St Georges Island

Depth – 8m to 32m Located on the north western tip of Cyprus in the Akamas Marine Reserve, St Georges Island is one of the very few wall dives in Cyprus. Not so much a true wall dive as a sudden drop off, this dive site offers a bit of something for everyone. Marine life is quite plentiful (for Cyprus). Don't be surprised to see a few large grouper, clouds of damsels, banded & saddled bream, barracuda and of course lots of nosey little wrasse. Octopus and turtles are often seen in the area too. The drop itself starts at around 10 metres and drops quite abruptly to the gently sloping sea floor at 32 metres. The slope then continues down well over 50 metres though there's not much for techies to see other than poseidon grass. The wall however is an interesting geological feature, home to squirrelfish, morays and delightful little nudibranchs. Note: A diving must, suitable for all levels of divers, there are seven dives on this island alone with five deep dives. West side is a wall dive eight metres to thirty two metres, north side a thirty five metre wall dive and south side a seven metre to forty two metre slope where broken pottery from a Roman burial ground can be seen. North east side is twenty to forty seven metre wall and south east a seven metre to forty five metre dive where different sized anchors from approximately the sixteenth century can be seen. There are two shallow dives in the east and west with a maximum depth of fifteen metres.