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By PD Diving By Heros Adventures
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$210 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h+
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  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Dive the crystal-clear waters of East Coast during the best diving season.
    • Choose from Discover Scuba Diving, guided fun dives, wreck dive, or PADI courses
    • Famous dive sites, British Sergeant, Lady McCullum, Aircraft & Ship Graveyard
    • Dive with experienced PADI instructors using High-end equipment & small groups
    • Suitable for both beginners and certified divers, with dive sites from 6m to 30m

Activity location

    • Pasikuda
    • Pasikuda, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • XGMG+MP, Kayankerni, Sri Lanka
    • Kayankerni, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

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Discover Scuba Diving (1 Dive)

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English

Try scuba diving for the first time with no experience required. Learn basic skills with a certified PADI instructor before enjoying a guided dive to 10–12 metres. Includes equipment, professional guidance.
⭐No Photos & Videos

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Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
NZ$279.60 x 1 AdultNZ$279.60
Total
Price is NZ$279.60

Discover Scuba Diving (2 Dive)

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Try scuba diving for the first time with no experience required. Learn basic skills with a certified PADI instructor before enjoying a guided dive to 10–12 metres. Includes equipment, professional guidance, and a PADI eCertificate.
⭐with Photos & Video

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Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
NZ$349.50 x 1 AdultNZ$349.50
Total
Price is NZ$349.50

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Boat dives to selected dive sites
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    Professional PADI instructors and Dive Masters
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    High-quality scuba diving equipment
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    Safety briefing and instruction
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    Confined water training (course option)
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    Four open-water dives (course option)
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    PADI Open Water certification (course option)
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    Tea, coffee, and light refreshments
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    Complimentary underwater photos (where available)
  • Exclusions
    Main Meals
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    Underwater photos/videos (optional)
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup/drop-off

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Touching marine life
    • Not suitable for: Pregnant women

What you can expect

  • Experience the spectacular underwater world of Sri Lanka's East Coast with a scuba diving adventure for beginners, certified divers, and future PADI divers. From May to October, calm seas and outstanding visibility create ideal conditions to explore colourful coral reefs, tropical marine life, and historic World War II wrecks. All dives are conducted by boat, providing access to the best dive sites around Pasikuda and Kayankerni.

    Choose the experience that suits your level. Whether it's your first dive, a guided reef dive, an exciting wreck dive, or a PADI certification course, experienced PADI instructors will ensure a safe and enjoyable adventure.

    ⭐ Discover Scuba Diving (Beginners)
    No certification or previous experience is required.

    After a safety briefing and shallow-water skills practice, enjoy a guided open-water dive to approximately 10–12 metres with a certified PADI instructor.
    Discover vibrant coral reefs, tropical fish, and the incredible marine biodiversity of Sri Lanka's East Coast.

    ⭐ Fun Diving (Certified Divers)

    Designed for certified divers, this option includes guided boat dives to reef and wreck sites ranging from 6 to 30 metres, depending on sea conditions and certification level.
    Explore thriving coral reefs or dive famous WWII wrecks that have become artificial reefs filled with marine life.

    ✨✨Possible dive sites include:

    • British Sergeant – A 122 m British oil tanker sunk in 1942, resting at 24 m and home to snappers, lionfish, moray eels, and batfish.

    • Lady McCullum – A WWII passenger and cargo steamship resting at 20–22 m, attracting fusiliers, groupers, lionfish, and rays.

    • Catalina Aircraft – Explore the remains of a British RAF flying boat resting at 18–22 m, surrounded by reef fish and other marine life.

    • Ship Graveyard – A collection of historic wrecks lying between 20 and 40 m, creating one of Sri Lanka's most exciting wreck diving destinations.

    Every dive is guided by experienced PADI Dive Masters who select the best sites based on weather and diver experience.

    ⭐ PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Become a certified diver with the internationally recognised PADI Open Water Diver Course.

    Learn dive theory, confined-water skills, buoyancy control, underwater communication, dive planning, and complete open-water training dives under certified PADI instructors.

    After successful completion, you'll earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification, allowing you to dive worldwide with a buddy to 18 metres.

    Throughout every experience, professional PADI instructors, quality equipment, and small group sizes ensure a safe, comfortable, and unforgettable adventure beneath the surface.

Location

Activity location

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    • Pasikuda
    • Pasikuda, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • XGMG+MP, Kayankerni, Sri Lanka
    • Kayankerni, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka