When we take you out to explore the crystal clear waters of Crete, your eyes are immediately drawn to the groupers hiding in the crevices, the playful octopuses, or the sea turtles crossing our dive group. Yet right under our noses is a still, quiet, and totally fascinating inhabitant that we too often tend to ignore during our pre-dive briefings. Far from being simple rocks or some kind of seaweed, sea sponges play an absolutely vital role underwater and our team of instruct

When you glide beneath the surface of the water in Crete, you often fly over immense green prairies that sway gently with the current. Sometimes we pass right over them without paying much attention as we look for more spectacular animals. Yet this plant known as Poseidon’s grass is the true backbone of all local underwater life and it really deserves that we stop for a moment to understand its magic. To begin with, you should know that Poseidon’s grass is not seaweed at all

We often imagine the ocean floor as a ruthless world where it’s every creature for itself. Yet, if you ever dive into a coral reef, you might stumble upon a spectacle that completely shatters our view of nature: a grouper and a moray eel teaming up. It was in 2006 that Swiss ethologist Redouan Bshary brought this incredible behavior to light. Far from being a coincidence, it is a genuine, active collaboration. This fascinating phenomenon can mainly be observed in the warm, tr

Stalactites and Stalagmites When entering a cave, silence is often the first thing that catches one's attention. The air is cool and damp. Then, the eyes adjust to the darkness and gradually discover a fascinating landscape: rocky points hanging from the ceiling, others that seem to grow from the ground, sometimes even meeting to form immense columns. One might believe it to be the work of a sculptor. Yet, these extraordinary shapes are the result of a surprisingly simple nat