Beginner Scuba Diving on Kos: Pserimos Boat Trip or Beach Dive?
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For a first dive, book the Beginner Scuba Diving Boat Trip to Pserimos: €105 per person, 5 hours, 4.8 stars from 124 reviews, with PADI instructors and free time to snorkel and swim. If you only have a couple of hours, the Beginner Scuba Diving from the Beach costs €100 and lasts 2 hours. Someone in the group who would rather not dive can take the €55 snorkel boat to the same island.
The three options side by side
| Option | Duration | From | Rating · reviews | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner scuba diving boat trip to Pserimos | 5 hours | €105 | 4.8 · 124 | A first dive plus a boat day |
| Beginner scuba diving from the beach, with pickup | 2 hours | €100 | 4.5 · 85 | A short slot, one-on-one attention |
| Pserimos dive boat trip to snorkel and relax | 5 hours | €55 | 4.7 · 102 | Snorkellers and non-divers |
What separates the two dives
The prices are only €5 apart, so the real difference is the format. The boat trip is described as a relaxing trip to Pserimos in calm, clear water, with patient PADI instructors and time to snorkel and swim around the dive. You get a half day at sea, not just the dive. The listing does not say how long the dive itself lasts, so ask the operator before booking if that matters to you.
Check dates for the Pserimos beginner dive trip
The beach dive packs the whole experience into 2 hours and starts with hotel pickup. Its selling point is the one-on-one instructor: the description says you are meant to feel safe because the instructor is only with you. It suits anyone who is nervous, short on time, or travelling on a day when a half-day boat trip does not fit. The trade-off is scenery and atmosphere, since there is no island day around it.
See availability for the beach dive with pickup
For a mixed group
If one person wants to dive and the rest do not, the €55 snorkel trip lands on the same island. It is run on a family-run dive boat and is described as swimming, free snorkelling and sunbathing, so nobody is paying €105 for a day of sitting on deck. Two people at €55 cost €110, roughly the price of one dive ticket.
Check the Pserimos snorkel boat trip
What the listings do not say
No age limit, medical requirement or maximum depth appears in the descriptions we have, so we cannot give you any. Health questions belong with your doctor and the dive operator, not with a travel guide. The same goes for minimum age: check the booking page. If you would rather stay on the surface, our overview of boat trips from Kos lists the cruise options.
Our recommendation
Book the Pserimos boat trip for a first dive if you have half a day: it has the highest rating of the three and turns the dive into a proper outing. Take the beach dive only when time or nerves call for something short, and send non-divers on the snorkel boat.
