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These are some of our dives with detailed descriptions of location with photographs from each dive. We also have many more dives winch are not on this map, shore dives, school dives & protected dives.

All together we offer around 45 different dive sites.

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LIST OF OUR DIVES

DIVES OUTSIDE THE MAP:

ICON DESCRIPTION

OWD	AOWD	TEH	CLIFF	CORAL	RICH LIFE	ANFORA	WRACK	NIGHT	SCHOOL	CAVE	ECO

ALAIN'S CLIFF

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Alain's cliff is one of most famous cliff dives in Croatia and with the good reason. Start the dive on a plato which is around 5 to 9 m depth swimming in the direction of open sea. You come to the end of plato which finishes with direct drop off from 8 m down to a 90 m. This is probably the closest feeling to flaying you will ever experience, the magic of this cliff is visibility. It is so crystal clear that you can in fact see almost entire cliff in one glance, from surface to the bottom. It can take your breath a way. When you come on the depth between 20 and 40 m, depending on your experience and diving category, balance your buoyancy nicely. On one place cliff breaks and makes a vertical canyon full of caves and gorgonia coral fans. Usually on this place there is a school of different bigger fish. During entire length of the cliff there are clouds of small fish all around. After some swimming cliff brakes again and goes directly toward near by island V. Smokvica. This is the place where current is usually strongest. Once you pass the curve currant suddenly stops. Just by following the cliff which gradually goes in to s small bay on the island all the way up to 5 m depth.

TIPS & TRICKS

Wach out for your depth, visibility is so good in some periods that it can trick you in going too deep. Take extra time to adjust your equipment still on the dive boat, so once you jump in the sea you are ready for the dive. If the currant is strong get as close to the cliff as possible and watch out for your breathing rate. V. Smokvica, in translation Big fig, was a restricted military island until recently so the life around it is still not affected by people too much.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, moray eels, octopuses, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, spiny lobster, forkbeards, red mullets, lots of cracks and holes to peak in to, on occasion bigger fish.

Click here for a story about Alain's cliff

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CAVE DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

This cave is really a tunnel through small peninsula, you enter it on one and exit on the opposite side. Entire tunnel is around 25 m long and 5 m. wide in all directions so there is no possibility of getting stuck or loosing your way in some small channel. Dive starts right next to shore which falls down sharply to 10 m. As you start the dive you first enter a crack in the coast line which is around 10 m wide on the entrance and 2 m. wide on the end. After you pas through crack you are back on the entrance and continue around the curve where you come in to a cave. Entrance is cool because of the vision trick sunlight makes, it looks entirely black and you feel like you are going to hit the wall until you go through the shadow. Suddenly you can see the beautiful tirkiz color of the sea through entire cave. when you exit the cave you make a small round trip between some interesting rocks and than back through the cave toward the dive boat.

TIPS & TRICKS

This dive is fun for all divers but is especially good for first encounter whit the cave dive. Lots of nudi brends, octopuses and different schools of fish.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, octopuses, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, forkbeards, lots of cracks and holes to peak in to, on occasion bigger fish, fantastic colors.

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ECO DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Eco dive is a shallow dive around the island Kalebinjak in front of village Rogoznica. Dive starts usually on west side of the island and goes counter clockwise around the island. East side of the island is the most interesting. There are huge constellations of funny looking rocks between which you can glide carried by the current. Under each rock you will see something move. Different schools of small fish are everywhere. As you round the island you will be back under the dive boat.

TIPS & TRICKS

This is the dive which is a product of cooperation between Marine biology faculty and Diving Center Pongo. With this project we mead an underwater botanical garden to influence divers in learning more about ecology and diving species. During the dive you will be able to see different boards with descriptions about some species. Definitely the dive you should not miss. Just go slowly and enjoy yourself.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Moray eels, squids, scorpion fish, congers, alicia mirabilis (do not touch), different small crabs, nude brands, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, on occasion yellow tails, many different sea stars..

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GORGONIA CLIFF

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Gorgonia cliff is located on the same island as Alain's cliff but is very different. The dive starts on the south- east part of the island on just 5m depth. After a short swim toward the south side of the island you will come on the first ''step'' from 7 to 15 m. and than on the cliff which starts with the vertical canyon From there on rocks form shelf's with the cuts underneath where you can peek in and in some, even enter entirely. In one moment, you will come over the big Gorgonia fans which expend on entire height of the cliff ... a great view. It depends on the strength of the current on which point of the dive will the dive guide turn around and head back toward the dive boat. Entire dive follows the shape of the island V.Smokvica (translation: Big fig) so it's not hard to orientate.

TIPS & TRICKS

Diving centers in the area sometimes make drift dives on this location which proves how strong the current can be. Usually under 20 m. there is no current but as you reduce the depth suddenly current starts pulling you in the opposite direction. Trick is to empty your jacket and go as close to the bottom as possible so you are protected from the currant from the surrounding rocks. There are also plenty of smaller rocks to hold on to.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, moray eels, octopuses, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, spiny lobster, forkbeards, red mullets, lots of cracks and holes to peak in to, on occasion bigger fish.

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GRBAVAC DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

On Grbavac there is a possibility of making three different interesting dives. One of the most interesting ones is a combination of a cliff and wreck dive. You start your dive just on few meters under the dive boat and gradually come to the cliff full of small caves and cracks. Here is a possibility of seeing lots of lobsters and a few moray eels. After the cliff there is a small reef which comes from the deep all the way up to 5 m. depth. You should maintain depth down to 20 m. as you go around the reef and you will come over the wreckage of one ship. This ship was most probably transporting coal and today this coal covers a big peace of the bottom from which different parts of the wrack are still visible. This wrack is nothing special but there is a lots of interesting life hiding in almost every whole.

TIPS & TRICKS

This dive is a little bit tricky in orientation as you change your direction many times. Also the reef which goes directly in the opposite side of the island contributes to the confusion, so ask the dive guide to describe the dive before jumping in the sea.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, moray eels, octopuses, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, spiny lobster, forkbeards, rays, lots of cracks and holes to peak in to, on occasion bigger fish.

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MIKES DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

In the middle of the sea there is a big underwater reef which comes up to 5 m. depth. On the southwest side, where you start the dive, is a vertical cliff. As you descend down you will come on to a cave on around 32 m. depth. The cave is big enough for one diver to enter but diving guides do not allow it because of big risk that you will damage the walls covered in different colorful corals. Usually inside of the cave there is few spiny lobster whose red white moustache you can see on the ceiling of the cave. As you continue the dive you will come on the biggest part of the cliff with orange gorgonia fans and lots of life on and around it. Than suddenly cliff breaks right and you come on a deep crack in the stone almost wide enough for a diver to enter. This crack is usually a hide out for bigger fish. As you come on the top of the cliff on 19 m. depth, bottom gradually goes toward the top of entire reef up to 5 m. On the top of the reef there is a plateau with interesting stones and lots of life surrounding them, especially octopuses, nudibranchs, snails and golden zoanthids.

TIPS & TRICKS

Watch out for the current as you swim on your way back toward the top of the reef . If you peek in to cracks be sure there is no moray eels or congers inside. Next to the cliff on around 45 m. dept there is a wreckage of a working platform looking like an arrow. Platform is around 40 m length, 17 m. width and 5 m. height.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, octopuses, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, cat sharks, spiny lobster, nudibranchs, snails and golden zoanthids, lots of cracks and holes to peak in to.

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MR. BENDY DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Dive starts on few meters under the dive boat. Bottom slowly falls down to around 25 m where is a cliff which falls directly down to 50 m. This cliff is not so deep but is very long. You can not pass it entirely in one dive. Watch out for you air because after you finish with the cliff you have a little bit of swimming to do to get under the dive boat. On the cliff you can see spiny lobster, moray eels and los or different schools of fish. Usually who dives on Mr. Bendy dive comes back for more. Atmosphere of this location has something special.

TIPS & TRICKS

On this cliff was found an 1,5 m wide squid egg during the 2005 summer. This egg is until now recorded only on New Zealand and is extremely rear. It was very hard to find out what it was. You can reed more about it on the page...

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Lots of nudibranchs, in the cracks congers and forkbeards, different corals, colorful algae, spiny lobster, moray eels, schools of fish, gorgonia fans.

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MULO DIVE - LIGHTHOUSE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

On Mulo dive current is usually there. If diving leader knows the dive he can start it in relatively calm sea. There are two dives you can do without changing boat location. Both dives start from few meters depth between big rocks which form small channels. As you go on you will pass over few steps, each few meters height, until around 20 m when you come on the top of the 20 m cliff full of life. Cliff is entirely covered with different organisms in beautiful colors. There are lots of holes and cracks where you can see moray eels, congers and lots of octopuses. First dive goes down to 30 meters on the cliff and back toward the boat. Second dive is shallower and goes all around the island Mulo.

TIPS & TRICKS

Current on this dive is always there and it can be really strong. Do not go wondering away from the dive leader, for if you miss the turn back point current can take you and than it will be a problem swimming back. On this small island there is Austro-Hungarian Light house built in 1873 looking really great. Today this light house is fully automatic, but in the old times there was a family living on it all year long. Watch out for fishing nets.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Lots of nudibranchs, snails and golden zoanthids, in the cracks lots of congers and forkbeards, different corals, squids, colorful algae, spiny lobster, moray eels, alicia mirabilis, schools of fish, gorgonia fans.

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REEF DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

This is a fun dive. Cliff starts immediately on the beginning of the dive and goes down to 24 m. Entire cliff goes inwards so it forms kind of a open cave through which you can swim. Lots of orange gorgonoa fans and different fish. Than cliff goes back up to 15 m and connects directly to the island Muljiuca. But after few minutes you see another cliff on your opposite side. This is the stone reef which comes from the opposite side of the island. You switch the cliffs and follow the reef. In one moment there is a small canyon through which you come back on the first cliff and than back toward the dive boat. It sounds complicated but is really safe and fun dive.

TIPS & TRICKS

This is definitely one of most popular dives and is real fun. It can disorient you a little bit so take your compass bearing before the dive.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Hundreds of nudibranchs, snails and golden zoanthids, in the cracks forkbeards, yellow tails, different corals, colorful algae, spiny lobster, schools of fish, gorgonia fans.

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PLANKA DIVE

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Dive starts directly under the dive boat on a north side of two big reefs. Bottom gradually falls down to 10 m when you come on the first step form 10 to 18 m. depth, little further off there is another step down to 27 m. If you stay on the depth around 30 m. you will come on the huge cliff full of big cracks and caves. Red gorgonia fans hide the entrances to the smaller holes where you can find Jon Dorys, moray eels, octopuses, spiny lobster and scorpion fish. On the depth of 36 m there is a board whit a name of one Hungarian diver which loved this cliff. As you decrees your depth you will come on a small 5 m cliff on a depth around 15 m. Entire cliff has a cut on the bottom where you can peek in side whit your lights. Current on this dive can be strong but only until 20 m depth. So on the beginning of the dive you go under the current and on the end of the dive current takes you almost without swimming back to the dive boat.

TIPS & TRICKS

This is the most famous peninsula, because its danger for ships during entire naval history, in Croatia. there is lots of copper peace's still witnessing the tragedies which took place in the history. On the tip of peninsula seaman built a small chapel in memory of all who lost there lives.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Nudibranchs, dentex, brown meage, scorpion fish, white seabreams, schools of small fish, octopuses and sometimes yellow tails come to check the divers out.

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SWEET WRACK

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

Wrack is located near the island of M.Smokvica so there is no need to dive in to blue. Dive starts form 3m depth. From there you come on the first part of the wrack which is a stern of the ship. Notice a steering wheel still attached on its original place. Circling the wrack is usually a school of fish and on occasion a few octopuses. After circling around the wrack you continue swimming for 3 min and come on the second part of the wrack which is the deck or the ship which flew of during the explosion of the torpedo which sank it. Here you will for sure find a few Scorpion fish in the sand around the wrack. After swimming over the wrack you will come on the third part, which is already on 9 m depth, this is a usual hide out for octopuses.

TIPS & TRICKS

This ship was sank by the torpedo during 2 world war and it carried Rumanian flag. By the legend it was carrying chocolate and biscuits so it got named Sweet wrack. Especially nice during the night dive, when you can see Jon Dory's and Langouste.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Scorpion fish, octopuses, leaf fish, colorful algae, Jon Dory's, langouste, schools of fish, congers and forkbeards.

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FRANCESCA DI RIMINI

DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVE

There is a special underwater buoy on 3 meters depth connected all the way down to the stern of the wrack. This helps in orientation and safety of the dive. Francesca leis on the bottom with the deck up, so it looks like it is still sailing on. Her cargo holds are full of 105 mm grenades where you can find few big forkbeards and congers. On the deck is lots of deferent fish life and on many occasions you can find bigger fish circling the wrack, yellow tails and common dentex. Front mast of Francesca is still standing directly toward the surface and it makes a great image looking from underneath. Grenades are not active but by no way think to touch them.

TIPS & TRICKS

Italian 55 m. long and 10 m. wide ship with German crew, Francesca di Rimini was sank in 1944 by English torpedo boats during the night attack. There is a little mystery about the events that happened on that night, you can read a story about it on a page ...This wrack is protected by law, so don't try to take any peace's up to the surface.

POSSIBLE TO SEE

Dentex, brown meage, scorpion fish, white seabreams, different corals, colorful algae, schools of fish, congers and forkbeards.

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