6 Day Beginners Discover Diving with Snorkeling Camp in Trincomalee and Pigeon Island, Sri Lanka

Facilities

Requirements

• Age: 12 years or older
• Time commitment: Approximately 8 - 15 hours course prerequisites
• Able to swim
• Medically fit for diving

Note: For each dive it is required to complete a knowledge review - reading a small chapter in the manual and answering some questions which will be provided for you.

Itinerary

Day 1: Check in (12 p.m.) - Koneswaram Hindu Temple - city tour - Uppuveli Beach

Once you arrive in Uppuveli, the guide will show you the village and beach around Uppuveli. You will check-in and meet the team.

In the spare time, you may relax on the beach, go snorkeling or whatever you like. You will start heading to Koneswaram Hindu Temple at 5:30 p.m. In the evening, after returning to the accommodation, you will enjoy a barbecue grilled dinner or Sri Lankan food and take a rest.

Day 2: Two diving sessions at Suwami Rocks - snorkeling at Marble Beach

Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). This will be the first day 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 3: 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 discover diving sessions at various places. Diving sessions will end around 1 p.m. and you are free to have your lunch back at the accommodation. In the evening around 4 p.m., you will be heading to watch and bath at the natural hot water wells located in Kinnia. You will return to the accommodation around 6:30 p.m. and you will enjoy your evening with dinner while relaxing.

Day 4: 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 5: 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 6: Check out

Wake up to a freshly prepared breakfast (Sri Lankan and western foods changing daily as you wish). This will be the last day of your diving career with the team. Check out is by 12:00 p.m. Grab some photos at the surf camp to show off to your friends. Make sure you’ve got everyone on Facebook and say goodbye to your surf camp family. They miss you already.

• 6 times adventure dives (included: Suwame Rock and Cave)
• Pigeon Island snorkeling tour
• Koneswaram Hindu Temple tour
• Trincomalee City tour
• Hot water wells tour
• Whale watching tour
• Marble Beach tour

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) via Ambepussa - Kurunegala - Trincomalee Highway / Ambepussa - Trincomalee Highway / Kandy Road / A6
• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), 5 hours 16 minutes (233.3 kilometers) via Ambepussa - Kurunegala - Trincomalee Highway / Ambepussa - Trincomalee Highway / Kandy Road / A6

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On this dive camp, you will be served 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.

• 6 discover diving tours
• Pigeon Island snorkeling tour
• 3 tuk-tuk surf tours
• Marble beach tour
• Hot water wells tour
• Koneswaram Hindu temple visiting tour
• Boat rental and transfers to the beach of the day
• Professional local and foreign internationally qualified instructors
• 5 nights' accommodation
• 5 buffet breakfasts
• Free coffee, tea, and king coconut every day
• Free filtered water top-ups

• Airport pickup from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
• Airport transfers to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
• Flights to and from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
• Lunch and dinner for 6 days
• Massage and spa treatments
• Optional activities

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• 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.