About Us

Paros Elite Diving Center

PADI 5 Star Standards

As a PADI 5 Star Dive Center, we meet the highest international standards in training, safety, and environmental responsibility. Our experienced instructors are passionate divers and patient educators, ready to guide you step by step — from your first breath underwater to professional-level training.

ABOUT US

Your Gateway to the Underwater World of Paros

Paros Elite Dive Center is our dedicated PADI 5 Star base at Finikes Shopping Center, directly opposite Livadia Beach, Parikia, Paros. It is designed for comfortable preparation, equipment fitting and professional equipment care before every dive. From first-time experiences and PADI courses to guided dives for certified divers, every session is led by our experienced team with personal attention, carefully maintained equipment and safety at the centre of the experience. Also in Paros: seasonal watersports experiences are available separately at Krios Beach.

YOUR SAFETY FIRST

Premium Equipment & Purpose-Built Facilities

Inside Paros Elite Dive Center Our 75 m² dive center at Finikes Shopping Center, directly opposite Livadia Beach, Parikia, Paros, is designed for comfortable preparation, training and equipment care. Indoors you will find our organised diving equipment area, a small retail corner, kitchenette, restroom and shower. Outside, dedicated benches provide space for equipment fitting and pre-departure preparation. We use new, carefully selected diving equipment, including SCUBAPRO BCDs and fins, Waterproof exposure suits and premium regulators. Our dedicated cylinder-filling installation includes a BAUER compressor installed in 2025, supporting our daily diving operation.

Explore with Confidence

At Paros Elite, we offer scuba diving, snorkeling, and watersports in a safe, welcoming environment — perfect for all levels.

Experiences for Everyone

Whether you’re an adventurer or just here to relax, we create sea experiences for all ages, interests, and comfort levels.

The people behind the dives

Meet the Paros Elite Dive Team

Experienced instructors, personal attention and genuine knowledge of diving in Paros. Meet the people who shape every Paros Elite diving day—from a guest’s first breath underwater to advanced training and guided exploration.

Founder story

Katerina

Founder & Dive Center Manager · PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Before diving became the centre of her professional life, her connection with water, movement and teaching was already established through her studies in Physical Education and Sports Science, with a specialization in swimming.

Katerina first discovered scuba diving in Paros in 2010.

In 2014, she began working professionally on the island as a diving instructor and in dive-center management. Between 2014 and 2023, she accumulated nearly a decade of hands-on experience with divers, students, daily diving operations, dive-center management and personalized diving experiences in Paros.

Paros Elite began initially with watersports and sea activities in 2024, while Katerina continued private and personalized diving activity. In 2025, Paros Elite Dive Center officially opened after completion of the required licensing process.

PADI Master Scuba Diver TrainerCertified LifeguardSports Science & SwimmingDiving in Paros since 2010 · Professional experience since 2014

For Katerina, diving is not only about taking people underwater. Her goal is to introduce more people to the sport, help diving grow in Greece and reveal how much Paros has to discover beneath the surface.

Meet the dive team

People our divers remember

Professional instruction feels different when it is also personal. Steve and Léa bring calm guidance, international experience and genuine care to the Paros Elite team.

Steve

PADI Scuba Diving Instructor

With more than 2,000 logged dives and over 300 students taught, Steve brings extensive international experience to every diving day. Calm, professional and highly experienced in diver education, he helps both students and certified divers develop confidence in the water.

2,000+ logged dives
300+ students taught
International diving experience
Diver education

Léa

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Léa is a patient, safety-focused instructor with experience teaching Open Water courses and Discover Scuba Diving. Her calm, positive approach helps new divers feel comfortable as they learn, while her boat-organization and diving-operations experience supports a smooth day from preparation to return.

Deep Instructor
Enriched Air Instructor
EFR
French · English

Choose your next dive

Dive with the Paros Elite team

Take your first breath underwater, join our daily two-dive trips or continue your education with PADI training in Paros.

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