Discover Scuba try-dive at Trincomalee

What happens

A first dive for people with no certification: a pool or shallow-water briefing, then one guided dive to about 12 m. It does not give you a licence. Clear water and no current make Nilaveli an easy place to try.

What is in the price

Season

• ●Good month
• Blank: neither

Good months: Apr to Oct.

East-coast dive season is roughly April to October.

Limits

• Minimum age 10.
• A medical questionnaire is required; some conditions rule diving out.
• No flying for 18 to 24 hours after diving.

How we run it

Where it is offered

• Trincomalee (Nilaveli and Uppuveli)

Day tours with this activity

• Pigeon Island snorkelling and Koneswaram at sunsetOptional extra · day tour, $96 per person for two, from Trincomalee (Nilaveli and Uppuveli), tickets included

Tours with this activity

• East coast summer, 9 daysOptional extra · tour, $1,111 per person for two, 9 days, comfort hotels, May rates, tickets included

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