Course overview

Keep exploring after certification with guided SSI fun dives in Port Blair, the gateway to the Andamans. Certified divers head out to the calm, coral-rich reefs and structures around Chidiyatapu and the Andaman Sea with a local guide, diving to depths matched to your certification, up to 30 metres. Reef sharks, turtles, barracuda and dense tropical fish life are regular sights.

What you’ll learn

• Explore varied Andaman dive sites with a local guide
• Put your certification skills into practice
• Identify resident marine life such as turtles and reef sharks
• Improve buoyancy and air management across dives
• Gain experience and confidence as a certified diver
• Log dives toward future SSI certifications

Prerequisites

• Valid scuba certification (SSI or recognised equivalent)
• Minimum age per your certification level
• Recent dive experience recommended (refresher available if needed)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician where required

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

   Join a briefing, then make guided dives at reefs and structures near Chidiyatapu and across the Andaman Sea, with depth matched to your certification.

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