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PADI Scuba Diving in Andaman Package

Havelock Island

Overview

PADI DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) in the Andamans typically offers a fantastic opportunity for beginners to experience the underwater world through a guided scuba diving session. PADI DSD in the Andamans is an introductory scuba diving experience designed for individuals with little to no prior diving experience. It allows participants to explore the stunning underwater landscapes of the Andaman Sea under the guidance of a certified PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) instructor. This is a more enhanced version of the shore dive that includes the provision of a PADI Certificate. It offers you the opportunity to pursue further courses if desired. The briefing and dive experience are more comprehensive.

Favorable Locations:

PADI DSD is available at: 

  • North Bay Island
  • Havelock Island (Beach No. 2 – Nemo Reef)
  • Neil Island (Bharatpur Beach)

Time Division:

  • Training: 25 to 35 minutes
  • Underwater exploration: 40 minutes
  • Miscellaneous: 60 to 80 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours

Equipments Included in the Package:

  • BCD 
  • Regulators 
  • Cylinders 
  • Masks 
  • Fins 
  • Booties 
  • Wetsuits 
  • Weight belts

Best Time:

The best time for PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) in the Andamans is generally during the dry season, which typically spans from November to April. During these months, the weather is more stable, and the seas are calmer, providing optimal conditions for diving. Monsoon season, which occurs from May to September, can bring rough seas and reduced visibility, making it less favorable for diving activities.

Favorable Weather Conditions:

The weather in the Andamans is generally warm and tropical throughout the year. During the dry season (November to April), temperatures range from 24°C to 30°C (75°F to 86°F), with lower humidity and calm seas. This period is considered the peak tourist season.

Important Points to Consider:

  • No swimming skills required.
  • Participants must be aged between 10 and 50 years with no medical conditions, those over 50 require a doctor’s certificate.
  • Allow 24 hours between diving and flights.
  • No major surgeries within the past year.
  • Heart or blood pressure issues are not permitted.
  • Travelers with sinus problems are not allowed.

How does it work

  • Upon arrival at the dive shop, you’ll complete an indemnity and medical form. 
  • Once cleared and fitted into a wetsuit, you’ll watch a detailed training video before proceeding to the beach with your instructor. 
  • There, you’ll learn underwater communication and basic skills before embarking on your dive, guided by your instructor, to depths of up to 12 meters. 
  • Upon completion, you’ll receive an online PADI DSD Certificate.

What to expect

  • Thrilling Underwater Exploration:

Experience the thrill of exploring the mesmerizing underwater world of the Andaman Sea. Witness vibrant coral reefs, diverse marine life, and possibly encounter exotic fish and other fascinating creatures.

  • Sense of Achievement:

Experience a sense of accomplishment as you successfully complete the scuba diving skills and explore the underwater environment. Overcoming any initial apprehensions can be incredibly rewarding.

  • Increased Appreciation for Marine Life:

Gain a deeper appreciation for the marine environment and the importance of conservation. Seeing marine life in its natural habitat often fosters a greater understanding of the need to protect and preserve these ecosystems.

  • Potential for Continued Diving:

Many participants find PADI DSD to be a stepping stone toward pursuing further scuba diving certifications or making scuba diving a regular part of their recreational activities.

FAQs

What is PADI scuba diving?

PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) scuba diving is a globally recognized certification program that teaches individuals how to safely explore the underwater world using scuba diving equipment

How can I get PADI certified in Andaman?

Many dive centers in Andaman offer PADI certification courses, including Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, and specialty courses such as underwater photography or wreck diving.

What is the minimum age requirement for PADI scuba diving courses in Andaman?

The minimum age requirement for the PADI Open Water Diver course is 10 years old. However, there are junior versions of the certification available for younger participants.

Can I go scuba diving in Andaman if I'm not a strong swimmer?

While basic swimming skills are recommended for scuba diving, many dive sites in Andaman have calm, shallow waters suitable for beginners and non-swimmers.

What is the best time of year for scuba diving in Andaman?

The best time for scuba diving in Andaman is during the dry season, from November to April, when the sea is calm and visibility is excellent.

INR 4500 per person, with additional charges for car transfers.

Voices of Delight:
What our Clients Say!

– Dr. Sandipchandrasekar Anantharamamakris

“It was a fantastic experience.Thank you!”

– Dr. Suresh Khemka

“Overall everything was very good and we had an pleasant trip”

– Mr. Abhay P. Shah

“Excellent Trip”

– Mr. Ajay Varghese

“I booked Andaman tour package with andaman love and it was a awesome trip with a great scuba diving experience.”

– Mr. Amit Basavaraj Hosur

“Great Experience”

– Mr. Arihant Jain

“Trip was memorable”

– Mr. Arjun Biswas

“It was an amazing experience”

– Mr. Arjun Kakkad

“Great food in something different & loved radha nagar beach. Awesome trip. Hospitality was really great “

– Mr. Arvind Vinayak Nagawade

“I booked Andaman tour package with andaman love and enjoyed water sports in elephanta beach. Scuba diving was a great experience. Ross island trip was really good. Wonderful trip”

– Mr. Ashokkumar Purshottamdas Patel

“Enjoyed radha nagar beach. Overll the trip was superb.”

– Mr. B V Girish

“Deep sea snorkeling at Elephant beach.Very good we all enjoyed,it was really a memorable for all of us”

– Mr. Bhanu Mathur

“Enjoyed Radhanagar Beach and elephant beach.Our tour guides were very helpful And accomodating in every scenario so special thanks to them.”

– Mr. Birendra Kumar Patni

“Overall good”

– Mr. CP Jithendar

“Elephanata beach and the Natural Bridge visit was wonderful and really great to the team support.”

– Mr. Devendra Kumar Mehar

“Scuba and sea walk experience was unbeliveable. Thanks for the staffs for the support. Overall wonderful experience.”

– Mr. Dinesh Madhavan Maran

“Enjoyed the watewr activities in elephant beach. Excellent and more memorabel.”

– Mr. Durga Venkata Subbaraju Cherukuvada

“Explored and enjoyed Skuba drive ,Parasailing,snorkelling,beach photography and swimming. Its was fantastic”

– Mr. Indermohanjit Singh Sidhu

“Walkdown to radhanagar beach was really nice. Overall very good trip”

– Mr. Jagdish Prasad Sati

“Baratang and havelock trip was really a good experience. Very good and hope in future suggest the same for our friends and family.”

– Mr. Kandula LavaKumar

“Its was superb experience. Overall satisfactory.”

– Mr. Karthikeyan Muthusamy

“Scuba diving experience ws really good. This trip was a memorable for me.”

– Mr. Kothapalli Phani Varma

“overall Good and satisfactory”

– Mr. M D Venkatesh

“This Toure is Memorable in our family life. Excellent.”

– Mr. M D Venkatesh

“Good trip and great experience”

– Mr. Mahesh Kumar

“It was our first vacation done through a travel partner and we loved tge experience. Faraway has made our visit a memorable one with all arrangements”

– Mr. Muktha Vishvas

“The tour was so memorable to us”

– Mr. Patel Dineshbhai Muljibhai

“Snorkeling at elephant beach booked by us directly, excellent experience compared to dolfin boat ride. Excellent staff.”

– Mr. Prakash K

“Elephant beach in havelock was a good experience. Excellent trip.”

– Mr. Puneet Khurana

“Private beach at Silversand Laxmanpur beach, elephant beach.”

– Mr. R K Purushothaman Pillai

“Radhanagar beach was so clean and amazing. It was a great experience.”

– Mr. R. Venkateshkumar

“Scuba Diving experience was great. The trip was good and one of the memorable moments and well assisted by the teams.”

– Mr. Rahul Dawar

“Sunset at Laxmanpur Beach was so good and cool. It was a great experience, specially when everything was arranged so well and making our family trip an amazing one! Thank you so much 😊”

– Mr. Rahul Katyal

“Extremely delightful”

– Mr. Rahul Viswanathan Menon

“Beautiful place and so good supportive staff and team.”

– Mr. Rajesh Arya

“Radhanagar Beach, it was beautiful. This was a wonderful and memorable trip. Over all experience was good and thanks to the team”

– Mr. Ramesh Vempati

“Radhanagar beach and Scuba diving was really amazing. Overall excellent visit and team support.”

– Mr. Ruman Saghir

“Loved Radhanagar beach. Fantastic tour with great memories with my family.”

– Mr. Sagar Rajesh Soni

“Amazing Trip”

– Mr. Sandeep Bhanudas Kotkar

“It was an great experience in andaman with the far away team. They planned our trip in a perfect way due to which we explored many places .”

– Mr. Sanjay Gupta

“Radhanagar beach visit was really nice. It was wonderfull experience.”

– Mr. Sanjay Ramawatar Choudhary

“Good stay and trip”

– Mr. Shravan Choudhary

“All Staff was so polite to us. Very happy to come over andaman island.”

– Mr. Srichand P

“Activities at Elephant beach and stay at Tillar Siro. Wonderful and we had a super trip.”

– Mr. Tarlochan Singh Saluja

“Stay at havelock and Lemon tree hotel and beaches.Very nice.”

– Mr. Venkat P Reddi

“Sea walk and Radha Nagar Beach was amazing. It was a lovely and beautiful holiday and the staff were very hospitable and helpful.”

– Mr. Vikram Jain

“Elephant beach in havelock was a good experience. Good trip.”

– Mr. Vimal Kumar Mishra

“Scuba dining in Havelock was a great and new experience. I will say incredible andaman.”

– Mr. Vinod Kumar Yadav

“It was awesome to be at Andaman island. Great sight seeing, every place is awesome as said blue heaven it’s true weather is awesome. Revisit soon. “

– Mr. Yash Upadhyay

“Radhanagar beach and laxmanpur beach visit was so cool. Loved the nature and sea. I was like itys awesome. “

– Ms. Neela Vivek Natu

“Scuba diving, Radha nagar beach and Neil island trip was really good . Specially the team and tour manager’s cordination and support was excellent. “

– Ms. Rekha Yadav

“Eastern gate hotel had very nice service and staff.The trip was excellent and joyous “

– Ms. Sunitha Pavan

“In Havelock we enjoyed Scuba, snorkelling and radhanagar beach. Overall excellent trip.”

Voices of Delight:
What our Clients Say!

“It was a fantastic experience.Thank you”

– Dr. Sandipchandrasekar Anantharamamakris

“Overall everything was very good and we had an pleasant trip”

– Dr. Suresh Khemka

“Excellent Trip”

– Mr. Abhay P. Shah

“I booked Andaman tour package with andaman love and it was a awesome trip with a great scuba diving experience”

– Mr. Ajay Varghese

“Great Experience”

– Mr. Amit Basavaraj Hosur

“Trip was memorable”

– Mr. Arihant Jain

“It was an amazing experience “

– Mr. Arjun Biswas

“Great food in something different & loved radha nagar beach. Awesome trip. Hospitality was really great “

– Mr. Arjun Kakkad

“I booked Andaman tour package with andaman love and enjoyed water sports in elephanta beach. Scuba diving was a great experience. Ross island trip was really good. Wonderful trip”

– Mr. Arvind Vinayak Nagawade

“Enjoyed radha nagar beach. Overll the trip was superb.”

– Mr. Ashokkumar Purshottamdas Patel

“Deep sea snorkeling at Elephant beach.Very good we all enjoyed,it was really a memorable for all of us”

– Mr. B V Girish

“Enjoyed Radhanagar Beach and elephant beach.Our tour guides were very helpful And accomodating in every scenario so special thanks to them.”

– Mr. Bhanu Mathur

“Overall good”

– Mr. Birendra Kumar Patni

“Elephanata beach and the Natural Bridge visit was wonderful and really great to the team support.”

– Mr. CP Jithendar

“Scuba and sea walk experience was unbeliveable. Thanks for the staffs for the support. Overall wonderful experience.”

– Mr. Devendra Kumar Mehar

“Enjoyed the watewr activities in elephant beach. Excellent and more memorabel. “

– Mr. Dinesh Madhavan Maran

“Explored and enjoyed Skuba drive ,Parasailing,snorkelling,beach photography and swimming. Its was fantastic”

– Mr. Durga Venkata Subbaraju Cherukuvada

“Walkdown to radhanagar beach was really nice. Overall very good trip”

– Mr. Indermohanjit Singh Sidhu

“Baratang and havelock trip was really a good experience. Very good and hope in future suggest the same for our friends and family.”

– Mr. Jagdish Prasad Sati

“Its was superb experience. Overall satisfactory. “

– Mr. Kandula LavaKumar

“Scuba diving experience ws really good. This trip was a memorable for me.”

– Mr. Karthikeyan Muthusamy

“overall Good and satisfactory”

– Mr. Kothapalli Phani Varma

“This Toure is Memorable in our family life. Excellent.”

– Mr. M D Venkatesh

“Good trip and great experience”

– Mr. M D Venkatesh

“It was our first vacation done through a travel partner and we loved tge experience. Faraway has made our visit a memorable one with all arrangements”

– Mr. Mahesh Kumar

“The tour was so memorable to us”

– Mr. Muktha Vishvas

“Snorkeling at elephant beach booked by us directly, excellent experience compared to dolfin boat ride. Excellent staff.”

– Mr. Patel Dineshbhai Muljibhai

“Elephant beach in havelock was a good experience. Excellent trip.”

– Mr. Prakash K

“Private beach at Silversand Laxmanpur beach, elephant beach.”

– Mr. Puneet Khurana

“Radhanagar beach was so clean and amazing. It was a great experience.”

– Mr. R K Purushothaman Pillai

“Scuba Diving experience was great. The trip was good and one of the memorable moments and well assisted by the teams.”

– Mr. R. Venkateshkumar

“Sunset at Laxmanpur Beach was so good and cool. It was a great experience, specially when everything was arranged so well and making our family trip an amazing one! Thank you so much 😊”

– Mr. Rahul Dawar

“Extremely delightful”

– Mr. Rahul Katyal

“Beautiful place and so good supportive staff and team. “

– Mr. Rahul Viswanathan Menon

“Radhanagar Beach, it was beautiful. This was a wonderful and memorable trip. Over all experience was good and thanks to the team”

– Mr. Rajesh Arya

“Radhanagar beach and Scuba diving was really amazing. Overall excellent visit and team support. “

– Mr. Ramesh Vempati

“Loved Radhanagar beach. Fantastic tour with great memories with my family.”

– Mr. Ruman Saghir

“Amazing Trip”

– Mr. Sagar Rajesh Soni

“It was an great experience in andaman with the far away team. They planned our trip in a perfect way due to which we explored many places .”

– Mr. Sandeep Bhanudas Kotkar

“Radhanagar beach visit was really nice. It was wonderfull experience. “

– Mr. Sanjay Gupta

“Good stay and trip”

– Mr. Sanjay Ramawatar Choudhary

“All Staff was so polite to us. Very happy to come over andaman island.”

– Mr. Shravan Choudhary

“Activities at Elephant beach and stay at Tillar Siro. Wonderful and we had a super trip.”

– Mr. Srichand P

“Stay at havelock and Lemon tree hotel and beaches.Very nice.”

– Mr. Tarlochan Singh Saluja

“Sea walk and Radha Nagar Beach was amazing. It was a lovely and beautiful holiday and the staff were very hospitable and helpful.”

– Mr. Venkat P Reddi

“Elephant beach in havelock was a good experience. Good trip.”

– Mr. Vikram Jain

“Scuba dining in Havelock was a great and new experience. I will say incredible andaman. “

– Mr. Vimal Kumar Mishra

“It was awesome to be at Andaman island. Great sight seeing, every place is awesome as said blue heaven it’s true weather is awesome. Revisit soon. “

– Mr. Vinod Kumar Yadav

“Radhanagar beach and laxmanpur beach visit was so cool. Loved the nature and sea. I was like itys awesome. “

– Mr. Yash Upadhyay

“Scuba diving, Radha nagar beach and Neil island trip was really good . Specially the team and tour manager’s cordination and support was excellent. “

– Ms. Neela Vivek Natu

“Eastern gate hotel had very nice service and staff.The trip was excellent and joyous”

– Ms. Rekha Yadav

“In Havelock we enjoyed Scuba, snorkelling and radhanagar beach. Overall excellent trip. “

– Ms. Sunitha Pavan

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