Scuba Diving at Margherita’s Mischief, Neil Island

a scuba diver swimming along a school of fishes above coral reefs

About Margherita’s Mischief Dive Site in Neil Island AKA Shaheed Dweep

Description:- Margherita’s Mischief is another popular dive site located 2.5 kilometers north of Neil Island. The topography of the reef looks like a chain of rocky mounds that extends southward from the descent point. Divers can occasionally spot Dugongs at the reef, who visit the reef to eat seagrass grown on the sandy bottom of the dive site. You will find a spacious species of marine animals hiding under its rocks such as shrimps, eels, lobsters, octopus, mantis shrimps, and many others.

The top part of the reef starts at 6 meters, while the bottom drops to 16 meters, on the huge sandy bottom covered with a maze of boulders. Divers can spot hundreds of yellow snappers and soldierfish sailing around the boulder patches. The dive site experiences little to no current in most of the months of the year. Easy depths and good visibility of the reef are suitable for all scuba divers including open-water students.

Topography:- Chain of Rocky Mounds

Dive Level (Suitable for):- Beginners and Intermediate divers

Best Time To Scuba Dive:- October to April ( 5:30 am till 1:30 pm )

Dive site depth:- 6-16 meters

What we can see at Margherita’s Mischief during scuba diving!

Shrimps, Mantis Shrimps, Eels, Yellow Snappers, Soldierfish, Dugongs, Angelfish, Pufferfish, Blue-spotted stingrays, Octopus, Lobsters, Juvenile pipe fish, Batfish, and many more.

Cost of scuba diving at Margherita’s Mischief!

Non-certified Divers:- INR 5500 + 18% GST – open water diver or above qualified

Certified Divers:- INR 3500 + 18% GST – open water diver or above qualified

Scuba dive equipment inclusions

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

a scuba diver swimming with a group of fishes above coral reefs

Things to carry

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

Pickup and Drop Facilities

We provide non-chargeable pickup and drop-off by AC car between Laxmanpur Beach and Bharatpur Beach. Paid transportation is also available from Sitapur Beach.

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