Course overview

SSI Try Scuba on Havelock gives complete beginners a guided first dive in the gentle, 28°C Andaman Sea. Under close instructor supervision you'll experience weightlessness over shallow coral off Havelock's protected beaches, surrounded by clownfish and reef fish. It's a low-pressure taste of the underwater world with no certification required.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Try Scuba safety and skills orientation
  • Confined shallow-water skill practice
  • One guided dive to roughly 6-12 metres
  • Free SSI Try Scuba digital orientation
  • All equipment included
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Discover Scuba pathway

SSI Try Scuba uses a free digital orientation and can lead directly into the SSI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver programs.

Where you'll dive in Havelock Island

The program runs on Havelock's calm beginner reefs in shallow 6-12 metre water with excellent visibility. The Andaman Sea's warm, clear conditions make spotting clownfish, parrotfish and small reef life easy on a first dive. Sheltered sites mean the experience runs reliably across all seasons.

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