Scuba diving in Andaman and Havelock: islands, sites, ferries, SSI — written the way we brief it on the boat.
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Johnny’s Gorge is a named Havelock site for certified guests when the sea allows. Not a first tank. How Continental Scuba actually uses it from Beach No. 5.
Dixon’s Pinnacle is a Havelock pinnacle, not a lagoon. Continental Scuba briefs it for certified guests. First-timers stay shallow. No invented depths or manta promises.
The shallower Havelock reefs we actually name in a first week: Aquarium and Seduction Point. Colour, light, and a slower group — not a deep pinnacle.
Snorkel is the surface. Scuba is a tank and a briefing. Elephant Beach is not a certification. How we split the two on Havelock without mixing the bill.
Radhanagar (Beach No. 7) is Havelock’s famous sunset beach. It is not a dive site. Tanks leave from Beach No. 5 with Continental Scuba.
Andaman scuba is not one beach. Fly into Port Blair, dive from Havelock, treat Neil and Ross as extras. SSI Try Scuba, fun dives, courses — GST on catalog pages.
Goa is a weekend flight. Andaman is a ferry after the airport. If the tank is why you are travelling, Havelock is the island we dive — without a fake comparison price.
Port Blair day boats sell North Bay and Coral Island as water sports. That is not Beach No. 5. If you want an SSI instructor and a reef we brief, ferry to Havelock.
Ross Island near Port Blair is a heritage boat, not a dive site. Scuba in the Andamans is Havelock. How Ross fits a week without wasting a tank day.
Shaheed Dweep is the slower Andaman island. We snorkel-talk Bharatpur and Laxmanpur. For tanks and SSI courses we base on Havelock, not Neil.
Fly Port Blair, ferry to Havelock (Swaraj Dweep), dive the next morning. Makruzz, Nautika, and government windows we actually trust — no invented ticket prices.
Port Blair is the airport and jail. Havelock is the dive island. Why a city boat is not the same as Beach No. 5, and how we use Port Blair in a week.
Try Scuba is shore or boat. A boat is not automatically the better first dive. Certified guests leave the beach when the briefing says so.
Swimwear, towel, reef-safe sunscreen, your card if you have one. We handle kit. What not to buy, and the medical honesty that actually matters.
Elephant Beach is a boat-and-snorkel outing on our retreats. Try Scuba is a tank with an instructor. Do not book one thinking you bought the other.
How we actually shape a Havelock dive week: ferry in, sleep, tanks, surface day, fly. Neil and Ross as extras — not instead of Beach No. 5.
Try Scuba from age 10 with guardian consent. Courses have skill checks we walk through before you book. Seniors: tell us the medical history, not a blog myth.
SSI Try Scuba, fun dives, and courses from Beach No. 5 in Havelock. Sites, season, and how to book — live GST totals sit on the catalog pages.
Dixon’s Pinnacle, Johnny’s Gorge, Aquarium, and Seduction Point — how we brief Havelock sites from Beach No. 5. Beginners start shallow.
Continental Scuba teaches SSI from Beach No. 5. PADI shops exist on Havelock too. What that means for a first dive, a card, and fun dives here.
June to September the southwest monsoon hits the Andamans. What changes underwater, why October–May is easier, and how we book if your dates fall in the rain.
Plan a surface day before Port Blair. SSI’s usual wait, why “I feel fine” is not enough, and how we build Havelock weeks around flights.
A richer oxygen mix for repetitive recreational dives — not a way to go deeper. How we analyse, label, and teach SSI Nitrox in Havelock.
Same sites after dark: hunters out, day fish tucked in. Who we take, how we use torches, and when we run night dives.
Blue-spotted rays in the sand, eagle rays in the blue, mantas when the water is right. What we say on the boat — including what we will not promise.
Small, bright sea slugs on sponges and rubble. How we look for them on Havelock dives without flattening them.
Animals that sit still on Havelock reefs. How to see them, and why we keep hands off ledges and rubble.
Parrotfish, butterflyfish, angelfish, wrasse, and anemonefish — the shapes we point out on Continental Scuba sites.
Blacktips along the drop-off, nurse sharks under ledges. What we actually see on Havelock dives, and how the briefing goes.
We still see turtles on Havelock reefs. How to tell greens from hawksbills, how close is too close, and why we do not chase them.
What the colour on a Havelock dive actually is: hard coral, soft coral, sand, and rubble — and how monsoon changes the water.
We teach Scuba Schools International programs from Beach No. 5. How Try Scuba, Open Water, Advanced, and specialties fit a week in Havelock.
Continental Scuba’s introductory dive in Havelock: what you learn, how deep it stays, and why it is not an Open Water card.
Havelock coral is living tissue. How we hover, kick, and weight people so a photo stop does not take out a colony.
Sore ears stop more first dives than anything on the reef. How we equalise on Havelock intros and Open Water, and when we call the dive.
A tank, a jacket, and pressure that changes every few metres. This is what we explain on the beach before a first dive in Havelock.
Six or more people, mixed skills, one coordinator. How we hold boats and split Try Scuba, fun dives, and courses so the week holds together.
If one of you has never dived and the other has a card, we can split the morning. A few practical notes so the week stays a holiday.
Swaraj Dweep vs Shaheed Dweep: sites, boats, and where we would base a dive-first week. Continental Scuba is on Havelock for a reason.
Can't swim? You can still Try Scuba in Havelock with a 1:1 instructor. Water comfort matters. Open Water and fun dives are a different story.
Year-round bookings from Beach No. 5. What October–May vs monsoon actually feel like for viz, crowds, and first dives — then book the slot.
