimum Age 10 Years Old
Course Dates This course is run every day.

ADVENTURE DIVER COURSE

The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence. Among all the dives this course will be consistent of, you can choose the the type of dive to meet your interests the most. Like: Deep Diver, Multilevel diver, Underwater naturalist, Peak performance bouyancy, Underwater navigator, Underwater photographer and more... Sounds fun? It is. Usualy this course is part of Advanced Water Diver course, intended for people that have no time to finish their AOWD course at once.

Duration 2 days
Cost 210 euros includes materials and equipment hire
Minimum Age 12 Years old
Prerequisites Certified Open Water Diver

ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE

The PADI Advanced Open Water course is designed to advance your diving skills in a number of speciality areas whilst gaining supervised experience. It consists of five open water dives in specialist diving areas including deep and navigation. Upon completion you will be qualified to dive to 30 meters in conditions similar to or better than those you were trained in.

As well as deep and navigation your specialty dives can be in either boat, dry suit, wreck, altitude, search and recovery, drift, peak performance buoyancy, fish identification, night, photography, multi-level, videography, diver propulsion vehicle, enriched air or naturalist.

The exact dives that you do will be determined by your interest, the environment you are training in, the conditions at the dive site and your instructors discretion. We run the course both at coastal and inland dive sites to suit students
interests and circumstances.

Duration 2 days
Cost 300 euros includes materials and equipment hire
Minimum Age 12 Years old
Prerequisites Certified Open Water Diver

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE

This course is prerequirement for Rescue Diver course. Attending this course you will learn facts and practice skills that could be of a life mather in unexpected every-day situation... You will learn all the neccessary CPR and First Aid skills, by both developing the theoretical knowledge and developing the skills neccessary.

Cost 150 euro including certification

RESCUE DIVER

PADI Rescue Diver course is both most challenging and rewarding course. It's not an pure leisure and fun dives as you get used to in previous courses, but it doesn't demand you to be an athlete or something. It throws you in a various simulated accident scenarios, to teach you to recognise potential problems and prevent them in your best ability, and if a problem could not been forseen or prevented, how to manage such situations in best welfare for you and the others. This course makes you more "aware" of potential hazards, and how to deal with them, both on yourself, or the other divers. One of most important aspects of this course is that it makes you realise that "You can't help other if you yourself are in trouble."

This course is run in conjunction with the Emergency First Response course. If you do not already have a valid CPR/First Aid course you will need to attend an EFR course at our centre, prior to completion of the Rescue Diver course.

Duration two and a half days – half day theory two days practical
Cost 300 euros includes materials, equipment and certification
Minimum Age 12 years old
Prerequisites Advanced Open Water Diver and CPR and First Aid training (EFR) within the past 24 months.

DIVEMASTER

Candidates will receive lectures in supervising certified divers, assisting with students, Divemaster conducted programs, physics, physiology, equipment, decompression theory and the recreational dive planner, risk management, the business of diving and your dive career.
Demonstrations of skills and rescue techniques will be given by our senior instructors and candidates can use our on-site heated pool to further develop and practice their skills.
Practical work is carried out during pool and open water scenarios whilst candidates are also encouraged to assist with real courses to gain hands on experience.

Cost 600 euros
Minimum Age 18 years old
Prerequisites PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent), 20 logged dives
Medical statement signed by a physician and current First Aid and CPR qualification.

Poseidon Diving Academy gives you the opportunity to visit the extraordianry beach coast of Chalkidiki and to explore the seaworld. In addition you can visit the Turtle Island (Kelifos),Kalogria Beach, Spalathronisia Islands and much more amazing siteseeings along with Poseidon 1, our specialy equipped diving boat. Accompanied by our trained and certified team and provided all necessary equipment...

All you need to do is just relax and enjoy the journey!!!