Scuba Diving at Jetty Channel Marker, Neil Island

Group of sweetlips fish swimming close to a rocky coral reef while a scuba diver following them from behind

About Jetty Channel Marker Dive Site, Neil Island AKA Shaheed Dweep

Description:- Jetty Channel Marker is a popular shallow dive site located between Havelock and Neil Island. The depth of the dive site varies from 6 to 11 meters making it suitable for beginners and open-water students. The dive site is a gorgeous reef lying around the Jetty Channel Marker where you can also spot a concrete pillar on its side underwater.

The famous marine life of the reef includes October to April is the best time to witness calm and clear sea conditions for scuba diving at Jetty Channel Marker on Neil Island. However, scuba diving at this site mostly depends on wind speed and sea conditions.

Topography:- Fringing Reef

Dive Level (Suitable for):- Beginners

Best Time To Scuba Dive:- October to April ( 7:30 am till 2:30 pm )

Dive site depth:- 6-11 meters

What we can see at this site during scuba diving!

Small Puffers, Sweetlips, Rabbitfish, Parrotfish, Trevally, Juvenile Batfish, Angelfish, Scorpionfish, Triggerfish, Needlefish, Pufferfish, Lionfish, Sea cucumber, and many more.

Cost of scuba diving at the Jetty Channel Marker!

Non-certified Divers:- INR 4500 + 18% GST – scuba diver or above qualified

Certified Divers:- INR 2500 + 18% GST – open water diver or above qualified

Scuba dive equipment inclusions

Regulators & Submersible pressure gauge
Scuba tanks & weight belt
Buoyancy compensator & wetsuit
Masks (Power masks available -2 to -8)
Fins & booties

a beautiful lionfish floating over colorful soft corals

Things to carry

Underwater torch
Underwater camera
Rash guard
Dive computer
Surface marker buoy
Sun-cream
Storage devices (Pendrive, mobile phones of free space up to 10 GB)
Dive knife
Logbook (For certified divers)
Soft copy of certification (For certified divers)

Pickup and Drop Facilities

We provide complimentary transportation facilities by AC car from Laxmanpur Beach to Bharatpur Beach. Paid transportation facilities are also available from Sitapur Beach.

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