Scuba Diving at Turtle Beach Havelock Island
Turtle Beach Dive Site At Havelock AKA Swaraj Dweep
Description: Turtle Beach Havelock Island offers incredible scuba diving in the Andaman Islands to witness colorful aquatic reefs where you can experience the best scuba diving in India. It is a popular shallow coral reef where you can explore colorful fish species and many other marine creatures. The transparent deep blue waters and the dive site’s calm sea conditions are perfect for a safe and smooth diving experience in Havelock.
The top of the reef starts from 3 meters and goes all the way down to the sandy bottom at 10 meters depth. Many colorful fish species lie at the top of the reef while the white sandy bottom is home to stingrays, manta rays, and sea stars. Turtle Beach offers a popular staghorn coral garden covering 80% area of the reef. At the same time, other coral species show their presence at multiple spots on the dive site.
Topography:- The reef at Turtle Beach starts at the shallowest point of 2 meters, and goes down gradually to a depth of 18 meters. Turtle Beach is a along-shore reef type. Very low to mild water currents are expected.
Dive Level (Suitable for):- Beginners and non-swimmers, students of diving course, open water diver ( certified divers ), and adventurer diver.
Best Time To Scuba Dive:- October to May ( 5:10 am till 1:30 pm )
What we can see during scuba diving at Turtle beach!
Regularly spotted marine species:- Octopus, Lobster, Nemo fish, Bannerfish, Snapper, Trevally, Giant Grouper, Starfish, Sweetlips, Sea Anemones, Rabbitfish, Needlefish, Parrotfish, Triggerfish, Pufferfish, Butterflyfish, and many more.
Occasionally spotted marine species:- Turtles, Dolphins, Manta Rays, Squid, Humphead parrot fish, Lionfish, Crocodile fish, and many more.
Popular coral species:- Stag horn coral, Fan coral, Cauliflower coral, Open brain coral, Table coral, Large star coral, Valley coral, Mushroom coral, sea anemones, Sea Urchin, and many more.
You can find Turtle Beach at 12.00765, 92.94044 on Google Maps. This dive site is ideal for both boat dive and shore diving.
We do provide all rental scuba diving equipment such as buoyancy compensators, regulators, submersible pressure gauges, wetsuits, weights with belts, masks, booties, and fins.
We strongly recommend you carry an underwater camera, sun-cream, surface marker buoy, rash guard, dive computer, underwater torch, and dive knife to enjoy your scuba dive to the fullest.
We do provide pick-up and drop-off within a 5 KM radius of our dive centre. You can also pay us using UPI payment, debit-credit card, internet banking, and PayPal payment.
Cost of scuba diving at Turtle Beach Havelock Island!
Non-Certified Divers:- INR 6000 + 18% GST per person ( beginners & non-swimmers ).
Certified Divers:- INR 3500 + 18% GST ( open water diver or above qualified ).
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REACH US
Govind Nagar, Beach No-02, opposit HDFC Bank, Swaraj Dweep ( Havelock Island ), Andaman & Nicobar Islands ,Pin-744211, India.
WRITE US
seahawkswatersports@gmail.com
CALL US
00 9836851239
00 94760 07010