11 Scuba Diving Tours in Sri Lanka: What They Cost on the Island

1.Fun Dives For Certified Divers

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

Explore reefs, wrecks, and marine life from Unawatuna on small-group scuba outings with equipment, guides, snacks, and free Nitrox.

“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 training, a boat trip to Rock Island, reef life, and a wreck at up to 10 meters.

“Very good place - they were thorough and attentive. The staff are also very nice and friendly. Would definitely come again :)”

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3.Fun Dives For Certified Divers

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

Review of Sun Diving Sri Lanka in Galle, with 16 underwater sites, certified guides, equipment, boat access, pricing, and practical 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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4.Scuba Diving at Unawatuna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $70

Explore Unawatuna’s reefs and wrecks on a four-hour private scuba session with PADI instructors, gear, training, and GoPro photos included.

“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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5.Scuba Diving For Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $84

Try scuba in Nilaveli, Sri Lanka, with equipment, instruction, transport, refreshments, and a guided ocean session to 12 meters.

“Norbert my instructor was superb, patient with me and great teacher on my beginners dive. Adam, Ella and Ellie also v kind and helpful.”

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6.Scuba Diving in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $75

Explore Sri Lanka’s marine life on a private Mirissa scuba trip with wrecks, coral, fish, hotel pickup, and free cancellation.

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

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7.Scuba Diving in Unawatuna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $65

Explore coral reefs, shipwrecks, and marine life near Unawatuna on a guided small-group scuba tour with equipment included for $65.

“Very good diving, but especially you dive for Good Foundation of Goodness. Amazing experience. Very friendly.”

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8.PADI Scuba Diver Course

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

Learn what the two-day PADI Scuba Diver Course in Sri Lanka includes, costs, teaches, and whether it suits your first underwater adventure.

“Online booking allowed me to plan my vacation. Discount for booking in advance was a pleasant bonus.”

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9.Scuba Diving For Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $84

Try scuba in Sri Lanka with pool training, a guided ocean descent, equipment, transport, and patient PADI instructors in Unawatuna.

“Divinguru are absolute professionals, cannot recommend them enough. My girlfriend was very scared to dive, but instructor Ellie was very patient, explained everything, gave plenty time to practice, and hold her hand most of the time tRead more”

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10.Scuba Diving in Mirissa

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

Explore Mirissa’s reefs, rocks, and wrecks with private scuba instruction, equipment, boat trips, and hotel pickup for $111.

“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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11.Discover Scuba Diving : Hikkaduwa : Scuba Diving

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

Try scuba in Hikkaduwa with expert instruction, calm-water practice, coral reefs, gear, refreshments, and a guided open-water session.

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