Top 5 Best Dive sites in Andaman for Beginners or Non-Swimmers
We have listed the best dive sites in Andaman for beginners or nonswimmers to have a wonderful dive experience ever. The pristine white sandy beaches, colourful species of sea animals, enchanting mangrove forests, crystal clear water, and beautiful landscapes attract thousands of ocean lovers from all around the world. The Andaman Islands are tropical rainforests and experience mid to heavy rainfall throughout the year. The geographical location makes it a favourable destination to try some adventurous watersports with utmost care and safety.
Scuba diving is the most desired adventure watersport in Andaman. It is observed through our years of diving experience that 8 people out of 10 like to go scuba diving. The activity is quite interesting to dive in crystal clear blue water and explore colourful marine life beneath the sea surface. During your dive, you will experience multiple schools of colourful fish, sea cucumbers, groupers, Sea urchins, octopuses, sea turtles, and many other sea species.
We have designed a couple of diving programs such as try scuba diving, shore diving, and boat diving to offer you a wonderful one-time scuba diving experience. The dive programs are designed in such a way that anyone can easily explore the vibrant marine life of Andaman adopting proper safety standards.
The only condition is that you must be physically and mentally fit to dive. Children above 8 years of age are eligible to undertake scuba dive programs. People above 50 years of age are not eligible for underwater diving provided they provide a scuba diving fitness certificate from their physician. People above 55 years are strictly prohibited from diving.
The following are the best 5 scuba diving spots in Andaman for beginners or nonswimmers to have one try time experience. The dive sites are scattered from Port Blair to Havelock and Neil Island and offer the perfect dive conditions for almost everyone.
- North Bay (Port Blair)
- Nemo Reef (Havelock Island)
- Tribe Gate (Havelock Island)
- Juvis (Havelock Island)
- Jetty Channel Marker (Neil Island)
North Bay Island
You can reach North Bay Island via a speed boat from the watersports complex, Port Blair. The distance between the two Islands is approx 7 kilometers and takes 30 minutes boat ride to reach there.
The reefs of North bay Island are suitable for shore dives and offer a number of colorful fishes and soft corals including sea anemones, mushroom corals, and sea fans.
The crystal clear water and vibrant marine life of the dive site always offer the best dive conditions for beginners or nonswimmers. Apart from scuba diving, you can also enjoy sea walk, parasailing, and sea kreat ride at North Bay Island.
Nemo Reef
Nemo Reef dive site is located near Havelock Jetty and is the sole place to experience shore diving on Havelock Island. The dive association of all the dive sites operates shore dive programs with nonswimmers or beginners clients for their first-time dive experience. The dive site is the most preferred for shallow dives and to train new divers.
The reefs of the Nemo dive site start from 2 meters and slowly goes to 10 meters deep. While diving, you can see multiple species of fish such as rabbitfish, peacock grouper, parrotfish, sergeant major fish, moris idol fish, butterflyfish, and titan triggerfish. You can capture beautiful underwater marine life on your camera including the famous Nemo fish. The dive site is well accessed by walk and the clear water makes it perfect to dive every day.
Tribe Gate
Havelock dive sites are considered the best ones to have a one-time scuba dive experience in Andaman. It is one of the Best dive Sites in Andaman for beginners or nonswimmers to experience scuba boat dives in Havelock. Tribe Gate is a big oval-shaped reef between the channel of Havelock and John Lawerence Island. It is located approximately 1.5 kilometres away from Govind Nagar Beach 3 and can be easily accessed by a speed boat.
It is the home of countless species of fish, soft corals, marine life, and rarely spotted sea animals. The depth of the dive site varies from 4 meters to 13 meters and underwater visibility is quite good around the reef.
Tribe Gate is the perfect spot to witness a school of double-spotted fusiliers, four-lined orange snappers, trevallies, giant clamps, a pool of sea anemones, and clownfish. You will spend a memorable 45 minutes underwater with us and that is going to be one of the best experiences of your life ever.
Check out: Open water diver course in Andaman
Juvis dive site
The dive site is a bit far from the tribe gate dive site and easily accessible by a speed boat. Multiple species of colorful coral reefs in crystal clear waters make it the most preferred dive spot in Havelock. It is the best dive location to capture beautiful species of live corals. The maximum depth of the dive site is 18 meters and the reefs start at 4 meters depth. Different species of colorful fishlife exist there with the glimpse of uninhabited John Lawerence Island.
Jetty Channel Marker
It is one of the best dive spots to explore the colourful underwater world on Neil Island. The dive site is near Neil ferry station and is a suitable spot to experience colourful marine life. A giant piece of rock has fallen there, home to numerous fish species and other sea animals. The rock starts at 7 meters and goes 11 meters deep to the sandy bottom.
The site is perfect for beginners or nonswimmers for shore and boat dives. While diving, you can see a group of trevally fish swimming around the marking Piller, lots of angelfish, and stingrays in the sand. Triggerfish, juvenile batfish, parrotfish, small puffers, and scorpionfish are the major attractions while diving at the spot.
Out of the 5 dive sites tribe gate and Juvis are the most recommended to have a wonderful dive experience among vibrant marine life. Havelock Island offers ideal dive conditions and the perfect scuba diving location for beginners or nonswimmers. Check out the blog to have a complete understanding of scuba diving for beginners or nonswimmers.
We hope the blog will be helpful in identifying your best dive sites in Andaman for a thrilling underwater experience. For more queries write us at seahawksscubawatersports@gmail.com or contact us at +91-9476007010 for instant support. Thank you for your time and stay tuned for more informative blogs to plan your Andaman trip.