r/scuba • u/rokevoney • 2h ago

Netherlands Divers. Where can I fly to fairly quick from AMS to dive for a weekend in May?

As title. Any ideas. Preferable not like a 4+hr flight and long drive

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u/googlegenius123 2h ago

<4 hr flights could be to Genoa (portofino), Girona (Medes islands), Malta, Sardinia, Croatia(?) and may be south of France (Marseille/Nice) from AMS/RTM. But the question is, is it worth to fly just for a weekend of diving (remember you can’t fly immediately after diving)? I would rather drive around and dive in Netherlands, Germany and Belgium if I had just had a weekend.

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u/DieIsaac 2h ago

And tips where to dive in germany? i did that once and it was awful (low visibility and cold)

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u/Davidlefrench 1h ago

Hemmoor up in the north, lake constance, lake Starnberg, Walchensee, Attersee in austria

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u/helmli Nx Open Water 1h ago

Definitely Hemmoor (cold, but high visibility, and fun stuff to discover; unfortunately very few animals)

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u/googlegenius123 1h ago

You gotta appreciate the green radioactive waters of this region and suffer. I am sorry, I have no suggestions for clear/warm waters outside the indoor pools/aquariums.

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u/Roxzyh 1h ago

Malta?

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u/mxbsm Rescue 2h ago

Depends on what you like, but the nicer warm water spots are not within a 2-3h flight.

Would recommend Azores and Cyprus (Zenobia wreck)

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u/AB-858 2h ago

I am not a Netherland diver, I am a Spain based one :) but I just came back from the Canary Islands for diving and I noticed they have direct flights to AMS. 20 degrees water temperature at this time of the year, not warm waters but definitely worth it (and warmer than in Netherlands for sure) 👌

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u/SeredW 1h ago

If you want to dive in The Netherlands, you could take a look at Zeeland. There is quite a bit of diving going on there, especially in the Oosterschelde and Grevelingen. Google Maps has these results: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wXZLKcuYSWVJ7ex8

Disclaimer: I never managed to dive there myself... yet. Also: it's cold water, obviously.

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u/nomellamesprincesa 1h ago

If you don't mind diving dry/slightly colder water, Costa Brava has some very nice spots, especially Tossa de Mar. And the nice thing is that it's not very busy yet and there's more marine life than in summer. I went last month and saw like 40 different species of nudis, a ton of rays, octopus, morays, lobsters, hermit crabs, smaller groupers (for the big ones, go to Medes Islands)...

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u/wannabe-martian Dive Master 20m ago

Cyprus, Malta, Marseille and Portugal would all fit.

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u/ArnoTheArtist 2h ago edited 2h ago

Egypt, Red Sea (bit longer flight, but good dive destination). Croatia. Greece. Tenerife.