Zakynthos · Greece · Wall · Reef
Little Big Rock
An 18 m average over a 40 m bottom, with no current
Area photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Little Big Rock is a named spot in the Keri dive cluster that so far appears only in the wannadive catalogue, which profiles it as a wall and reef dive with an 18 m average depth over a 40 m maximum, no current and visibility of 10 to 30 m. No source yet describes the rock formation itself or a set route, so it is one to dive with a local guide.
Where it is and how deep
37.6509° N, 20.8476° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
wannadive's characteristics page lists Little Big Rock as a wall and reef dive with an average depth of 18 m and a maximum of 40 m, no current and visibility of 10 to 30 m; its activities list for the site includes marine biology, snorkelling, orientation and photography, and it places the site among the named rocks of the Keri cluster. No source yet describes the wall's shape or what marks the reef section here.
Treat it as a guided exploration: the depth range gives room for a two-level profile, working the wall's deeper section early and finishing on the shallower reef, and the absence of current keeps navigation straightforward. Until a fuller route or species list is published, the honest advice is to dive it with one of the local Keri operators and let them show you what earned the rock its name.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Zakynthos: Dive centres run trips May to October; the warmest water and calmest conditions come in summer, and the sea stays above 20°C into November.
Sources
- wannadive.net — Little Big Rock — wannadive.net
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