
Why You Should Dive with Certified Instructors at a Certified Dive Center
What training, equipment checks, briefings and emergency planning to expect from a certified dive center, and how to check before you book.

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Dive sites, seasons and what to expect on your course.

What training, equipment checks, briefings and emergency planning to expect from a certified dive center, and how to check before you book.

When and where to dive in Sri Lanka: monsoon calendars for the south, west and east coasts, plus the best dive regions.

A step-by-step guide to the PADI Open Water Diver course: briefing, pool sessions, four open-water dives, theory and the final exam.

Goda Gala Reef and the Lord Nelson wreck are Unawatuna's busiest, most beginner-friendly dive and snorkel site.

The SS Orestes, a British steamship lost in 1876, is one of Unawatuna's most famous wreck dives at about 24 metres.