The 15 Best Scuba Diving Trips in Sri Lanka

1.Fun Dives For Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $54Our pick

Review of Unawatuna scuba sessions in Galle, with 16 sites, small groups, free Nitrox, equipment, timing, value, and booking tips.

“I had a terrific experience with Irina on two refresher courses. She was thorough and communicated very well. I felt very comfortable going back in the water after a year. The dives were great. Saw lots of marine life—reef barracuda, wrasses, etc down to lots of little Nudibranches. Will definitely come back.”

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2.Discover SCUBA Diving in Beautiful Unawatuna Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $65

Try scuba in Unawatuna Bay with shallow-water practice, a Rock Island reef trip, gear, tea, and friendly instruction for $65.

“Amazing experience! My husband and I are both beginners and they were so reassuring. They had an instructor each for us and a third additional one. Lovely team, super friendly and supportive. And they are more reasonably priced than other diving experiences in the area”

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3.PADI Scuba Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $232

Review the PADI Scuba Diver Course in Nilaveli, Sri Lanka, with course details, costs, safety, schedule, equipment, and booking advice.

“Amazing dive school - I am so glad I chose DivingGuru to do my PADI Open Water course. Everyone is so friendly and helpful, and Gita was an amazing instructor - very patient, informative and made everyone in our group feel safe and comfortable at all times. She also maRead more”

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4.Fun Dives For Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $52

Explore certified scuba sessions in Nilaveli, with coral reefs, turtles, small groups, free Nitrox, and Pigeon Island options.

“My husband & i did 5 days of fun diving with divinguru nilaveli. Big shout out to Rob & Geetha for making each dive so much fun and safe at the same time.. we had some really nice sightings. The dive school's attention to detail is superb and has a restaurant that serves some delicious food. We also did our Nitrox certification with them as well. Can't wait to be back.”

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5.Fun Dives For Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $48Best value

Review of Sun Diving Sri Lanka in Galle, with 16 scuba sites, wrecks, reefs, caves, equipment, boat access, pricing, and booking advice.

“I had a wonderful dive despite some rough seas and poor visibility. The guides are extremely competent and make you feel very safe. They gave me a quick refresher with very clear instructions. I was worried about loosing my guide due to lRead more”

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6.Scuba Diving at Unawatuna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $70

Review of Unawatuna scuba diving: 15-plus reef and wreck sites, PADI instructors, gear, shallow-water training, GoPro photos, and $70 value.

“J’ai fait cette activité pour la première fois ici et c’était extraordinaire! Un peu stressé au départ, l’équipe a tout de suite su me mettre à l’aise. Merci à tous pour votre gentillesse et toutes ces choses incroyables que vous m’avez fait découvrir! À faire absolument!”

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7.Scuba Diving For Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $84

Try beginner scuba in Sri Lanka with lessons, equipment, transport, and a reef outing. See what is included, costs, timing, and who should book.

“We took our three children for their first dive while we did a refresher. I got in touch with them in advance to ask if they could arrange it so we could all dive together despite our different levels. They could not have been more helpful. On arriRead more”

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8.Scuba Diving in Unawatuna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $65

Explore Unawatuna’s reefs, wrecks, and marine life on a small-group scuba trip with equipment, instruction, and flexible cancellation.

“first time ever diving. Definitely an amazing experience and something I never thought I would enjoy. I was really anxious bc I can’t swim, but the instructors were really reassuring and helpful throughout the whole dive (didn’t leave my sight or lRead more”

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9.Scuba Diving in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $75

Explore Mirissa’s underwater life with a private three-hour scuba experience, wreck sites, marine life, pickup, and flexible cancellation.

“The diving and snorkeling experience was spectacular, the instructor and the entire team are 5*. I recommend!”

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10.PADI Scuba Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $240

Review the two-day PADI Scuba Diver course in Sri Lanka, with training, equipment, costs, safety details, and practical booking advice.

“The experience was really great and our diving instructor fabeo and alex both have instructed really well and it is really recommended to come here”

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11.Scuba Diving For Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $84

Try scuba in Sri Lanka with pool training, a supervised boat trip, rental gear, snacks, and a wreck or reef visit from Unawatuna.

“Nice experience. We did some training in their pool, until feeling confident. A very good experience for first dive. We did dive with divemaster Alex”

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12.PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $225

Review of the PADI Advanced Open Water course in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka, with five specialty sessions, wreck sites, costs, timing, and tips.

“The pre-arrival coordination, AOWD course instruction, and dives were 10/10; can quite confidently say the dive shop is amongst the crème de la crème in Sri Lanka. Shout out to my instructor, Tarush for killing it.”

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13.Scuba Diving in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $111

Explore Mirissa’s reefs, rocks, and wrecks with private scuba instruction, hotel pickup, safety gear, and two boat sessions.

“Alles war perfekt! Wurden direkt an der Unterkunft abgeholt & wieder zurückgebracht. Das Equiment war ordentlich & gepflegt. Es waren 2 Tauchlehrer für 4 Personen. Es war optimal, sie haben nach uns geschaut & sich gekümmert. Man hat sich sehr sicher gefühlt. Es waren zwei Tauchgegänge vom Boot aus mit Snacks & Wasser. Definitiv zu empfehlen”

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14.Discover Scuba Diving : Hikkaduwa : Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $91

Try scuba in Hikkaduwa with calm-water practice, certified instruction, equipment, and a guided coral-reef swim for $91.

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15.Scuba Diving in Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $174

Explore Colombo’s lesser-known shipwreck sites with two scuba sessions, equipment, safety gear, private guiding, and flexible booking.

“very good well supervised incredible diving sites I recommend”

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