Details of Activities in Sport Afternoon: Diving at Makronissos Beach
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Skuba  diving  (level of physical difficulty 2 )
One hour, organized in three successive sessions 15:00-18:00
Overall Schedule

Maximum number of participants: 15 per session, 45 in total
Local coordinator-1: Fotis Ptochos
CSC Coordinator: François Flückiger, Alberto Pace


Note:
Scuba Diving and Sea Kayaking last one hour each. Subject to place availability, participants may participate in one only or in both activities.In either cases this will leave one or two hours for resting, swimming.


Location: Makronissos Beach, 80 km from Nicosia, 3 km West of Ayia Napa summer resort

Description: For discovering Skuba Diving in the clear waters of the Makronissos Beach.  Participants will receive initial instructions and safety briefings.

Departure location:  Makronissos Diving centre, on the Makronissos beach.

Required skills and health condition

  • This is open to any participant , male and female, in reasonably good physical condition .

  • Requires that participants are not afraid of water and of course can swim.

  • Participants  need to be comfortable with goring under water and not suffer from severe claustrophobia,  asthma, epilepsy, or be diabetic.

  • Participants will receive initial instructions and safety briefings.

Instructions

  • Dressing: swimming costume.

  • Small-size personal items (changing clothes) can be safely stored in the bus

  • A casual change is recommended for use after the session

  • There is bar on the beach, but participants may prefer to  bring a bottle of water.

How the afternoon will be scheduled

  • Three successive sessions will be organized, each with up to 15 participants:

    • Session 1: 15:00-16:00

    • Session 2: 16:00-17:00

    • Session 3: 17:00-18:00

  • Before or after their diving session, participants, depending on their initial choice when registering to the Sports Day will either freely enjoy the beach (note that sunbeds and umbrellas will be arranged for everyone or freely enjoy the beach and participate in one of the three one-hour see kayaking sessions

 

 

How it will be organized

  • CSC Sports-Day bus first will transport participants to the Makronissos Beach (about 50 min)

  • Participants may leave their clothes and other stuff not needed for the beach afternoon  in the bus.
    Items may also be left on the sunbeds and surveyed by a  friend.

  • The bus will collect the participants and drive them to the dinner place in Ayia Napa

  • After the dinner, the bus will drive everyone back to the Hilton Hotel

What will be provided

  • Diving instructors/guides, all diving equipment

  • Transportation to and from the activity site

 

 

 


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