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Boat diving in Havelock by speedboat to 7 reef sites around the island - no experience or certification required, with a 1-on-1 instructor handling everything in the water.
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+10 min underwater (40 min total) · 30-40 photos · 5-6 videos
Shore dives are good, but the experience changes when you pull up to a reef by speedboat - fins on, giant stride, and you're in the blue. Boat access reaches walls, swim-throughs and coral gardens you cannot swim to from the beach.
You don't need experience. Your instructor briefs you fully before the dive and stays within arm's reach the entire time. You get one instructor to yourself, not shared with another diver.
We run five morning slots to catch the best light and calmest sea conditions:
Guests with heart conditions, recent surgery, epilepsy, or active asthma are not eligible to dive. Pregnancy is also a contraindication. Contact us if you have any medical queries before booking.
Your booking covers the boat, the gear, the instructor and the photos. Just bring a towel and a change of clothes.
Dedicated RAID-certified instructor throughout the entire dive - not shared with another student.
Dedicated speedboat transfer to and from the dive site. No overcrowded tourist ferries.
BCD, regulator, wetsuit, mask, fins, tank - all included. Just wear light clothing underneath.
Underwater photographer captures your dive. Images delivered via WhatsApp same day.
Complimentary two-way transfer within 5 km of our dive centre at Beach No. 5, Havelock.
Personalised digital dive certificate, emailed after your dive.
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The seven sites differ in depth, marine life and how long the boat ride takes. All of them work for a first dive, with your instructor next to you.
A coral pillar rising off the reef, covered in soft corals with fish schooling around it. On a clear day it genuinely glows.
Sea turtles, moray eels and clouds of anthias over a shallow reef. Five minutes out by boat, which makes it the easy pick if you are short on time.
Hard coral formations with resident cuttlefish, and white-tip reef sharks along the deeper edge. Fewer boats come here than to Tribe Gate or Lighthouse.
The reef under the old Havelock lighthouse. Sea turtles, nudibranchs and gorgonian fans, and enough light in the shallows to get good photos.
The reef slopes from coral gardens at 8m down to sand at 25m. Stingrays rest on the sand and barracuda pass through in the blue.
Green turtles are seen on most dives here. Coral bommies with heavy fish life, and the boat site guests ask for most often.
Clear, shallow water with angelfish, parrotfish, clownfish and hawksbill turtles on the same dive. That is how it got the name.
Site availability depends on weather, tides and conditions on the day. We'll confirm your site the evening before and suggest the best alternative if needed.
Basic comfort in water is required - you don't need to be an expert swimmer, but you should be able to float unaided. If you can snorkel, you can dive.
Expect 3-4 hours door-to-door including hotel pickup, briefing, boat ride, the dive itself (30-40 min underwater), and return transfer.
Shore dives enter from the beach and are limited to sites within swim distance. Boat dives use a speedboat to reach offshore reefs and walls that are inaccessible by swimming - they typically offer better visibility, more marine life, and deeper options.
Yes - notify us at least 24 hours before your dive. Site changes to a higher-priced site will require a top-up. Moving to a lower-priced site will be refunded as a voucher for your next experience.
We recommend taking an OTC seasickness tablet (like Avomine) the night before and the morning of your dive. Boat trips range from 5 to 20 minutes depending on the site. Most guests have no issues.
The Pro Upgrade (+₹1,000) extends your bottom time by 10 minutes, increases photos to 30-40 HD shots, and bumps video delivery to 5-6 edited clips with priority same-day WhatsApp delivery.
Yes - 20-30 HD underwater photos and 3-4 videos are included in every booking at no extra charge. Select the Pro Upgrade if you want extended coverage.
Yes, two-way hotel pickup and drop is complimentary within 5 km of our dive centre at Govind Nagar, Beach No. 5, Havelock Island. Share your hotel name at booking.
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the dive. Cancellations within 48 hours receive a 50% refund or a full-value reschedule voucher. No-shows are non-refundable. Weather cancellations by Frogman are always fully refunded.
See why we are the top rated dive center in Andaman (Havelock) on Google & TripAdvisor
Boat scuba diving in Havelock begins at the jetty rather than the beach. A speedboat takes you out to one of seven reef sites around Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island), you kit up on board, and you enter the water with a giant stride off the side. The ride is short, usually 5 to 20 minutes depending on which site you pick. Those few minutes put you on reef that no beach entry can reach. Red Pillar, Tribe Gate, Juvi's, Lighthouse, The Slope, Turtle Beach and Aquarium all sit in open water, and no two of them dive the same.
The reason most people choose boat diving in Havelock over a shore dive is what lives out there. Tribe Gate has sea turtles, moray eels and clouds of anthias. Juvi's has around 500 metres of potato coral formations with resident cuttlefish and white-tip reef sharks along the deeper edges. Lighthouse is the site for turtles, nudibranchs and gorgonian fans, The Slope for stingrays and passing barracuda, and Aquarium for angelfish, parrotfish, clownfish and hawksbill turtles. Turtle Beach is a staghorn coral garden where green sea turtles are seen on most dives. Visibility on these outer sites usually runs 15 to 30 metres. Depths across the seven sites range from 3 to 25 metres, and beginners stay within 12 metres with an instructor beside them for the whole dive.
The season for boat diving in Andaman runs from October to May. March to May usually brings the flattest sea and the clearest water, while June to August is monsoon and the outer sites often stay shut for days at a time. Because a boat dive means open water rather than a sheltered bay, anyone who gets seasick should take a tablet the night before and again on the morning of the dive. One more thing worth planning around at the end of your trip: leave at least 18 to 24 hours between your last dive and your flight out of Port Blair.
The price for boat scuba diving in Havelock starts at ₹3,500 plus GST at Red Pillar and goes up to ₹6,500 for the premium sites at Turtle Beach and Aquarium. Every booking covers the speedboat, full scuba gear, a strictly one-to-one certified instructor who stays with you for the whole dive, underwater photos and videos sent on WhatsApp the same day, and two-way hotel pickup and drop near our dive centre. No certification and no diving experience are needed, and the minimum age is 10. If you would rather start from the sand, shore scuba diving in Havelock at Nemo Reef is the calmer first step, certified divers can book fun dives instead, and the Havelock dive sites guide has the full depth and marine life profile for every reef.
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