Course overview

Breathe underwater for the first time with the SSI Try Scuba experience in Port Blair, Andamans. A dive professional guides you through a few simple skills in shallow water, then you explore a calm, coral reef near Chidiyatapu to a maximum of 12 metres. No prior experience or certification is needed.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Safety and skills briefing with an SSI dive professional
  • Basic-skill practice in shallow, confined water
  • One guided open-water dive to a maximum of 12 metres
  • All scuba equipment provided
  • Close instructor supervision throughout
  • SSI Try Scuba experience (not a full 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. It can lead into the SSI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver programmes, with the digital record stored in your SSI account.

Where you'll dive in Port Blair

Try Scuba dives use the calm, shallow reefs around Chidiyatapu and Port Blair. Warm 27-29C water, gentle conditions and good visibility in the December-to-April season make a relaxed first dive.

Prefer a different certifying agency?PADI Discover Scuba in Port Blair →

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) · 1-3 hours from India.

Where to stay

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