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Scuba-diving
Humans have practised breath-hold diving for thousands of years, as evidenced by undersea artefacts found on land as well as on depictions of divers in ancient drawings. The desire to go under water has probably always existed, but until humans found a way to breathe underwater, each dive was necessarily short and frantic.There are four separate methods of diving: Breath-hold diving (free-diving, skin diving), diving in a heavy-walled vessel, diving with compressed air supplied from the surface and scuba diving.
Where can I dive?
Recreational scuba diving is a new activity in the region of Varna/norh part of the Black Sea Cost / , but can be very rewarding with excellent shipwrecks dive sites, close to Varna or further north on the Romanian border in Duran Kulak , or South part of Black Sea cost - Arapya .Most of the sites are accessible from the shore or by small boats such as Zodiacs. The fun ofdiving around Varna is the safari-like conditions, where the divers will find themselves on pristine coastlines with no one around.One of the highlights of the region is certainly the ancient Roman port city submerged in 12m of water some 40 km north of Varna. The dive site is surrounded by an amazing archeological site on land where ancient Roman tombs were found and dug out decades ago. It is believed that the treasure of Alexander the Great is buried in the vicinity... but has yet to be found!
Diving conditions are good in the temperate waters although the visibility can be poor. The best period for diving activities is the summer time, when the air temperature in Varna can reach 40oC and the water temperature 23oC between June and September. Temperate water diving equipment is recommended and will be provided if divers do not have it.
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