Learn Scuba Diving from professional divers and explore the underwater world

 Duration

Half a day of Fun diving – Intro to Scuba Diving

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS

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PROGRAM 1 – Intro to Scuba with SSI registration
SSI registration counts towards your overall dive records (useful if you are doing more dives later)

PROGRAM 2 – Intro to Scuba without SSI registration (Lite version)
It is the exact same program, conducted to the same high standards, but only time limited to 20-25 min in water.   Also, the SSI registration option is not available with this program

PROGRAM 3 – Half Day Scuba Diver Certification Course
This course trains you to dive up to 12m under professional supervision. The certificate is accepted worldwide and is valid for a lifetime and lets you upgrade to higher certification levels later if you want.  This is a 1.5-day program and consists of part theory, part shallow water training, and 2 open water dives.  The Open Water course is the standard  first-level certification and is recommended for people who want to learn to dive professionally

For certified divers, we have an exciting array of options: all PADI & SSI continuing-education courses – Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver & Specialties as well as professional training up to Instructor (with SSI) or Divemaster (with PADI). Please use the Send Inquiry button above to find out further details on these advanced courses.

Pre-requisites 

For Fun Diving:

• Good physical health with no pre-existing medical conditions
• Minimum age: 10

For Professional Diving:

• Good physical health with no pre-existing medical conditions
• Moderate fitness (ability to walk 20-30 min without fatigue)
• The ability to swim 200 m (any style, no time limit)
• The ability to float/tread water for 10 min
• Minimum age: 10

Note

• Reporting time at the Dive center is 8 am.
• You need to have Normal breakfast before the scuba dive.
• The dive center cafe opens for breakfast at 6:45 am
• For beginners & fun divers – Scuba Diving can be enjoyed throughout the year.

 Scuba Diving – Our Approach

This is the perfect program if you want to experience scuba diving in a controlled, safe environment. Swimming skills are NOT required for this program. This is not a training course but meant to give you a taste of diving (and hopefully, get you hooked on to the sport!)

Leave from the dive center to a nice sheltered reef. You get a briefing on what to do and what to expect during the day; then you spend some time doing shallow water skills and getting comfortable with the gear. After that, we go for a dive. A dive professional is in the water with you at all times and will handle your safety. We are back between 11:30 – 1 at most times. Maximum depth of the program is 12m – how deep we go will depend upon your comfort level in the water and the instructor’s discretion (we want you to have fun, but safety obviously comes first!). The dive duration depends on you, your air consumption and comfort level. Typically, it lasts 45 min or longer, but some people are able to extend it to an hour; others sometimes finish in as little as 20-25 minutes. From our side, there is no limit!

Please note that there are many ways to conduct this program – as with everything else, we do not take the dive-factory approach with this program. We conduct the program at a nice and leisurely pace; you are not hurried and if you need extra time to get comfy, you will get extra time to get comfy. Also, our programs are conducted by fully trained dive professionals – something that sounds very obvious, but regrettably, isn’t always the case. Snacks and water are provided on the boat, and we also take pictures of you underwater – we can burn this on a CD if you want, but if you bring a memory card or pen drive, that is generally better and more reliable.

If you want, you can also get registered with SSI for having completed this program, which counts towards your overall dive records (useful if you are doing more dives later). We also have a Lite version of the Intro to Scuba program – it is the exact same program, conducted to the same high standards, but only time limited to 20-25 min in water. Also, the SSI registration option is not available with this program.

Those who have booked the program need to be present at the dive center on the morning of their dive day between 8am-10am. Eat a normal breakfast before the scuba dive. All you need to bring is swimwear and a memory card/USB stick for your photos – the center takes care of the rest. Please leave valuables behind in the hotel. The dive center provides a storage space for keeping your things but there is no provision to lock it and anything left there is at the owner’s risk.