Dive into crystal-clear waters and uncover the hidden treasures of the Andaman Islands.
Explore the underwater world with AquaNomad, your trusted PADI-certified dive center. We offer professional scuba diving courses, beginner-friendly diving experiences, and guided underwater adventures led by experienced PADI instructors. Whether you're new to scuba diving or an experienced diver, discover vibrant marine life, explore stunning underwater landscapes, and enjoy safe, memorable diving experiences with our expert team. Start your underwater adventure with AquaNomad today!
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.
Two full-day island runs we are asked for by name - the open blue of the marine national park, and the shallow anemone gardens of the Buttons.
Start your scuba diving journey with Aqua Nomad through professionally guided PADI courses in the Andaman Islands. Learn from qualified PADI instructors, develop essential diving skills, and experience the beauty of the ocean while working towards an internationally recognized scuba diving certification.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course is an entry-level scuba diving certification. During the open water session, you will put your new skills and knowledge into p...
View DetailsTake your scuba diving skills to the next level with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course in the beautiful Andaman Islands. Develop your deep-diving and u...
View DetailsThe PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) course will teach you key life-saving skills. During this practical course, you will learn how to perform cardiopulmona...
View DetailsGet your scuba diving skills to the next level with the PADI Rescue Diver Course . You'll learn how to identify and avoid stress situations for divers both und...
View DetailsEvery dive site has a story waiting to be explored. Discover the breathtaking underwater beauty of the Andaman Islands, from thriving coral gardens to incredible marine encounters. Let Aqua Nomad help you find the perfect dive site for your next ocean adventure.
Planning a trip to the Andaman Islands? Tell us when you're visiting, whether you've dived before, and who you'd like to dive with. Our team will help you find the right dive sites, diving experiences, and options that fit your plans and budget.
Not sure where to start? No worries! Just tell us what you're looking for, and we'll help you figure out the rest.
Every trip we run, grouped the way people actually plan them - a first dive on a honeymoon, a week working the far reefs, a few days between the islands. Each one has its dives, its days and its price set out before you enquire, and every group opens onto its own page with the full list.
Explore the beautiful underwater world of the Andaman Islands with AquaNomad's snorkelling packages. Swim in clear blue waters, see colourful fish, and discover beautiful coral reefs up close. Whether you're trying snorkelling for the first time or planning a fun day in the ocean with family and friends, we have experiences to make your trip special. No matter your experience level, our team is h...
Most BookedHavelock IslandExperience the underwater beauty of the Andaman Islands with our Scuba Diving for Beginners package. Designed for first-time divers and non-swimmers, this beginner-friendly experience includes basic safety guidance, professional instruction, and a comfortable introduction to scuba diving in calm waters.
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Havelock IslandEnjoy an exciting underwater adventure with Fun Scuba Diving in the Andaman Islands. Designed for certified divers, these recreational dives let you explore vibrant coral reefs, fascinating underwater landscapes, and diverse marine life while enjoying the crystal-clear waters of the Andaman Sea.
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Neil IslandChoosing the right dive centre makes all the difference to your underwater experience. At Aqua Nomad, we focus on providing quality scuba diving training and enjoyable diving experiences in the Andaman Islands. Whether you're taking your first breath underwater or continuing your diving journey, our approach is built around proper training, safety, personal attention, and respect for the ocean.
Learn through internationally recognised PADI courses delivered by appropriately qualified PADI Professionals.
Receive guidance and instruction from trained professionals throughout your scuba diving journey.
Dive with an emphasis on PADI safety procedures, proper briefings, equipment checks, and responsible diving practices.
From beginner-level scuba experiences to professional development and continuing education, explore courses suited to your diving goals.
Get individual attention and guidance to help you develop your diving skills and confidence underwater.
Use properly maintained scuba equipment suited to your course or diving experience.
Explore the underwater beauty of the Andaman Islands with dive site recommendations based on your experience level and diving conditions.
Learn responsible diving practices that help protect coral reefs and preserve the underwater environment for future generations.
Every course, every boat day and every fill runs to the standard these badges stand for - checked by PADI, not by us.
Authorised PADI 5 Star Dive Resort in the Andaman Islands
Training, equipment and safety held to PADI’s top tier
Every course taught by a current PADI instructor
Your PADI card is accepted at dive centres the world over
Every published trip with its real price - what you pay, not a headline figure. Kit, tanks, guide and the boat are in the number.
| Trip | Duration | Diving | From | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool DSD in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | Approx. 1–2 Hours | 1 dive | ₹1,900per person + 18% GST | View |
| 2 Dive Scuba Diving Package in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | 2 Scuba Dives in 1 Day | 2 dives | ₹7,000per person + 18% GST | View |
| 4 Dives Scuba Diving Package in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | 4 Days / 3 Dive Days | 4 dives | ₹14,000per person + 18% GST | View |
| Shore Dive Discover Scuba Diving in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | Approximately 2 hours | 1 dive | ₹4,500per person + 18% GST | View |
| 6 Dives Scuba Diving Packages in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | 3 Days / 6 Guided Dives | 6 dives | ₹21,000per person + 18% GST | View |
| Guided Shore Snorkelling at Nemo BeachHavelock Island | Approx. 1 hour (activity) | - | ₹2,500per person + 18% GST | View |
| 8 Dives Scuba Diving Packages in Havelock IslandHavelock Island | 4 Days / 8 Guided Dives | 8 dives | ₹28,000per person + 18% GST | View |
| 8 Dives Scuba Diving Package in Neil IslandNeil Island | 4 Days / 8 Guided Dives | 8 dives | ₹28,000per person + 18% GST | View |
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
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.
The same 22 published sites, ranked six ways - so you can pick the water before you pick the week. Every figure is one our instructors recorded on the site itself; tap a row to read the full briefing.
Our instructors’ own order - the reefs we put divers on first. The bar is each one’s real depth range, not a score.
The top 10 of 22 sites we have this recorded for. Open the full guide
Every dive site is really a shape, and the shape is what decides how the dive feels - where you start, which way is down, and how much of it you will see. These are the five we dive in the Andamans, drawn to the same depth rule.
A slope falls away gradually, so you choose your own depth instead of the site choosing it for you. You drop in shallow, follow the coral down as far as your training and your air allow, and turn back up the same gradient - which means the shallowest, brightest water is where you finish, not where you start.
We dive it at Johnny's Gorge, Jackson Bar and Turtle Bay.
Depths are the usual working range, not a limit. Your guide sets the profile on the day from the current, the light and the certification in your hand.
Three things happen the moment you put your face under that no amount of reading quite prepares you for. They are the reason people come back up grinning.
Water drinks light from the red end first. By 5 metres red is already gone, which is why a cut bleeds green down there and why every unlit photo comes back blue. Switch a torch on at 20 metres and the reef turns back on like a light.
Depths are where the colour stops reaching in natural light.
Every 10 metres adds another atmosphere of pressure, and air squeezes to match. The breath you took at the surface is half that size at 10 metres and a quarter of it at 30 - which is why a tank lasts half as long down deep, and why the one rule nobody is allowed to break is never hold your breath on the way up.
Boyle’s law - the first thing you are taught, and the last one you forget.
Set your weights right and you hang. Not floating, not sinking - hanging, in the middle of the water, with the reef below you and nothing holding you up. After that the only steering you need is your own lungs: breathe in and you drift up, breathe out and you settle back down.
It takes most people about three dives. Then it never leaves.
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.
Pick a date and we handle the rest - two guided dives, full kit and a boat that leaves on time.
Several days working out to the far reefs, planned around the conditions rather than a timetable.
Tell us the sites you want and we build the order, the depths and the surface intervals around them.
Learn moreThe reef at dawn, before anyone else is on it - flat water, better light and far more marine life.
Learn moreRent 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.
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.
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 Nomad 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Six at most, with four divers to a guide. On the private variants it is one guide to two divers.
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.
Eighteen hours. Every itinerary we sell is planned around it, with shallow dives on the last dive day finishing before midday.
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.
