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Diving Sites
Larnaca Area
MS ZENOBIA
Description
The MS Zenobia (172m long and 28m wide) deservedly ranks among the top 10 wreck dive sites in the world and boasts the richest array of marine life on the island. The Swedish ferry also known as ‘the Titanic of the Mediterranean’ sank off the coast of Larnaka in 1980 on her maiden voyage due to a malfunction in the computer-assisted stabilising system. The ferry was carrying 108 articulated lorries with a diverse array of cargo and now lies on a flat bed of sand and rocks, inviting divers to explore its’ rich treasures and enjoy the richest marine life in Cyprus, with groupers, lion fish, seabreams, sea slugs, moray eels, tube warms, star fish, turtles. 
Details
Type of Dive Site Wreck
MAX Depth 42m
Visibility 25m plus visibility
Minimum Diving Qualifications Advanced
LEF1
Description
The LEF1 vessel (built in 1955) is one of two wrecks that were submerged in the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of Larnaka in 2019 to create the region’s first artificial reef (alongside the MV Elpida). It is also the island’s first artificial snorkelling reef. Stretching parallel to the shore, the vessel is the ideal option for non-experienced divers and snorkellers. It is also great for underwater photography and a fish identification speciality course.
Details
Type of Dive Site Wreck & Reef
MAX Depth 13m
Visibility Winter 15m and Summer 15-25m
Minimum Diving Qualifications Open water
Elpida
Description
The MV Elpida was also submerged in 2019 to create the region’s first artificial reef (alongside the LEF1). Constructed in Germany in 1965, the Elpida was used as an active cargo vessel in Greece until she was sent to Cyprus specifically to be repurposed as an artificial reef. The vessel quickly attracted diverse marine life, which continues to grow and thrive thanks to eco-friendly amphorae that have been added to the MPA to further encourage marine diversity. The wreck is suitable for two dives in a day thanks to her size and provides an ideal introduction into wreck diving with long bottom times.
Details
Type of Dive Site Wreck
MAX Depth 30m
Visibility Winter 15m and Summer 15-25m
Minimum Diving Qualifications Advanced
HMS CRICKETWRECK
Description
HMS Cricket is an old British river gunboat (built in 1915) that weathered both WW1 and WW2. The boat that is 72m long and 11 m wide was stripped for spare parts and the hull was towed to Cyprus and then anchored in Larnaka Bay to be used as target practise by the UK’s RAF. After the boat sank in 1947, due to bad weather, it ended up resting upside down, creating an enticing sandy dip beneath the wreck that now allows divers to swim through. Divers can also swim inside the hull through the battleship’s escape hatches, making this a popular wreck dive with a historical twist.  
Details
Type of Dive Site Wreck
MAX Depth 32m
Visibility 20m plus
Minimum Diving Qualifications Advanced
ALEXANDRIA
Description
The Alexandria is an Egyptian wooden fishing boat that sank in 2006; one of the few wooden shipwrecks on the island. The vessel that is 30m long and 9m wide, sank perfectly onto the seabed where it continues to sit just 200 metres from the world-famous Zenobia wreck with turtles sometimes visiting the reef. Beautiful marine life with significant number of various kinds of school of fish. One of the nicest wreck dive sites in Cyprus with very small swim through that is convenient for technical diving.
Details
Type of Dive Site Wreck
MAX Depth 30m
Visibility 20m plus
Minimum Diving Qualifications Advanced
PYLA PIRATE CAVES (Xylofagou)
Description
The three stunning underwater caves and caverns of this site are as beautiful as they are unique and can be entered with a single dive. The only place on the island where you can dive in a cave and surface inside a mountain, the experience is further enriched by stalactites and a dazzling range of different blue hues. Even though the marine life in the area is not particularly rich it is one of the most interesting sites for new divers due to the caverns and caves and for experienced open water divers.
Details
Type of Dive Site Caves and caverns
MAX Depth 5m
Visibility 20m plus
Minimum Diving Qualifications Open Water
CAPE PYLA REEF (Xylofagou)
Description
This dive is characterised by a series of rock formations with interesting, small canyons that ascend from the bottom, adding interest to the swim throughs. There is a striking illusion of brightness throughout the cave and swim throughs thanks to the different layers of the seabed in combination with the colour of the rocks and the white sand. It has a rich marine life consisting of sea stars, sea slugs, shells, and soft sponges and corals. It is good for experienced open water divers
Details
Type of Dive Site Reef with small canyons
MAX Depth 18m
Visibility 20m plus
Minimum Diving Qualifications Open Water