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The Waterhoppers Diving School has been operating on Rhodes Island for over 25 years, was the first 5 star PADI IDC resort on the island and consistently achieves the highest number of PADI certifications in Greece. With its wealth of experience and team of highly motivated, friendly and multi-lingual Instructors our aim is to ensure clients have the most enjoyable, and safe, experience of diving in the beautiful Greek seas
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating
934 reviews
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Membership
 , PADI 5* Instructor Development Dive Resort Affiliation
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Languages
Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Ukrainian
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Transfer
From recommended hotels: No
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Nitrox
Surcharge
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Diving types
Boat Diving, Shore Diving
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| Location | The Waterhoppers Diving School has 2 main bases on Rhodes Island, in Rhodes Town and Pefkos, and dives a variety of sites along the East coast of the island. Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of land area and also the island group's historical capital. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. While the shores are rocky, the island has arable strips of land where citrus fruit, wine grapes, vegetables, olives and other crops ar...Continue reading |
| Instructors & Dive masters | Lee O'Flynn: PADI Course Director, Jill Simmons: PADI Master Instructor, Antonis Canteros: PADI Instructor, Andre Busstra: PADI Instructor, Brooke Mercer-Deadman: PADI MSDT, Tiina Turunen: PADI MSDT, Tjeerd Luijxk PADI OWSI, Denys Damaskin: PADI OWSI, Goran Mihajlovic PADI MSDT, Anja Jessen: PADI MSDT - all full time, plus around 15 additional Instructors and Divemasters who will join the crew for the summer season |
| Number of Dive Guides | 25 |
| Non-diving activities | Snorkeling trips and glass bottom boat trips |
| PHYSICALlY DISABLED DIVERS | Not all dive sites are suitable for disabled divers due to difficulty of access, where possible disabled divers are welcome |
| Equipment Description | Aqualung, Cressi, Apex and Seaquest. Steel tanks 7, 10, 12 and 15 litre. Bauer compressors. All equipment receives a full service annually by our in-house certified technician. Filling stations in Rhodes Town and Pefkos. Facilities for filling nitrox tanks in Rhodes Town |
| Distance to nearest Deco Chamber | 580 km |
| Transport |
Large dive boat In Rhodes Town, capacity 150, rib in Pefkos capacity 7, glass bottom boat/dive boat in Plimiri, capacity 15 divers. 3 jumpies taking 8 people plus 4 cars for road transfers, coach transfers organised 3 times a week for hotels in the north of the island
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| Number of boats | 3 |
| Check-in time | Varies according to dive site |
| Seasonality | May, June, July, August, September, October |
| REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS | Certification Card, Date of last dive, Logbook, Medical Statement, Name in accordance with passport, Number of dives |
| Accepted Payment Methods |
Card Methods: Mastercard, Visa Non-cards Methods: PayPal, Other |
| Read before you go |
For early bird booking payment must be made a minimum of 2 months in advance. For full price booking payment is due on registration.
All divers complete a medical questionnaire and liability waiver before diving. There is a doctor on call to answer any questions and who makes the final decision as to medical fitness to dive. Qualified divers should have their certification cards and log books with them (certifications for PADI divers can be accessed online). In accord...Continue reading |
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| Nitrox | Surcharge |
| Transfer from recommended hotels | Free |
