Course overview

Get back in the water confidently with the PADI ReActivate refresher in Hikkaduwa, ideal if you are certified but have not dived in a while. You review key knowledge and rehearse essential scuba skills in shallow water before a relaxed dive on the calm house reef. It is the perfect way to shake off the rust on Sri Lanka's gentle south coast before exploring the reefs and wrecks.

What you’ll learn

• Refresh core scuba safety and dive-planning knowledge
• Rehearse mask clearing, regulator recovery and buoyancy
• Re-establish comfortable air management
• Review buddy procedures and hand signals
• Rebuild confidence in shallow water
• Apply refreshed skills on a guided reef dive

Prerequisites

• Existing entry-level certification (e.g. PADI Open Water or equivalent)
• No minimum logged dives, but suited to divers inactive for some time
• Reasonable health and comfort in water
• Diver medical questionnaire on the day

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
   Refresher session & dive

   A knowledge review and shallow-water skill refresh, followed by a relaxed guided dive on Hikkaduwa's calm house reef to restore your confidence.

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