Blue Fin Divers Naxos Scuba Diving Center - PADI 5 Star IDC Resort

Had a great experience with Blue Fin Divers for my first ever dive. They were very extensive, friendly and made sure that everyone was always comfortable and understood instructions. We had 3 instructors with 5 people so it felt like a lot of attention. They also had an underwater photographer who took amazing photos (which you can buy) of a pretty mundane entry level dive but turned out amazing. Highly recommend if you've been thinking of giving it a go!

Absolutely best dive center! Cecelia was my instructor and she made my dive a great and learning experience! We went down and saw so many wonderful things that left my speechless. I left knowledgeable about diving and is now my favorite hobby. Will highly recommended anyone to come here and experience the intro to diving themselves with her and the rest of the staff! Do check out their bar/ restaurant afterward for great food and drinks. Will definitely return here!

Awesome diving experience with Vivi! The water was so clear, and I had great views of many fish and 2 octopus. It was my first time diving and would absolutely go back! My friends stayed at the beach while I dove, so it was easy to split off on activities for a few hours while on vacation.

We went on a two hour snorkeling trip with Blue Fin to a “reef” and Marianna shipwreck. They were very nice and helpful. They supplied the mask, snorkel, fins, and long wet suit with the hood! They wanted us to get the correct sizes that we were comfortable with and they brought out fins several times and wet suits for us. They supplied lockers with locks to put all of our things in. This is important because you will have to swim to the boat so if there was anything that you want to keep dry or not lose, you will be locking it away. The shop is directly across the beach. You go as a group to walk out of the shop with your gear on (except fins), and walk across the small two lane street, and across the small beach to the water. You put on your fins in water and swim out to the rubber boat. No ladder on the boat so you’ll have to get in yourself or they can help pull you up. We were on a trip with scuba divers. It was a short trip out to the reef and the snorkelers dropped in the water first. We swam the reef but there isn’t much to see here. The water is crystal clear, but there are not many fish, fish are small and only a handful of species to see. There isn’t really coral to see either so without coral or other things to keep fish here, you won’t see much. Next we swam to the shipwreck, Marianna. What a treat! If Blue Fin is flexible with the schedule, I would just spend my time at the shipwreck. There were more fish the shipwreck and just more interesting things to observe with this boat that has been sunk in the water. It was a large boat with many sections strewn around. A part of the shipwreck even sticks out of the water. My phone camera wasn’t working when we were at the main part of the wreck so I didn’t get any pics unfortunately but it was totally worth to go see. After the shipwreck, we swam back toward the reef and swam around. I suggest that you take your time just floating and observing the fish. My group was eager to stay close to the guide who took that as a hint that we were ready to move forward so we kind of zoomed past everything. Hang out enjoy your time. You already made the trip out there so might as well enjoy it. Coming back in, you have to swim back to shore. The guides were helpful with putting away our snorkeling gear.

Did my PADI wreck specialty with Blue fin and it was a great experience! All of their staff and instructors are very professional, excellent divers, and above all, great persons. They will take care of you, and make sure you have a great experience. All the communication before getting to Naxos was exceptional and friendly, and from the moment I arrived to the dive shop they make you feel you are in good hands. Special mention to Hugo, who was my instructor for the specialty, excellent instructor, explains all concepts very well, and makes sure you not only have a great time, but get all the knowledge you need to be good/improve at diving. Also to all the instructors that take the experience to the next level: Nacho, Eve, Dimitri, Sam. Will definitely be back!

We had two fabulous dives with the Blue Fin team. I have to admit, the first time was especially moving for me. The crystal-blue Aegean water was enticing, and so was the chance to see a local wreck – a World War II Beaufighter gunner and bomber that was shot down by anti-aircraft guns during a mission dropping torpedoes off Naxos. The plane was in relatively deep water, 34 meters below the surface. At about 15 meters depth we could already see the outline of the plane, which had settled on the ocean floor as if it had been deliberately parked there, except that the propellers were bent which suggests they were running when the it hit the seabed. As we reached the wreck we could see every detail of the machine, which is now home to a school of lion fish, sponges, and other friends of Poseidon. It began to dawn on me how lugubrious this experience was. We were, after all, visiting a silent, watery, empty tomb. In the excitement of the dive, I had been thinking about visibility, bottom time, air pressure, water temperature, and decompression stops. As we reached the plane, I began to think about the last minutes of the two men as they went down with the plane, one in the cockpit and another in the gun turret. They might have been my son’s age, with lives ahead of them and family to mourn them. I felt a tremendous sense of gratitude and sadness. I wished I could have told them their sacrifice was not in vain. The dive itself was flawlessly executed. Panos made sure that we did several decompression stops after spending 15 minutes at the wreck. The dive planning was extremely clear. The anchor dropped literally feet from the plane and provided a line to keep us oriented, but the water is so clear and still it was hardly necessary. This was a memorable dive and I highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity. Our second dive was to the Marianna. The story we were told was that the captain attempted to ram a reef in order to collect insurance money. The first attempt failed, the second was more successful, but the ill-fated enterprise was witnessed and the captain's reward was jail time. This was a good dive too, although the original plan as I understood it involved circling the wreck three times and my preference is always for a more leisurely and simple plan.

The best diving center in my opinion and the beach in front of it is amazing. I did my PADI OW here and I am extremely satisfied, my instructor Luna is a real pro and she’s an excellent teacher and a great friend to have. I can’t wait to go back to the underwater world again. The Marianna wreck here is just phenomenal

Great place. Great and amazing people. Must do experience. For little kids under 10 who cannot dive there is the bubble maker and that was a great experience for my youngest. My oldest loved the diving experience and the trainer’s took good care of him and it was really a memorable experience. Thank you.