Course overview

Tailor your diving with PADI Specialty courses in Pondicherry, choosing from options that match the Bay of Bengal's character such as wreck, deep, drift, fish ID and underwater photography. Each specialty deepens your skills on Pondicherry's reefs and structures like the Aravind Wall.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Specialty-specific knowledge development (eLearning where available)
  • Two to four specialty training dives
  • Equipment briefings as required
  • Skill practice with an instructor
  • Local-site application in the Bay of Bengal
  • Performance review
  • PADI Specialty certification card
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The PADI Specialty Courses pathway

PADI specialties use eLearning where available plus focused dives, count toward the Master Scuba Diver rating, follow the Project AWARE ethic and each issues a lifetime PADI specialty card.

Where you'll dive in Pondicherry

Specialty dives draw on Pondicherry's varied Bay of Bengal sites, from the 30m Aravind Wall and wrecks to shallow reef structures rich in stingrays, moray eels and reef fish. Calm Oct-May seas and 27-30C water suit specialties from deep to photography.

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