Course overview

Already certified? Explore the Seychelles' best underwater scenery with guided fun dives around Mahe, from granite pinnacles and coral gardens to atmospheric shipwrecks. Boats run daily to short- and long-range sites such as the Coral Garden, Bay Ternay Marine Park, the Twin Barges wreck and the deeper Shark Bank, with reef sharks, turtles, rays and seasonal whale sharks on the cards. Dives are guided by a local divemaster in small groups.

What you’ll learn

• Explore Mahe's granite reefs, walls and wrecks with a guide
• Apply your certification on real recreational dives
• Encounter reef sharks, turtles, rays and tropical fish
• Dive a variety of short- and long-range sites by boat
• Refine buoyancy and air consumption in tropical conditions
• Time your trip for seasonal whale-shark passes

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver certification (or higher) required
• Advanced certification for deeper sites such as the Shark Bank
• A logged-dive history or recent refresher if not dived recently
• Dive insurance recommended

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Guided fun dives

   Morning or afternoon boat departure for two guided dives on Mahe's reefs, walls or wrecks, matched to your certification and the day's conditions.

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