Diving in Andaman Islands

Orgones · Mar 3rd, 2007, 21:51

Hi all

My partner & I will be in Andaman Islands from 6th March and plan to do some diving - can anyone recommmend a particular company to go with?

Cheers all,

Tenniel

Mio · Mar 4th, 2007, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orgones

Hi all

My partner & I will be in Andaman Islands from 6th March and plan to do some diving - can anyone recommmend a particular company to go with?

Cheers all,

Tenniel

There are two companies: Diveindia and barefoot scuba. Haven't tried any of them so far...

shahronakm · Mar 5th, 2007, 19:36

Just back from Andamans.
There are three diving co's at Havelock.
http://www.andamandiveclub.com/home.html
http://www.barefootindia.com/contents/fe/home.aspx
http://www.diveindia.com/

We were new to diving & went for discover scuba.
We had not booked in advance & when we went to enquire both barefoot & divinida were full, so only option left was andamandiveclub (this is the least popular of the three). But we were pretty much satisfied with the equipments & trainer (Mr. Sikander). Check out the links & please book in advance.

Ronak.

ume · Jun 14th, 2007, 22:32

i was in havelock this year and dived with all shop but found barefoot to be by far the best out of then all .

i found out that andaman club staff are not divemasters also diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you , barefoot india are very proffesional like to keep groups small but some time found it hard to dive with them as they were always full but hve great staff

navinkurian2002 · Jun 14th, 2007, 23:29

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diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you

Can you elaborate on how they did that?

Prits · Jul 17th, 2007, 12:09

"diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you."

Before I react to this person, I'd like to disclose upfront that I work at Diveindia. I find it surprising that you 1) make this (unsubstantiated) post the very same day you joined the forum 2) Have absolutely NO other activity on this website.

This, in addition to the fact that we have NEVER had any divers from Thailand (which is where you state you are from) makes me question who you really are. Its not that hard to weed out people who are genuinely here to contribute Vs people who are here just to sabotage someone else.

shahronakm · Jul 17th, 2007, 22:05

I don't think Diveindia break all the rules to make money. Infact when I & my wife visited Diveindia during Feb. 07, we were told that next 4 - 5 days were booked and they can not accomodate us at any cost. That shows their professionalism. Then we dived with Andaman Dive Club.

Next time we visit andamans we would def. like to dive with Diveindia.

Ronak.

Nick-H · Jul 18th, 2007, 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prits

"diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you."

Before I react to this person, I'd like to disclose upfront that I work at Diveindia. I find it surprising that you 1) make this (unsubstantiated) post the very same day you joined the forum 2) Have absolutely NO other activity on this website.

This, in addition to the fact that we have NEVER had any divers from Thailand (which is where you state you are from) makes me question who you really are. Its not that hard to weed out people who are genuinely here to contribute Vs people who are here just to sabotage someone else.

The last thing that we would do is to discourage reports of bad (or good) service from travellers.

However, the fact that this guy seems to have joined the site to make that one post and never returned since, seems somewhat suspicious.

vargoje3 · Aug 23rd, 2007, 10:58

I went diving with Barefoot Scuba in January of 2006 and found thier services to be very excellent. I was not certified before i went but the instructors were very friendly and after a couple hours of practice i had my certifications and finally got to dive on one of the most beautiful reefs i've ever seen. Boat rides were generally less than an hour and the clarity of the water made for some great sites. The tsunami did damage some of the coral reefs but most of them are in pristine condition.

shahronakm · Aug 29th, 2007, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by India explorers

Hi,
If diving on Havelock...there are only three dive companies...all are good.
If diving on neil island....Scuba india explorers is a dive center that will be operational this year.

Do they have a website ?

Ronak.

Mar 3rd, 2007, 21:51	#1
Orgones Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 1	Diving in Andaman Islands Hi all My partner & I will be in Andaman Islands from 6th March and plan to do some diving - can anyone recommmend a particular company to go with? Cheers all, Tenniel

Mar 5th, 2007, 19:36	#3
shahronakm Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,526	Just back from Andamans. There are three diving co's at Havelock. http://www.andamandiveclub.com/home.html http://www.barefootindia.com/contents/fe/home.aspx http://www.diveindia.com/ We were new to diving & went for discover scuba. We had not booked in advance & when we went to enquire both barefoot & divinida were full, so only option left was andamandiveclub (this is the least popular of the three). But we were pretty much satisfied with the equipments & trainer (Mr. Sikander). Check out the links & please book in advance. Ronak. __________________ My Picture Gallery

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ume Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: thailand Posts: 1	i was in havelock this year and dived with all shop but found barefoot to be by far the best out of then all . i found out that andaman club staff are not divemasters also diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you , barefoot india are very proffesional like to keep groups small but some time found it hard to dive with them as they were always full but hve great staff

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Prits Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Posts: 6	"diveindia jst break all the rules to make more money off you." Before I react to this person, I'd like to disclose upfront that I work at Diveindia. I find it surprising that you 1) make this (unsubstantiated) post the very same day you joined the forum 2) Have absolutely NO other activity on this website. This, in addition to the fact that we have NEVER had any divers from Thailand (which is where you state you are from) makes me question who you really are. Its not that hard to weed out people who are genuinely here to contribute Vs people who are here just to sabotage someone else.

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shahronakm Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,526	I don't think Diveindia break all the rules to make money. Infact when I & my wife visited Diveindia during Feb. 07, we were told that next 4 - 5 days were booked and they can not accomodate us at any cost. That shows their professionalism. Then we dived with Andaman Dive Club. Next time we visit andamans we would def. like to dive with Diveindia. Ronak.

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vargoje3 Fishing Master Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 177	I went diving with Barefoot Scuba in January of 2006 and found thier services to be very excellent. I was not certified before i went but the instructors were very friendly and after a couple hours of practice i had my certifications and finally got to dive on one of the most beautiful reefs i've ever seen. Boat rides were generally less than an hour and the clarity of the water made for some great sites. The tsunami did damage some of the coral reefs but most of them are in pristine condition.

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