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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Andaman
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Discover Scuba Diving
For those who want to experience something in between scuba diving and snorkelling, our guided dives across the Andaman reefs are right up your alley.
What we offer
Our Services
Below the surface or riding on top of it - every way we get you out on the Andaman water, run by a crew that knows these islands.
Scuba Diving
Reefs, wrecks and walls with certified dive professionals - from your first breath underwater to advanced courses.Learn more
Snorkelling
Coral gardens and tropical fish in crystal-clear shallows - perfect for families and first-timers.
Game Fishing
Head out to deep blue water after sailfish, tuna and trevally with an experienced skipper and full tackle.
Surfing
Catch the island breaks - board hire and guided sessions for beginners and seasoned surfers alike.
Explore dive sites
Find Your Perfect Dive Site
Every reef, wreck and wall we run trips to, on the water it is actually in. Take a pin, or a name from the list, to see how deep it drops, who can dive it and how far out the boat goes; open any one for the full site guide, with the conditions, the best season to go and the questions divers ask us most.
Trusted by divers, season after season
- 22Dive sites
- 2PADI courses
- 4.9Diver rating
Find the treasures of the underwater world
Have you ever wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? Discover scuba diving today.
Learn to dive
Courses That Certify You for Life
Taught to PADI standards by instructors who dive these reefs every week - from a first breath underwater to a professional rating.
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PADI Open Water Diver Course Andaman
Starting from₹33,000per person + 18% GSTAn Open Water Diver Course is a beginner-friendly scuba diving certification programme that teaches you the essential knowledge and skills needed to dive safel...
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Dive Direct Benefits
- Best rate, guaranteed when you book direct
- Full dive gear included on every dive
- Complimentary boat transfers to the dive sites
- Free pickup and drop across the island
- Underwater photos of your dive
Enjoy safe diving with us
Do you dream of diving? Our instructors don't just take you into the water - they teach you how to read it, so the reef makes sense from your very first breath. Tell us what you want out of a dive and we build the day around it.
Every dive runs to PADI standards: a proper briefing, checked kit and a guide in the water with you. Minimum age, the medical declaration and no-fly-after-diving guidance are all covered with you long before anyone gets wet.
Read moreRecognised for how we dive
Every course, every boat day and every fill runs to the standard these badges stand for - checked by PADI, not by us.
PADI 5 Star Dive Resort
Authorised PADI 5 Star Dive Resort in the Andaman Islands
PADI 5 Star Dive Centre
Training, equipment and safety held to PADI’s top tier
PADI Professionals
Every course taught by a current PADI instructor
Recognised Worldwide
Your PADI card is accepted at dive centres the world over
- Affiliated withPADI
- Diving toPADI Standards
- Based inAndaman Islands
When to dive
The Andaman Diving Year
Typical underwater visibility through the year, month block by month block, so you can pick your week before you pick your course. These islands dive best on the north-east monsoon; the south-west monsoon shuts most of the outer sites down.
Andaman yearly visibility chart
- Peak season
- Shoulder
- Monsoon
Visibility is a typical range, not a guarantee - the Andaman Sea gives clear days in a poor month and flat ones in a great month. Tell us the week you are thinking of and we will tell you honestly what the water has been doing.
- Dive seasonOctober to May
- Water28-30°C year-round
- Clearest waterJanuary to April
We'll plan your dive trip around your specific interests
Our instructors and dive guides are hand-picked to give you a genuine day in the water - taking you to the reefs they know best, with real care and attention.
Dive Day
Pick a date and we handle the rest - two guided dives, full kit and a boat that leaves on time.
Island Trips
Several days working out to the far reefs, planned around the conditions rather than a timetable.
Custom Itineraries
Tell us the sites you want and we build the order, the depths and the surface intervals around them.
Learn moreFirst-Light Dives
The reef at dawn, before anyone else is on it - flat water, better light and far more marine life.
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Explore the equipment you need
Rent tested, serviced kit by the day, or bring your own and let us check it over. Sizes are fitted on dry land and logged before you get on the boat - nothing about your first descent should be a surprise.
What people say once the boat is back in
Best first dive I could have asked for. The instructors were unbelievably patient - I panicked at four metres on the first attempt and nobody made me feel stupid about it. Second attempt went fine and I finished the course three days later.
Rahul MenonOpen Water Diver Only one of us dives. Every other operator we spoke to had a plan where the other one sat on a beach for four days. Aqua Nomads put the snorkel line off the same boat, so we were in the same water the whole week - and by day three I had done a Discover Scuba dive too. The sunset sailing on the last evening was the best hour of the trip.
Priya and Arjun NairHoneymoon, FebruaryThey called the Dixon crossing on our first morning because of a swell, and I was quietly annoyed. We dived Jackson Bar twice instead and it turned out to be the best day of the week. Getting Dixon on day three in flat water made the point - they were right and I was wrong.
Daniel OseiAdvanced Open Water Diver Two teenagers, neither of whom had dived. The instructors worked one-to-one with both of them for the first two dives without us asking, and my daughter has since booked her Open Water for next December. Whatever they did, it worked.
The Fernandes familyFour divers, two of them under fifteen I cannot swim well and I said so when I booked. They ran the whole thing one instructor to one diver, stayed in the shallow half of the bay, and never once made it feel like a concession. I have since done the swim assessment and the full course.
Aditi SharmaOpen Water Diver
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Dive reports, kit notes and the practical Andaman planning we find ourselves explaining on the boat.
Questions we get asked
Do I need to know how to dive?
No. Roughly half the people who dive with us have never breathed underwater before. The Discover Scuba programmes take you out the same morning with an instructor one-to-one, to a maximum of 12 m.
When is the best time to come?
The season runs October to May. December to February is flattest and busiest, March and April are our own favourite months, and we close for the monsoon rather than sell you a boat ride.
How many divers are on a boat?
Six at most, with four divers to a guide. On the private variants it is one guide to two divers.
Is equipment included?
On every package and course listed here - BCD, regulator, wetsuit, mask, fins, tanks and weights. Bring your own mask and computer if you own them.
How soon after diving can I fly?
Eighteen hours. Every itinerary we sell is planned around it, with shallow dives on the last dive day finishing before midday.
What happens if the weather cancels a dive?
We move it if the itinerary allows and refund it if it does not. A weather cancellation is never charged, and we make that call at the jetty rather than halfway out.