What is there to see in Kalithea? The answer is quite simple - marine life, and lot's of it! During a recent Advanced Open Water course (July 2004), the two divers identified over 30 different sorts of fish and plant life within a period of 4 days!

This first map shows the general layout of the bay, and the inset shows the two platforms and some of the underwater reefs. To the left are the thermal baths which are currently being restored.

During our various dives we take you to features we call the Mushroom, Blue Hole and Crystal Fish Alley. Each is quite unique. The Mushroon, for example, is a rather large rock with many entrances and exits - you can see all the way across it. When you go under the Mushroom, when you look up you'll see many sponges growing on the underside. Later, when you come out from under the Mushroom, if you look back you might be able to see the air bubbles coming up through the rock!!

This next map gives a more detailed topographic view of the bay. To the left of the two blue platforms is the area where we give our snorkelling and Open Water courses. The area to the right of the two platforms is used for the various tours and Advanced Open Water modules. If you have a DSL connection, you might want to click on the map and see the enlargement.

The Blue Hole is an interesting little cave. When you look in from the outside, it is very dark. But if you go barely a meter inside, you've got daylight over your head! It's an extremely easy entrance and exit, and you can surface and eat cookies if you want to while talking to your diving buddies!

Crystal Fish Alley is called that because the water in this part of the bay is exceptionally clear. If you catch the light just right, you can see schools of tiny almost transparent fish swimming, and close behind them are the schools of very young baracuda out to get their lunch!

This next map was drawn by one of our students on the Dive Master course during the summer of 2004. It gives you an idea of the area to the left of the two diving platforms. This is where we teach Snorkelling and the Open Water course. For those with a DSL connection an enlargement is available.

And while you are swimming across the sandy bottom areas of the bay, do watch out for octopus. They breed during the months of May and September, and then the larger ones go back out to sea. But the baby ones remain in the bay. The older octopus know that if they are spotted by a diver, he will try and get them to come out of their hiding place. So they just crawl deeper into their holes if they see you coming. But the baby octopus have not yet learnt this trick. If you're lucky, you'll get to see one swimming!

As you can see, there are a lot of fish. But the one that got away really was not as big as the diver in the back would have you believe!

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