Course overview

Take your first breaths underwater with the SSI Try Scuba experience in Hikkaduwa, on Sri Lanka's calm south coast. With an instructor at your side you learn a few simple skills in shallow water before exploring the sheltered house reef, home to turtles, octopuses and colourful reef fish. No certification or prior experience is needed, making it an easy and memorable introduction to diving.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Briefing on basic scuba principles and safety
  • Equipment introduction and fitting
  • Shallow-water skill practice
  • Guided open-water dive on the house reef
  • All scuba equipment provided
  • Experience that can credit toward Open Water certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Discover Scuba pathway

SSI Try Scuba is an introductory experience rather than a certification, recorded in the SSI app. The skills you complete can later credit toward the SSI Open Water Diver course if you continue your training.

Where you'll dive in Hikkaduwa

The dive takes place on Hikkaduwa's sheltered house reef in around 12 metres, where warm 27-29°C water and frequent turtle and reef-fish sightings create a perfect first scuba experience.

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