Scuba Diving in the Andaman Islands
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.
The search is bigger than one island
People type scuba diving in Andaman and get a pile of Havelock shops, Port Blair day-trip boats, and Neil snorkel photos. Those are different products. Continental Scuba is an SSI centre on Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), Beach No. 5. We take bookings year-round. If we are not on the water that day in monsoon, we refer a partner.
Four names you will see on a map
Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram) — the airport, Cellular Jail, and the jetty you leave from. A few operators run short drops near town. That is not our boat.
Havelock (Swaraj Dweep) — the dive-first island. More named reefs, more daily boats, the place we teach Try Scuba, fun dives, and SSI courses. Island brief: scuba diving in Havelock. Sites we actually brief: Havelock dive sites.
Neil (Shaheed Dweep) — slower, village-scale, good snorkel beaches. Fine as an add-on. We do not run a second shop there. Honest split: Havelock or Neil and scuba on Neil.
Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep) — a short heritage boat from Port Blair, ruins and deer. It is not a scuba drop. If that is the tab you opened: Ross Island scuba diving.
Three ways into the water from this shop
Try Scuba — first tank, instructor with you. Non-swimmers welcome with water comfort. Shore or boat. Not a card. Try Scuba.
Fun dives — you already hold a recreational card (SSI, PADI, or another WRSTC-style agency) that matches the site. Fun dives.
SSI courses — Open Water, Advanced Open Water, specialties. We teach SSI, not PADI. Courses. Agency question: SSI vs PADI in Havelock.
GST totals and slot capacity live on those pages.
Season, in one paragraph
October to May is usually the calmer classroom. June to September is southwest monsoon: swell, runoff, more weather calls. We still take the booking. Month by month: best time to dive Havelock.
How a week usually looks
Fly Port Blair. Ferry to Havelock. Sleep. Dive the next morning. Leave a surface day before you fly out — wait before flying. Shape of 4–7 days: Andaman scuba itinerary. Ferries: how to reach Havelock.
Book from book or WhatsApp the shop if the group is mixed, half cannot swim, or the dates sit in monsoon.