Why You Should Learn to Scuba Dive?

“75% of the Earth is water. Divers live on a much bigger planet.”

As a scuba diver, you can explore a gorgeous world under the ocean surface and make unlimited memories! When you start diving, you are bound to open up a new world of adventure in front of you. Scuba diving is an amazing water activity for everyone. It is exhilarating as well as tranquil. It is like meditation!
In this blog, we are giving you 10 reasons why you should learn scuba diving. 

Reason #1: Suitable for all ages
If you are 12 years or more, then you are eligible to become a fully certified scuba diver. There are many divers who are active even in their 90s. Kids as young as 8 years old can join diving programmes like Bubblemakers, Seal Team, and Scuba Rangers. 10-year-olds are eligible to earn a junior scuba certification.

Reason #2: Easy & Safe
Scuba diving is a safe and easy activity to learn with proper skills, training, and equipment. Can you swim? Can you breathe? If yes, then you can dive! It’s as simple as that.

Reason #3: Interact with marine creatures
Scuba diving gives you a wonderful opportunity to connect with an incredible variety of undersea life including corals, turtles, fish, and huge marine mammals. You can discover the biodiversity in our oceans. If you are a diver, then you will be seeing things that most people see only in movies.

Reason #4: Experience tranquillity & freedom
When you are beneath the surface, all the noise and stress from your daily life will just float away. Most divers agree that when they are diving, it’s simply impossible to think about anything else like what’s going on the surface. Slow and deep breathing like meditative breathing helps induce a relaxed and calm mental state. Moreover, you can also enjoy freedom from restrictions like gravity and weight.

Reason #5: An enthralling travel activity
Scuba diving is something that it can lead to great vacation plans or can become an irreplicable part of it. An adventure sport, it is sure to fill your life with splendid experiences.

Reason #6: Beneficial for your mental & physical health
Scuba diving is a great way to get exercise along with being fun-filled and a deeply personal connection to nature. It ensures a healthy and active lifestyle as well as a sound mind.

Reason #7: Form profound friendships
Diving is a great way to meet great people and form great bonds. It is a friendly and passionate community and you can be a part of it too! You will be meeting like-minded people who love the same things you do. Share your experiences with them. There are dive centres and dive clubs all around the world. There is a great chance that you find good friends in the dive community. 

Reason #8: Both a local & global activity
One can scuba dive anywhere around the world. There are innumerable dive destinations and each dive site offers something unique. Especially if you are in India, then there are so many splendid diving locations, especially in the Andaman Islands.

Reason #9: Get out of your comfort zone
Wouldn’t it be great if you try something new and change your life? Absolutely yes!! Scuba diving is something about which you can be passionate and proud. It helps in boosting your self-confidence, promotes self-awareness, and increases life satisfaction. The benefits are innumerable.

Reason #10: Appreciate & preserve marine life
The efforts of scuba divers have resulted in the rescue and rehabilitation of many creatures and underwater environments. If you love spending time in and love oceans, then you are constantly learning about marine life. This results in the protection and preservation of wildlife. 

So you are interested, now what?
If you are considering learning scuba dive, then Dive Andaman is the best place to start. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the best destination in India for scuba diving owing to their serene underwater world. Dive Andaman is located in Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep) and has PADI-certified divemasters to teach you–practically as well as theoretically. Scuba diving with us would be the perfect opportunity to connect with the world of diving and its zealous community.

Dive Andaman is a 5-star PADI facility located in Havelock Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Our professional and experienced scuba divers will make sure that whether you are taking a fun dive or enrolling yourself in a course, you get to learn and enjoy your experience. Different programmes are offered here for different levels, the most popular being the Open Water Course. There are other programs for those divers as well who want to continue their scuba education. For the courses meant for beginners, you don’t need to be an expert in swimming. 

We are conscious of our interactions with the underwater ecosystem. That’s why, our staff is active when it comes to beach clean-ups as well as underwater clean-ups. They are also engaged in creating awareness among people about disposing of waste responsibly in the Andaman Islands. The trash that is not disposed of in dustbins ultimately reaches the oceans and pollutes them, thereby harming marine life. That is why it is recommended to separate the trash while getting rid of it because there are different procedures for recycling and reusing different materials.

With no medical complications if you are in the best of your health, then you are all set to go scuba diving. At the time of the activity, scuba gear will be provided to you, and before diving into the sea, you will have to attend a training session with our expert instructors. The best time for scuba diving in Havelock Island is between November and February as the water temperature is the most pleasant during this time period. 

If you have never gone under the waves, then we would like to tell you that there is an incredible world waiting to be explored by you.