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Diving IndiaMuch of the diving in India remains isolated and unspoilt. Diving India • India Dive Operators• India Agents and Accommodation• Books to Take to India • Your Comments
Dive Sites of IndiaLakshadweep Islands • Andaman Islands• Goa • Bangalore
Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, 200-300 miles off the west coast of India in the Arabian Sea. Only two islands - Bangaram and Kadmat - are open to foreign tourists. Kadmat is more isolated than Bangaram. There is only one resort there: the Kadmat Island Beach Resort. The Lakshadweep Islands has one airport, on Agatti Island. There are Kingfisher flights five times a week from Cochin to Agatti, and from Bombay to Agatti via Bangalore. Indian Airlines also flies to Agatti Diving at Kadmat is provided by Lacadives and at Bangaram by the Casino Resort. You can get from the airport to Kadmat either by the inter-island boat, or by booking speedboat collection by Lacadives. The journey will take you one to two hours by speedboat, and three and a half hours by the inter-island boat. The cost of both speedboat and inter-island boat is shared by its passengers. Kadmat has no bar or Internet access. If you plan to learn to dive at Lakshadweep, take a doctor's certificate with you stating that you are fit to dive. Certified divers just need their certification and log books. Average visibility in the Lakshadweep Sea during the season ranges from 25 to 40 meters. The dive centers are closed during the monsoons (May to September). "The same gorgeous marine life and great visibility as the Maldives, only for much cheaper. I just got back from doing my CMAS 1-star there, and the dive centre (Lacadives) had a great student-to-teacher ratio - I was the only student!" "A fairly new divespot for most of the world. It has only been open for non-indian tourism a few years and I have heard that it is closed again now. But it is incredibly untouched and unspoiled. So much fish and animal life, soft and hard corals, I really loved it!!"
"The remoteness of the location (Kadmat island) really gives you a feeling of "getting away from it all" - but this comes at a price, either in terms of money or time. Staying at the resort and paying for the dives are not expensive (in fact, comparatively cheap), but getting to Kadmat is.
"A wall from 6m down to 30m then gradually going out as far as the eye can see, 40m to 60m visibilty. In this dive site you will see at least 20 green turtles, sometimes 50 to 100 in one hour !
"Diving in the Andamans is slightly more expensive than other places in the world - I guess because its just getting popular and I guess its tough operating in such places. Better than Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka. Not as good as some places in Maldives or Manado. But then as I see it, the islands are still being discovered. My girlfriend and I went diving in February after the tsunami and I am happy to report that the coral reefs in these islands escaped without any harm. "
" Outside the island jetty. Lots of fish action, mid to strong currents. " "Saw a Manta, Turtles and napoleon fish all in the same dive! Slight current, but great vis. "
"Saw a rare duging. Fantastic!! "
" Unfortunately I did not get to dive this time and even while snorkling the visibility was was very low 8' max thanks to the high winds but I vouch for Wild Orchid and its service. I just snorkled off the Isle of Havelok closer to Peal Isle which are off the mainland of Nicobar (Andaman and Nicobar). However the waters were clearer on the west coast of Havelok in Radhanagar beach. You need to watch out for the one rougue current here which kind of at times take you a bit too deep if you are not a reasonably good swimmer and hits at its own whim and fancy. "
"Simply superb - nearly 5-6 different dives possible. Offshore and lots of pelagics. " "Very good diving: plenty of fish. I'd like to dive the site called Minerva Ledge again, better than the Similan Islands in Thailand. It is cheaper to stay on the island of Havelock - the diving is superb if you manage to go to the right sites. Beware of inexperienced people though. " "Worthy of multiple dives " "A massive garden of beautiful coral teeming with fish life. It was surreal! "
"Fabulous coral gardens - have not seen such diversity in hard coral elsewhere. Gin-clear water and great for snorkelling also. The Button Islands are part of a protected marine national park. " "Amazing coral diversity. lots of fish life. saw turtles and a nurse shark as well "
" 20m visibility, I have dived in Thailand, Maldives and this was by far my best experience for the sea life, quality of water, and the instructor" "Margeritas Mischief, this was about 18m deep and had some very nice purple coral and sea fans as well as some hard coral, but the fish life was amazing, we saw a turtle, a huge feathertail ray and schools of Fish, all on one dive. "
"one of the best places I've dived don't miss out the drift dive at parrots rock...
"I have just completed my open water diver course in Goa, south India with the Goa Diving School. The dives all focused on an area called Grande Island, where there is a shipwreck called the SS Mary. The site is abundant with beautiful fish, corals, large rock formations and the visibility is great. The dive school also organises trips to Pigeon Island off the coast of Kanartaka, where you'll see Manta Rays, Grouper and much more. Goa is a great location, cheap, fabulous weather, lots of interesting places to visit and great food...highly recommended - I'll be returning next year!
"Wreck: visibilty is about 7 meters and depth about 12 meters India Diving OperatorsLakshadweep Islands • Andaman Islands • Mumbai • Goa • Eastern India
Lakshadweep "I'd like to recommend the company Lacadives in the Lakshadweep and Andaman islands. They are the nicest guys I've ever dived with, very professional and hospitable, I have made alot of friends out there.
A luxury liveaboard that small groups can charter. Departs from Thailand and cruises to the Andaman Islands.
Barefoot at Havelock Resort "Diving Costs: US $80 for 2 dives inclusive of all equipment (2005). Barefoot Diving is run by Herbert Burri, a Swiss dive instructor with over 10 years of dive experience in the Andaman Islands alone. He runs a very smooth, well organised, and efficient dive operation with the help of a few sturdy Karen (Burmese) assistants. "Swiss dive instructor, very meticulous. Three boats ranging from local fishing boat to fast motor launches. Good value for money and better than anything in Thailand, by far! " "I've been diving with Barefoot Scuba for three years now, I make it a point to go there every October during the holidays. The manager there is no longer Herbert Burri, It now belongs to the Barefoot Group and is currently managed by Sean Nordbo. Barefoot Scuba is also, by the way, a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Resort, and is the only one of its kind in India. The diving there is great as are the people running it. I would definitely recommend the place! "
"Andaman Dive Club have a fairly good boat, a fishing trawler converted to a dive boat with an inboard engine which can do 12 knots. A lot of room for divers. Excellent value for money. "
Havelock Island "Friends and I went diving in the Andamans last December. It was incredible. We dived with DiveIndia, a PADI centre located on Havelock Island at The Wild Orchid Resort. They definitely gave us an incredible diving expreience with their knowledge of the local waters, very friendly and experienced staff (both locals from the Karen tribe and Europeans) and superb customer service. (Not once did I feel rushed during my OW course. My friend took over a week for her OW course and they did not rush her or charge her extra.) I definitely recommend them: we made some good friends at diveIndia.
India Scuba Explorers " India Scuba Explorers based on Neil Island in the Andamans is the only dive shop on that island and the cost for 2 dives is Rs.3000 and a PADI open water course costs Rs.18000. "The best and most friendly instructor,"
"The only PADI 5star-IDC centre in India."
Infinity Scuba "amazing diving in south andamans....amazing visibility and awesome fish life...some of the best dives ive ever had....can vouch for infinity scuba...awesome people..the cost of diving comes to about 4000Rs(90$ for two dives)..the dives are amazing with awesome fish life all the year round and visibility being very good most of the time
Andaman Bubbles We are the inhouse dive centre of both the Wild Orchid and Emerald Gecko resorts.
E-mail: info@orcadiveclub.in "Orca Dive Club is a SCUBA Diving company based out of Mumbai, India. Diving in India is fast catching up and we have here some spectacular diving in Lakshadweep Islands and the Andaman Islands. Please contact us for further information about the same."
Sun Village Resort "The cost is around 2000 ruppess for two dives and lunch and I would dive with them all the time if possible. There are loads of hotels around the dive center to stay in. The second best place I have dived."
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O Pescador Beach Resort "I just finished my advanced course with divegoa and recommend them to everybody." "I had the absolute best experience learning how to dive with Ajey and Dive Goa! He is professional, enthusiastic and patient! A great teacher with the perfect balance of information, confidence, and experience!
Planet Scuba India Pvt Ltd --inland training centre "I am safe with this group that conduct my dive trips. I save my time going with this group by not spending time and money at the sea. I learn in city and then I am off recreating my knowledge at the sea without any distractions."
Temple Adventures Scuba Diving "We have great sites ranging from traditional man-made "reefs", rocky outcrops, and beautiful, untouched natural coral reefs. For a few recent photos of the life under the Pondy waters, see our Facebook group Temple Adventures Facebook Group India Accommodation and Travel AgentsFor hotels in Goa see the Agoda site...
Anugama Resort "For divers wanting to dive in the Andaman Islands of India, Anugama resort which is at Wandoor, Andaman, now offers rooms there with diving by Lacadives Dive Centre"
Holidays Points "Holidays Points is one of the leading travel agency based in North India. We provide customized tour packages for all the destinations. We majorly covers Rajasthan Tours, North India tours, South India tours, wildlife tours, kerala backwater tours, Goa tours, luxury tours, honeymoon tours and Medical Tourism is also one of our main expertise. We also cover major hill stations in India like Kullu Manali, Shimla tour, Nainital Ranikhet, Ooty and Ladakh. We also provides city guides in India for major cities like Jaipur, Udaipur, Delhi, Agra, Allepey, Jaisalmer, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Lakshadeep, Munnar etc.
holiday2andaman "We are one of the leading Travel Company in Andaman Islands, home of best beaches in the world. Based in Port Blair we can supply all travel related services.
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