Course overview

Dive the Seychelles' standout sites on guided SSI fun dives around Mahe, exploring granite pinnacles, coral gardens, marine parks and shipwrecks with a local divemaster. Daily boats reach short- and long-range sites including the Coral Garden, Bay Ternay Marine Park, the Twin Barges wreck and the deeper Shark Bank, with reef sharks, turtles, rays and seasonal whale sharks on offer. Small groups keep the experience personal.

What you’ll learn

• Explore Mahe's reefs, walls and wrecks with a guide
• Put your SSI certification into practice on recreational dives
• Encounter reef sharks, turtles, rays and tropical fish
• Sample a range of short- and long-range boat sites
• Improve buoyancy and air management in tropical water
• Plan a trip around seasonal whale-shark activity

Prerequisites

• SSI Open Water Diver certification (or higher) required
• Advanced certification for deeper sites such as the Shark Bank
• Recent dive experience or a refresher if not dived lately
• Dive insurance recommended

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

   Morning or afternoon boat departure for two guided dives on Mahe's reefs, walls or wrecks, matched to your certification and conditions.

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