The Complete Guide to Diving Centres in Protaras, Cyprus (2026)
Protaras’ warm, gin-clear water, gently sloping shore entries, and easy access to the legendary Zenobia wreck have made this stretch of Cyprus’s east coast one of the busiest little diving hubs in the Mediterranean. Whether you’re snorkelling for the first time at Green Bay or chasing a technical rebreather certification, there’s a dive centre here for you.
We’ve researched every scuba diving business operating in Protaras, Pernera, Kapparis and the surrounding coastline — cross-checking official websites, the PADI and SSI dive centre locators, Google, TripAdvisor, Facebook and the MUSAN approved-schools directory — so you can pick the right team for your holiday.
If you’re deciding where to swim before or after your dive, check out our guides to Fig Tree Bay, Konnos Bay, and Cape Greco — all three sit right alongside the best local dive sites.
*(Listed alphabetically below. All details are drawn from public sources; where something couldn’t be verified, we’ve marked it “Not publicly available.”)*
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Why Dive in Protaras?
Protaras sits directly beside Cape Greco National Forest Park, whose sea caves, reefs and rocky coves make for some of the best shore diving in the Eastern Mediterranean. Add in the world-famous Zenobia wreck near Larnaca — regularly ranked among the top 10 wreck dives on the planet — the MUSAN underwater sculpture museum in Ayia Napa, and the calm, current-free waters of Green Bay, and it’s easy to see why so many dive schools have set up shop here. For a wider look at what else the resort offers above the water line, see our Things to Do in Protaras guide and our roundup of Protaras boat trips.
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The Dive Centres
Aquanaut Diving School
Cyprus’s oldest local operator and the *only* dive centre actually sitting on the sand at Green Bay — you can literally kit up and walk in. Family-run since 1989 by Michalis Koutsavakis and Michael Gilson, it’s a lovely, unpretentious choice for first-timers and kids, with training on offer through PADI, NAUI, BSAC and IANTD.
– **Location:** Green Bay, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 398 910 / +357 99 658 271
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [aquanaut.com.cy](https://www.aquanaut.com.cy) / [scubadivecyprus.com](https://www.scubadivecyprus.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI, NAUI, BSAC, IANTD
– **Specialties:** Beachfront Green Bay diving, family/kids’ programmes, boat trips to Zenobia & Liberty
Cyprus Diving Centre
A PADI 5-Star school in Pernera run by Swiss couple Tamara and Daniel — “Where Swiss quality meets Cypriot hospitality.” Courses run in German, English and French, and they’re notably serious about conservation, running the Xenios sea-turtle citizen-science project in Green Bay.
– **Location:** 13 Aphrodite Street, Pernera, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 399 404
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [cyprus-divingcentre.com](https://www.cyprus-divingcentre.com/en)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star)
– **Specialties:** Multilingual (DE/EN/FR) instruction, turtle conservation project, Zenobia trips
Dive Cypria
A standout for inclusivity: founded by Burcu Mahmutoglu, the first Turkish-Cypriot woman to become a PADI Instructor, Dive Cypria is an explicitly trans-safe, LGBTQ-friendly, body-positive PADI 5-Star centre with women-only course options and real experience working with neurodivergent divers and those with water trauma.
– **Location:** Leoforos Protara 390, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 97 754 194
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [divecypria.cy](https://divecypria.cy)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star)
– **Specialties:** Inclusive/LGBTQ+ diving, women-only courses, kids from age 8, Zenobia & MUSAN trips
Dragon Divers
A long-established PADI 5-Star Resort in the heart of Protaras, run by Master Instructor Mick Smith, offering shore and boat diving across Larnaca, Protaras and Ayia Napa sites including the Chapel and Tunnels & Caves.
– **Location:** Protaras, Paralimni (P.O. Box 33932, 5319)
– **Phone:** +357 23 834 244 / +357 23 834 245
– **Email:** dragondivers@cytanet.com.cy
– **Website:** Not publicly available
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star Resort)
– **Specialties:** Junior programmes (10+), Zenobia trips, Green Bay beginner dives
Easy Divers Cyprus
Operating since 2001, this is one of the biggest and best-stocked operations in town — a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Centre that runs everything from Discover Scuba to full Instructor and TecRec/rebreather internships, plus a well-loved retail shop.
– **Location:** Leoforos Protara-Kavo Gkreko 352, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 085 054
– **Email:** dive@ezdivers.com
– **Website:** [ezdivers.com](https://www.ezdivers.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star IDC), TecRec
– **Specialties:** Zenobia specialists, MUSAN trips, technical/rebreather training, Instructor Development courses, retail dive shop
GoToDive Cyprus
A slick, modern operation built around private 1-on-1 dives and a genuine technical diving programme — including exclusive CCR (rebreather) training on Triton units, alongside standard beginner-to-advanced courses.
– **Location:** Cape Greko Street 447, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 96 038 866
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [gotodive.eu](https://gotodive.eu)
– **Certifications:** Not publicly stated (technical/TDI-style courses referenced)
– **Specialties:** Private 1-on-1 diving, technical/deep/decompression diving, CCR rebreather courses, wreck hopping beyond Zenobia (Elpida, Nemesis, Liberty, Lambousa)
Herbies Diving Paradise
A Pernera institution since 1990 (at this location since 2002), run by owner and PADI Course Director “Herbie” personally on-site since 1994. Famously keeps groups tiny — max four divers per guide — and dives are extended to 50–60 minutes wherever air supply allows.
– **Location:** 36 Pernera Street (PO Box 33174), Pernera, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 441 818 / +357 23 814 292
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [herbiesdiving.com](https://www.herbiesdiving.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star IDC)
– **Specialties:** Small groups (max 4:1), self-reliant/deep courses, Zenobia, Liberty & Nemesis III wreck packages
Hydrosphere Dive Club
A newer Protaras club explicitly built around three disciplines at once — scuba, freediving and snorkelling — for divers of all levels.
– **Location:** Protaras
– **Phone:** Not publicly available
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [hydrosphere.club](https://hydrosphere.club) (site under construction at time of writing)
– **Certifications:** Not publicly available
– **Specialties:** Freediving alongside scuba and snorkelling
I Dive Cyprus
A small, VIP-style, family-feel operation run by owner Andy Varoshiotis and Marina, known for daily Zenobia trips and the island’s only dedicated Youth Dive Club & Family Adventures programme.
– **Location:** Protara Avenue 29, Shop 4–6, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 689 961
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [idivercyprus.com](https://idivercyprus.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star), NAUI Instructor Trainer
– **Specialties:** Zenobia wreck specialists, Youth Dive Club, technical/recreational mix, multilingual staff (EN/GR/FR/HU/SK/RU)
IPA Divers Cyprus
(Polskie Centrum Nurkowe na Cyprze)
The first and only Polish-run diving school in Protaras, founded by instructors Agata and Stefan Rudecki. A genuinely warm, small operation that’s built a loyal following among Polish-speaking visitors but teaches in English too.
– **Location:** Leoforos Protara-Kavo Gkreko 428, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 97 601 143
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [ipadivers.com](https://ipadivers.com)
– **Certifications:** SSI
– **Specialties:** Polish-speaking instruction, personal small-group dives, Green Bay & Cape Greco introductions
Nautilus Scuba Diving Centre
A PADI 5-Star centre right in the middle of Protaras, rated 5 stars across Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor alike. An authorised Aqualung and Apex dealer with a genuine retail sideline, and one of the more technical-friendly shops around (PADI TecRec).
– **Location:** 98 Perneras Street, Pernera, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 97 712 955
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [nautilusdivingcyprus.com](https://nautilusdivingcyprus.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star), TecRec
– **Specialties:** Technical diving, free hotel pickup/drop-off, Aqualung/Apex retail, Zenobia trips
Poseidon Dive Centre
A firm favourite just off the Protaras strip near Fig Tree Bay, dual-flagged PADI and SSI. Poseidon promises small, un-mixed groups and even runs a fully French-speaking service — “le centre de plongée 100% francophone de Chypre.”
– **Location:** Shop 7, 469 Kavo Greko Avenue, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 94 492 421
– **Email:** info@poseidoncyprus.com
– **Website:** [poseidoncyprus.com](https://www.poseidoncyprus.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star IDC), SSI
– **Specialties:** French-language diving, romantic/couples dive packages, Zenobia trips, private groups
Rec2Tech Scuba (formerly Dive Stop Cyprus)
Established 2017 in Pernera, this English-owned centre — run by Will Stratford — is repeatedly singled out by reviewers for safety kit most others skip, like in-house Nitrox mixing and dedicated emergency oxygen. Accommodation is available right above the dive shop.
– **Location:** Shop 16, 457 Protaras Cavo Greco Avenue, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 96 039 632 / +44 7596 136523 (UK line)
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [rec2techscuba.com](https://www.rec2techscuba.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI / BSAC
– **Specialties:** In-house Nitrox, dive-centre accommodation, Zenobia, local wreck/reef packages
Scuba Den (DGR Diving)
The most personal option on this list: essentially a one-man (with wife Olesea and a small team) mobile operation run by instructor Dennis Reid. No storefront to speak of — Dennis comes to your villa or hotel to teach the theory, then takes you into the water himself. Reviewers consistently mention his patience with nervous first-timers and children.
– **Location:** Mobile/villa-based service, Protaras area
– **Phone:** Not publicly available
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** Not publicly available (bookable via TripAdvisor)
– **Certifications:** PADI
– **Specialties:** Fully personalised 1:1 instruction, hotel/villa pickup, nervous-diver specialists, underwater wedding ceremonies
Scuba Tech Diving Centre
Run by Peter Crane and Rob Jones, this is the technical-diving heavyweight of Protaras: TDI and PADI TecRec courses, and Peter is an ISC Megalodon rebreather instructor offering CCR try-dives alongside standard family-friendly Discover Scuba sessions.
– **Location:** Protara Avenue 298, Paralimni (PO Box 37165, Protaras 5307)
– **Phone:** +357 99 184 002
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** Not publicly available
– **Certifications:** PADI TecRec, TDI
– **Specialties:** Technical diving, ISC Megalodon CCR rebreather try-dives, free nitrox, small groups with 60+ min dive times
Sirens Dive Centre
Opened in 2020 by Richard and Lisa, Sirens has rocketed to the top of the local rankings — TripAdvisor’s #1-rated outdoor activity in Protaras, with back-to-back Travellers’ Choice “Best of the Best” awards in 2023 and 2024. Officially a DAN professional partner, and just two minutes’ walk from Green Bay.
– **Location:** Leoforos Protara-Cavo Greco 513, Protaras, Paralimni
– **Phone:** +357 96 655 982
– **Email:** info@sirensdivecentre.com
– **Website:** [sirensdivecentre.com](https://sirensdivecentre.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star), PADI TecRec
– **Specialties:** TripAdvisor’s top-rated Protaras dive centre, underwater proposals/weddings, night dives, free hotel pickup within 15km, Zenobia & MUSAN trips
Taba Diving Centre
Another PADI 5-Star, award-winning Pernera operation with a genuinely strong reputation for teaching children and nervous first-timers — reviewers repeatedly mention instructors going out of their way with kids as young as 8–9.
– **Location:** Perneras 20, Pernera, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 922 230
– **Email:** Not publicly available
– **Website:** [tabadiving.com](https://tabadiving.com)
– **Certifications:** PADI (5-Star)
– **Specialties:** Family/kids’ diving, individual couple/family instructors, PADI Education Award winner, Zenobia trips
Yellow Fins Scuba Diving Centre
A friendly, multilingual (English, Polish, Greek, French, Dutch, Spanish, Bulgarian) team offering the full PADI course ladder up to Instructor level from a base near Cape Greco.
– **Location:** Kavo Greko 379, Protaras
– **Phone:** +357 99 239 418 / +48 664 281 711
– **Email:** yellowfinsdivecenter@gmail.com
– **Website:** [yellowfins.cy](https://yellowfins.cy)
– **Certifications:** PADI
– **Specialties:** Multilingual instruction, hotel pickup/drop-off, turtle sightings on local reef dives
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At a Glance: Which Dive Centre Is Right for You?
**Total diving businesses identified:** 18 genuinely Protaras/Pernera/Green Bay-based operators. (A further handful — Q Divers, Undersea World, Sha-Sha, Sunfish, Ocean Lab, Macronissos and Marishaa — are based next door in Ayia Napa and were left off this list, though several also serve Protaras visitors.)
– **Best for absolute beginners:** Aquanaut Diving School, Taba Diving Centre, Sirens Dive Centre, Scuba Den — all repeatedly praised for patient, unhurried first-timer experiences and strong track records with nervous divers and children.
– **Best for technical diving:** Scuba Tech Diving Centre (TDI/PADI TecRec, ISC Megalodon CCR) and GoToDive Cyprus (CCR/Triton rebreather training) lead the pack, with Nautilus, Easy Divers and Sirens also offering PADI TecRec pathways.
– **Zenobia wreck trips:** Almost all of them — Easy Divers, I Dive Cyprus, Sirens, Poseidon, Taba, Herbies, Nautilus, Dragon Divers, Cyprus Diving Centre, Rec2Tech, GoToDive and Scuba Tech all run regular trips to the wreck.
– **Freediving:** Hydrosphere Dive Club is the standout, built specifically around scuba, freediving and snorkelling together.
– **Beachfront locations:** Aquanaut Diving School is the only centre sitting directly on the beach at Green Bay; Sirens and several others are a short two-minute walk away.
– **Highest public review ratings:** Sirens Dive Centre (TripAdvisor #1 in Protaras, Travellers’ Choice “Best of the Best” 2023 & 2024), IPA Divers (4.9/5 average), Yellow Fins (4.8/5 average), and Nautilus (5-star across Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor).
Nearly all of these centres offer free hotel or villa pickup across Protaras, Pernera and Ayia Napa, so proximity to your accommodation matters less than which vibe — family-friendly, technical, multilingual, or fully personalised — suits you best.
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## Planning the Rest of Your Trip
Diving is just one part of a great Protaras holiday. Once you’re back on dry land, check out:
– The Best Beaches in Protaras — for sunbathing between dives
– Best Boat Trips in Protaras — see the coastline from the surface too
– 10 Best Hotels in Protaras — find somewhere close to your chosen dive centre
– Protaras Car Rental Guide — handy if your dive shop is a drive rather than a walk away
– Things to Do in Protaras — for the full rundown of activities beyond the water
*This guide will be updated periodically as new dive centres open and details change. Spotted an error, or run/work at a Protaras dive centre we’ve missed? Get in touch and we’ll update this page.*