Diving and snorkel
Snorkel and dive from Bali.
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Quick facts
- Region
- Rethymno
- Start town
- Bali
- Typical duration
- 3–5 hours
- Type
- Diving and snorkel
The coves at Bali give snorkellers a shore entry and give dive boats a short run to rock and seagrass. Clarity depends on the north wind. A discover session and a certified dive are different products. Neither of them is a cave. Say which you are booking, and expect the afternoon slot to be the one that gets moved. The steep paths down to the water are part of a shore entry.
Meet at the cove the centre names. Driving the main road and hoping is how people miss the briefing.
It suits swimmers who can manage the steps. Skip a shore snorkel for anyone unsteady on a wet stair.
Snorkel and dive from Bali needs 3–5 hours from Bali. The months that usually work are May to October. You need to be honest about whether anyone is certified, and you need a calm sea. A south or north wind that stacks up a shore break is a day to cancel, not a day to insist. Confirm the meeting beach in Bali that morning. Snorkel and dive from Bali gets in the water on the Bali coast. Clarity and wind on another shore are a different booking.
Is it worth it
Snorkel and dive from Bali is worth the hours from Bali when it suits swimmers who can manage the steps. Clarity depends on the north wind. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.
What to bring
- Water and a hat, because The coves at Bali give snorkellers a shore entry and
- Shoes that match the ground on Snorkel and dive from Bali. Meet at the cove the centre names. Driving
- A layer for the start in Bali. May to October still has cool mornings and wind.
- The return hour written down. Snorkel and dive from Bali takes 3–5 hours, and a second plan the same day is how you miss it.
Tips
- May to October is the window to trust for Snorkel and dive from Bali. Outside it, ask whether the day is even running.
- Leave Bali with 3–5 hours clear. Meet at the cove the centre names. Driving the main road and
- Search “Snorkeling diving Bali Crete” and check that the meeting point really is Bali.
Related tours
Boat tripBoat from Bali’s coves
Bali3–5 hours
Bali is a string of coves on the north coast between Rethymno and Heraklion. A boat from here stays local: the next cove, a swim, and back. It is not a gulf cruise and it does not reach Gramvousa. The coves look sheltered and still catch the afternoon meltemi. Morning boats are the ones that match the postcard. The village road is steep, which matters when you are carrying a bag down to the wrong quay. The usual length is 3–5 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits swimmers staying in Bali. Skip it if you wanted a long cruise. The geography does not support one. The quays are down at the coves, not on the main road. Confirm which cove is the departure. Morning is the calm slot.
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Bali coves day
Bali3–5 hours
Bali, on the coast east of Rethymno, is a string of small coves under a headland rather than one long beach. You can swim in the village bay and walk to the next cove if the path is open. It is a compact place. The appeal is not having to drive between swims. The limit is parking and the slope of the streets in the heat. The usual length is 3–5 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits a slow beach day and couples who want somewhere smaller than Rethymno. It is not a base for Samaria, and it is an odd coach excursion if you will only see the car park. Bali is on the old national road east of Rethymno. Stay in the village or drive down from the highway. The coves are on foot from the harbour.
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Diving and snorkelShore snorkel east of Heraklion
Heraklion2–4 hours
Between Heraklion and the resort coast there are ordinary shore entries for a mask on a calm morning. This is not a boat and not a course. Visibility is average, the bottom is sand and rock, and the north wind writes the plan. Amoudara is the easy version from the city. Further east the entries depend on the day’s chop. Go with a buddy. A shore break is a reason to get out, not a reason to swim harder. The usual length is 2–4 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits confident swimmers who can judge flat water. Skip it for non-swimmers and for anyone who wanted a guided cove. Book the boat snorkel for that. Amoudara is a short ride from Heraklion. Enter from a beach with an easy exit. Morning, before the meltemi.
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FAQ
Questions.
- Plan on 3–5 hours from Bali. It suits swimmers who can manage the steps.
- May to October. Outside those months the day is often closed, cancelled, or a different trip. Ask the day before you leave Bali.
- Meet at the cove the centre names. Driving the main road and hoping is how people miss the briefing.
- It suits swimmers who can manage the steps. Skip a shore snorkel for anyone unsteady on a wet stair.
- Snorkel and dive from Bali is worth the hours from Bali when it suits swimmers who can manage the steps. Clarity depends on the north wind. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.