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.
Dixon’s Pinnacle, Johnny’s Gorge, Aquarium, and Seduction Point — how we brief Havelock sites from Beach No. 5. Beginners start shallow.
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.
What the colour on a Havelock dive actually is: hard coral, soft coral, sand, and rubble — and how monsoon changes the water.
