“Discover diving - Epic cultural and safari camp”
11 Day Open Water Diving Course with Snorkeling, Safari, and Tours in Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Diving Course and Snorkeling Camp in Sri Lanka
All difficulty levels
Instruction in English
Breakfast included
Airport transfer included
Join Sri Lankan Tour Hub on an amazing adventure camping tour that will have you travel across lakes, safari, historical cities, Pigeon Island, and beaches of Sri Lanka! Sri Lankan Tour Hub will guide you through this magical journey where you will have the perfect opportunity to escape from the daily mundane life. In this getaway, you will have the chance to spot Sri Lanka's adventure sites such as Trincomalee diving and snorkeling, safari at Wilpattu National Park, motorcycling, island camping, amazing historical city tours, and whale watching tour while discovering the history, culture, beauty, and adventure of Sri Lanka.
Meet the instructors
Ranga & Sahan
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Highlights
- 6 discover diving tours
- 3 snorkeling sessions
- Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa historical sites
- Motorcycling tours and safari at Wilpattu National Park
- Sigiriya Lion Rock hiking tour and Matale Spicy Garden education tour
- Pigeon Island snorkeling camp and whale watching tour
- 10 nights accommodation
- Daily delicious breakfast
- Airport pickup
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
10 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Sinhalese, Spanish
Airport transfer included:
Bandaranaike International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (US$ 100 per person)
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (US$ 100 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
12:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Honesty bar
- Lobby
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Bicycle rental
- Board rental
- Car rental
- Conference room
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Medical assistance
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
During this holiday, you have the option of staying in a private room in the villas / resorts or 3 / 4-star hotels.
- Night 1: Wilpattu National Park camping site
- Nights 2–6: Trincomalee dive campsite (5 nights)
- Night 7: Polonnaruwa hotel
- Night 8: Anuradhapura hotel
- Night 9: Sigiriya village accommodation
Program
Course
This course includes theoretical learning, skills in the swimming pool, and four open water dives in the ocean. You will be given all the skills and knowledge to become a competent diver at a slow and relaxed pace that suits you. You will be provided all equipment and materials needed to complete the course, and you can even choose which language you’d like to learn in to make your experience more enjoyable and comfortable.
What you get
- You may be able to get college credit for the Open Water Diver course.
Requirements
- Age: 12 years or older
- Time commitment: Approximately 8 - 15 hours course prerequisites
- Able to swim
- Medically fit for diving
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
Knowledge Development
Knowledge development (online/independent study / in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving.
Confined Water Dives
Confined water dives are to learn basic scuba skills.
Open Water Dives
Open water dives are to use your skills and explore.
Itinerary
Day 1: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) - Wilpattu National Park camping site
Once you arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Sri Lankan Tour Hub’s guides will pick you up from the airport. Then, you will directly be transferred to the safari camp in Wilpattu, Sri Lanka. The journey will be 3 hours and 28 minutes (160.3 kilometers) via Colombo Puttalam Road/Puttalam - Colombo Road/A3.
On this day, the guides will show you the city and village around Wilpattu National Park. You will check-in and meet the team. There, you will enjoy local foods and Sri Lankan style cocktails. Afterward, you can visit a village, the lakeside, or take a rest as you wish.
Day 2: Wilpattu Safari - Trincomalee - Hindu temple
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet, a combination of Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily. You will have an adventure safari or professional wildlife guiding at the Wilpattu National Park. You can collect your basic camera equipment and start your adventure safari.
Here, you will have the opportunity to see a lot of leopards, wild elephants, water buffalo's, alligators, bears, deer, and various kinds of birds. You will have a jungle camp experience by going on a safari with the wildlife guide and team (transportation in a 4x4 off-road Jeep). Safari will end at 12 p.m. Go back to the hotel and you will have your lunch on your adventure campsites.
After lunchtime, you will travel to the Trincomalee dive campsite which takes around 2 hours 30 minutes (143.6 kilometers) and then you will move to watch other landscapes, lakes, and accommodation. You will also have a chance to see an evening sunset at Koneswaram Hindu Temple in Trincomalee. You will have your dinner on the beach and then go back to your accommodation to relax.
Day 3: 2 diving sessions at Suwami Rocks and Cave - snorkeling at Marble Beach
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). This will be day 1 of your diving career. The diving class starts at 9 a.m. for beginners. Intermediate or advanced divers will be transferred to the diving spot directly. Take your theory and practical lesson on the beach and shallow water. At around 12 p.m., the session will end for the day and you will be back to the accommodation for lunch.
In the evening, you will have a tuk tuk tour to Marble Beach and you can have snorkeling sessions at the beautiful beach. After that, head back to camp and you will enjoy a barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 4: Whale watching - 2 discover diving sessions
Today, you will have an early bird tea with some fruits. At around 6:30 a.m., you will board the boat to start the whale watching tour. It will end before 9 a.m. and once you return to the accommodation, you will have your late breakfast.
At 11 a.m., you will start the discover diving sessions at various places. The diving sessions will end at around 1 p.m. and you are free to have your lunch at the accommodation. In the evening at around 4 p.m., you will bath at the natural hot water wells located in Kinnia. You will then return to the accommodations at around 6:30 p.m. and you will enjoy your evening with dinner while relaxing.
Day 5: Snorkeling camp around Pigeon Island
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). At 9 a.m., you will start heading to Pigeon Island by boat with your snorkeling equipment along with your mobile tent. The 20-minute journey will take you to the island and you will set up your camp on the beach according to your selection. You will have a snorkeling guide and you can snorkel around the island as you like with the support of the guide.
The hotel will deliver the pre-ordered lunch to the campsite and you are free to taste your lunch in the camp site. You will stay till 5 p.m. at the campsite and you can do as you wish (snorkeling or resting). You will return to the accommodation at around 6 p.m. and you will enjoy your evening with dinner while relaxing.
Day 6: Two diving sessions - snorkeling tour
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). This will be day five of your diving career. The diving class starts at 9 a.m. for beginners. For intermediate or advanced divers, they will be transferred to the diving spot directly. Take your theory and practical lesson on the beach and shallow water. Around 12 p.m., the session will end for the day and you will go back to the accommodation for lunch.
In the evening, you will have a tuk tuk tour to Marble Beach and you can have a snorkeling session at the beautiful beach. As you head back to camp, you will enjoy a barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.
Day 7: Polonnaruwa
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). After breakfast, you will start heading to Polonnaruwa World Heritage Site. You will be transferred to the hotel for check-in. After lunch, you will start exploring the ancient ruin of Polonnaruwa. You will then return to the accommodations at around 7 p.m. and you will enjoy your evening with dinner while relaxing.
Day 8: Polonnaruwa - Anuradhapura
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). After breakfast, you will start exploring the rest of the Polonnaruwa World Heritage Site. After lunch, you will start heading to Anuradhapura and you will be transferred to the hotel for check-in. At around 5 p.m., you will start visiting the ancient Anuradhapura city and will be back to the hotel at around 7 p.m. You will enjoy your evening with dinner while relaxing.
Day 9: Anuradhapura - Dambulla Royal Cave Temple - Sigiriya
Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). After breakfast, you will start exploring the rest of the Anuradhapura World Heritage Site. After lunchtime, the guides will be going to show you the Dhambulla Royal Golden Temple and Rock Cave Temple before you reach the Sigiriya village and accommodation.
After visiting Dambulla Temple and continuing to Sigiriya at around 5 p.m., it's time to enjoy elephant bathing and village life. You can enjoy motorcycling and some visits. The guide will arrange and show you activities as you wish. There will be free time at the accommodation for you to rest or do as you wish.
Day 10: Sigiriya Lion Rock - Pidurangala Rock - motorcycle tour
You will begin your day by enjoying a breakfast buffet (a combination of Sri Lankan and Western foods changing daily). You will have a motorcycle tour to the Sigiriya Lion Rock; the most popular place in this wonderful country.
The Sigiriya Rock and garden is an archaeological complex composed of ruins of an ancient palace, monastery, and other buildings declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. A local guide will explain to you what you must know.
Then, you will have free time to enjoy your day as you wish. The team has organized a motorcycle tour for you to visit Pidurangala Rock and the temple.
You will also have a chance to see an evening sunset. You will go back by bike. You will have your dinner at the river edge restaurant. Enjoy your night and then go back to your accommodation and relax.
Day 11: Sigiriya - Matale Spice Garden - Kandy City - tour ends
After breakfast, you will depart, accompanied by the guides to Kandy City. The guides will show you the spice garden in Matale village. There, you can explore Sri Lankan spices, natural trees, and Ayurvedic medicine.
You will have your lunch after visiting the spice garden. Then, it's time to enjoy the lakeside and city life. You can enjoy activities as you wish.
Included excursions
- Pigeon Island snorkeling camp
- Whale watching tour
- 3 tuk-tuk tours
- Marble Beach tour
- Hot water wells tour
- Koneswaram Hindu Temple tour
- Wilpattu safari and transportation in a 4x4 Jeep
- Anuradhapura sites visits
- Dhambulla Royal Cave Temple excursion
- Sigiriya Lion Rock hiking tour
- Pidurangala hiking tour
- Matale Spicy Garden education tour
- Kandy city tour
- Motorcycle tour
Instructors
Ranga Shrimal
Ranga Shrimal is a host, the founder, and managing director of Lankan Tour Hub (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to meet friends from all around the world and make them his good friends for a lifetime. He was born in Negombo in 1988. He has always liked to surf and lives near the beach and nature. His home now is also located within the mountain range. There, he always finds peace through his meditation sessions. Ranga looks forward to welcoming you very much, and to talking and relaying the many things that he has learned in life, and at the same time learning too.
Sahan Damayantha
Sahan is a PADI Diving Instructor (License S407801). He was born in Weligama, a local Sri Lankan who knows all about the local scene and the diving instructing. He will make sure that everything is perfect for you to enjoy a great diving holiday in Sri Lanka. Currently, he is a diving instructor of a 5-star dive center in Weligama and your dive host as well as diving instructor since 2015. He loves to teach clients how to practice diving, offering great company at his place and an insight into my breathtaking culture.
Location
Sri Lanka is a great place to learn to dive with the PADI Open Water Diver course. The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Deep Diver, and PADI Wreck Diver courses are popular to dive many of the sites and wrecks off the coastline of Sri Lanka. You can also become a PADI Divemaster or PADI Instructor from this island paradise.
This dive camp will take place at Trincomalee beach's diving center in Uppuveli, Sri Lanka. The camp is located near the beach that will give you easy access to the diving spots. It is also less crowded, giving you a hassle-free time to learn properly or enjoy the waves to the fullest. As well as sunrise dive, the sunset snorkeling is the most awesome experience to do. This is also one of the best places to go dolphin watching during the whale season: April to October.
Distances
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), 7 hours 17 minutes (370.5 kilometers)
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), 5 hours 16 minutes (233.3 kilometers)
Food
On this safari and diving camp, you will be served with daily breakfast (included in the price). For the rest of the meals, you can have the best local food experience as well as Western and Sri Lankan foods in the local restaurants.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Seafood
- Whole food
- Other dietary requirements on request
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Spa and body massage
- Yoga classes
What's included
- 6 discover diving tours
- 3 snorkeling
- Pigeon Island snorkeling camp
- Whale watching tour
- 3 tuk-tuk tours
- Marble Beach tour
- Hot water wells tour
- Koneswaram Hindu Temple tour
- Wilpattu safari and transportation in a 4x4 Jeep
- Anuradhapura sites visits
- Dhambulla Royal Cave Temple excursion
- Sigiriya Lion Rock hiking tour
- Pidurangala hiking tour
- Matale Spicy Garden education tour
- Kandy city tour
- Entrance tickets to all the places
- Boat rental and transfers to the beach of the day
- Small group sizes (between 1 - 4 students per instructor/guide)
- Professional local and foreign internationally qualified instructors
- Airport pickup CMB
- 10 nights' accommodation
- 10 buffet breakfasts
- Motorcycles and fuel
- 11 days of free transport
- Village and culture tours
- Free coffee, tea, and king coconut every day
- Free filtered water top-ups
What's not included
- Airport transfers to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
- Flights to and from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
- Lunch and dinner for 11 days
- Massage and spa treatments
- Optional activities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
CMB
Bandaranaike International Airport
138 km
Transfer included
HRI
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
238 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 100 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) or Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI). Transfer from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is included. Sri Lankan Tour Hub will pick you up from the airport.
Airport: Bandaranaike International Airport
Airport transfer included: Bandaranaike International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (US$ 100 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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