Scuba

What It Feels Like

Two complementary day-dive areas anchor the trip: the protected artificial wreck reefs off Limassol's Dasoudi coast and the deep natural walls of Jubilee Shoals offshore of Pissouri. Lady Thetis and Costandis are boat dives; Pissouri Bay Divers advertises guided outings to both. Its Jubilee Shoals departure is a distinct early-morning boat excursion, best suited to divers whose depth and experience match the specific route. Local centers also offer courses. This is not a liveaboard-led destination.

Signature Sites

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Lady Thetis
A scuttled passenger vessel inside Dasoudi MPA, reached by boat, lying around 19 m.
Costandis (also written Constantis/Costantis)
A scuttled trawler in Dasoudi MPA, with the hull around 24 m, pilothouse, deck and marine colonization.
Agia Trias artificial reef vessel
A third prepared vessel recorded by the Department of Fisheries at roughly 12 m in Dasoudi MPA.

Planning Playbook

Operator Checklist

Plan two different dive days
Arrange a Limassol Dasoudi wreck boat day and a separate Pissouri Jubilee Shoals morning rather than expecting a single local shore circuit.
Pissouri Bay Divers publishes Jubilee departure and equipment-fitting instructions, but these are not a live availability guarantee. Check next-day wind, minimum numbers, guide ratios, route and pickup.
Confirm insurance, oxygen and emergency arrangements. Ask about nitrox and regulator fittings beforehand.

Conditions Fallback

Pissouri Bay Divers publishes Jubilee departure and equipment-fitting instructions, but these are not a live availability guarantee. Check next-day wind, minimum numbers, guide ratios, route and pickup.

Avoid

Match the exact dive plan to training, recent experience, gas, maximum depth and overhead skills. Do not treat a wreck exterior as permission to enter it.
The better-known Zenobia wreck near Larnaca and the Paphos sea-cave shore sites fall outside this guide; excursions originating in Pissouri do not make those places local signature sites. For scuba from one hour before sunset until one hour after sunrise, obtain prior DFMR approval; a paid night-dive booking is not itself authorization.

Scuba In 30 Seconds

Best Window: April to October
Typical Level: Open Water for supervised training and explicitly suitable outer-reef routes; Advanced Open Water / Boat Diver or equivalent for official Dasoudi wreck listings; technical/cave training for overhead/deep Jubilee routes - Limassol wreck exteriors reach approximately 19 m to 24 m; Jubilee Shoals has a shallow pinnacle around 16 m and features descending beyond 40 m
Start Here: Lady Thetis, Costandis (also written Constantis/Costantis), Agia Trias artificial reef vessel
Risk To Watch: Advanced wreck listings versus beginner marketing

Bring List

Bring

SMB
Appropriate exposure protection for season
Torch for external wreck crevices only where allowed
Booties for pebbly shore entries

Optional

Dive computer and recent log/certification
Optional nitrox certification and equipment fitting confirmation

Limassol and Pissouri Activity Planning

Scuba

What It Feels Like

Signature Sites

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Planning Playbook