About Diving Center - Starfish Diving Center

About
Diving center

Vrsar is an old and picturesque fishing village on the west Istrian coast and it is perfect for family holidays as well as for a holiday with your partner or friends. The most beautiful sunset walks, a rich culinary tradition, a lot of fun on local fests or in different bars and many sport activities is what Vrsar offers every day. Beside all that, Vrsar is an amazing destination for diving. Starfish Diving Center is located there since 1996 in the campsite “Porto Sole”, guided by its German owners Lydia and Christoph Betz. It is just 25 meters away from the Adriatic sea and in 8 minutes walking distance from the center of Vrsar. Only a few meters away from the dive center there is the opportunity to buy refreshments and snacks in a beach bar.

Starfish is a PADI 5 star resort and the team working here is multilingual, very professional, always friendly and ready to help. We will be happy to show you our dive center and explain you in a dive center briefing all the services and dive sites we offer.

Diving excursions by boat to wrecks and reefs

Diving from the shore on different dive sites

Diving courses for beginners and experienced divers

Introduction dives

Snorkeling excursions by boat

Rent of diving and snorkeling equipment

Opening Hours

Open from May to October,
daily from 9.00 to 18.00

From November to April open upon request.

Facilities
of the dive center

40 Complete Sets of
Diving Equipment and 130 Steel Tanks for Air

We have 40 complete sets of diving equipment and 130 steel tanks for air available to rent

Air-/EAN
Filling Station

Our filling station has two compressors with 900 l/min filling capacity

Fresh Water
Rinsing Pool

A pool with fresh water for rinsing your equipment is availale

Two Storage Rooms
for Equipment

Two rooms for storing private equipment are available

Transporter with Trailer

Transporter with trailer for equipment and divers

Beautiful Sunny Terrace

Perfect for sitting together and sharing experiences with others

Reception

Our diving center has a reception where you can check-in and get all the information you need

Showers and Toilets

Sanitary facilities with showers and toilets are available

dive boat starfish

For a comfortable, quick and safe journey to the dive sites we have the dive boat Starfish. Starfish is 13 m long, 4 m wide and it has 2 x 370 hp engines. It is specially prepared for dive trips and offers room for up to 25 divers. A roomy cabin, toilet, awning and a big diving platform provide the divers with comfort and a relaxed preparation for the dive. Moreover the boat is equipped with sonic depth-finder, GPS satellite navigation, UHF-radio, 2 oxygen supply systems and an emergency first aid kit. Every day we offer several trips with our boat Starfish. Beside the captain there is always one of our dive guides on board who will explain, in detailed briefings, the dive site and the boat.

Non divers are also welcome on board and can use the excursion for swimming and snorkeling.

Regulations

In Croatia the law divides between organized and individual diving. The difference is in handling and licence fees.

What Is Individual Diving?

This is every dive without supervision of a dive guide from a licenced croatian diving center or diving club. The individual diver needs to purchase a divers card for 340 Euro at the harbour authority.

What Is Organised Diving?

Organized Diving is diving under steadily supervision of a dive guide from a licenced croatian diving center or diving club. The dive guide has to record all supervised divers and their dives and has to supply oxygen, first aid, gsm, emergency plan etc. Like this you don’t have to pay for an individual divers card for 340 Euro.