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 will feel weightless over shallow coral off Havelock's protected beaches, surrounded by clownfish and reef fish. It is 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 good visibility. The Andaman Sea's warm, clear conditions make it easy to spot clownfish, parrotfish and small reef life on a first dive. Sheltered sites mean the experience runs reliably across all seasons.

Prefer a different certifying agency?PADI Discover Scuba in Havelock Island →

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

Flights and accommodation aren’t part of the course price, here’s how to book them around your dates.

Getting there

Fly into Port Blair (IXZ) · 2-3 hours from India.

Where to stay

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