The Discover Scuba Diving course is a trial run for those who would like to be certified in scuba diving, but are not sure yet. In these sessions, you will learn basic safety guidelines and skills, and will dive with an experienced instructor.
Your diving sessions combine one theory session, one session in a swimming pool to get comfortable with your equipment, and finally, one open water dive, where you'll head out into the sea to try out your newly acquired skills. It’s extremely safe and a lot of fun.
IMPORTANT: This is not a fixed departure trip. It requires a minimum of 2 persons for a booking confirmation.
Destination
Pondicherry is one of the best mainland diving destinations in India. There are gorgeous untouched reefs, a stunning range of fish like lion fish, grouper, kingfish, moray eels, eagle and manta rays, parrot fish, sea snakes, triggerfish, banner fish, crustaceans and even sharks, whale sharks, turtles and dolphins! There are more than 20 dive sites ranging from 10 metres to 40 metres depth, and visibility up to 40 metres. The water temperature is a comfortable 28 degrees, and there's plenty to do when you're not in the water too.
Destination highlights
Dive in the azure waters of Pondicherry | Try your hand at diving in open waters | Go as deep as 12 meters | Swim among a great range of corals and fish
Participants undergo a theory session followed by a training session in the swimming pool. This session enables you to get comfortable with your gear in a controlled environment, and without the distraction of fish and corals. Once you're comfortable and confident, you'll be ready for your open water dive.
Day 1 Milestone
Temple Adventure's dive centre
Temple Adventure's dive centre
12:00 PM
Food
NA
Day 2: Deep Sea Dive
Everything that you learned yesterday will be put into practice today. Your boat departs at 07:00 a.m, so make sure you've eaten a normal breakfast and are ready on time. You'll be taken out to a dive site for your dive. Your instructor accompanies you at every step of the way, and you'll be comfortable now. There is an abundance of corals and reefs for you to explore, as well as all sorts of fish and marine life. One dive session won't be enough for you! After you're done, you'll be brought back, where you can return your gear and discuss your trip. Trip ends here.
14-7 days: Deposits are non-refundable, but booking dates can be altered.
Less than 7 days: Deposits are non-refundable and booking dates cannot be altered.
Rules on trip
Do note that you cannot fly for at least 12 hours after your dive. Please make return bookings accordingly.
Additional instructions, booking policies, terms and conditions
The boat leaves by 7:00 am. If participants don't show up, are late, drunk, hung-over, or in a state deemed by our staff to be unsafe to dive, then they will lose their deposit and owe the supplier any unpaid funds as well.
Learn diving on the East coast of India - in beautiful Pondicherry.
Swim among a wide range of fish and a profusion of colourful coral.
Get your pictures taken as you experience your first diving adventure.
Head out on a boat to find your dive site.
Look out for schools of inquisitive fish.
Your first session takes place in a tank.
Check out the jellyfish visitor that floated by.
The frogfish is just one of the stunning specimen of marine life that you'll see.
Services of certified dive instructor and support crew
Meal package including breakfast and snacks on Day 2
Underwater photos of the dive
All applicable taxes
Excludes
Travel cost from home city to dive center
Any meals or accommodation in Pondicherry
Personal expenses like meals or beverages etc.
Any costs arising due to unforeseen circumstances like bad weather, natural calamities etc.
Adventure travel or health insurance
Anything not mentioned in inclusions
What to Wear
What to Wear
Swim wear
Not to wear - Expensive jewellery or watches
What not to Wear
Loose clothing that will tangle around you while swimming
Restrictive clothing
Flip-flops
Equipment / Gear
We Provide
Nitrox compressor
Twin tanks
O2 medical kit
Medical kits in boat
You need to get
Towel
Swim wear
Memory card/USB drive for taking home the photos
Medical Kit
Please carry specific personal or prescribed medication, personal first-aid kit.
Directions towards the Pick up Point
Directions towards the Start Point
The dive centre's address is: 9, A. Gandhi Road, Opposite Indira Gandhi Stadium
Pondicherry 605001. | It is a 5-minute walk away from Pondicherry Railway station, 10-minute rickshaw ride from Pondicherry Bus Stand, 12-minute walk from the sea front, 20-minute rickshaw ride from Pondicherry Airport and 2 hours away from Chennai. The dive centre's address is: 9, A. Gandhi Road, Opposite Indira Gandhi Stadium
Pondicherry 605001. | It is a 5-minute walk away from Pondicherry Railway station, 10-minute rickshaw ride from Pondicherry Bus Stand, 12-minute walk from the sea front, 20-minute rickshaw ride from Pondicherry Airport and 2 hours away from Chennai.
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