Most major hotels can help with arrangements. Speed boats are also available for hire. Independent scuba diving is strictly forbidden, in order to guard against the pilfering of underwater antiquities. Divers may only venture out under the auspices of a recognised diving school. Snorkelling is permitted, however, and is possible practically anywhere.
Greek waters offer good fishing, particularly during the summer and autumn.
Boats and equipment can be found in most villages. Mountaineering is becoming increasingly popular and there is scope for hill walking and climbing . There are well maintained trails in the most popular areas, supplemented by donkey and goat tracks connecting villages and leading over mountains. The best areas for walking include the Peloponnese , the Pindos Mountains and the south and west of Crete . Sites of archaeological interest abound, and the visitor can often come across ancient ruins and traces of lost civilisations.