Dive Courses in the Seychelles

Learn to dive or expand your diving knowledge with Blue Sea Divers. Chose from a range of certification courses from Open Water diving through becoming a Professional Diver. For absolute beginners, do not worry if you have no experience of diving, these courses will help you enjoy this new experience. Book an Intro Dive and discover the magnificent underwater world for the first time!If you are not able to stop diving after the first experience then you can become certified in the Seychelles.If you have little time? No problem! Choose the PADI Scuba Diver. In two days you will have completed half of the course Open Water and you will receive a certification that will allow you to dive with a PADI instructor all over the world. You can complete the other half of the PADI Open Water Diver at any PADI dive school in the world, at any time.Want go of the Full Diving Course ? Choose PADI OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE ; Once trained and certified, you will be able to plan and conduct dives on your own.Are you already a Diver but you wish to build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives, book the Advanced Open Water Course and try out different specialities while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.Diving in Seychelles with Blue Sea Divers, we are here for your unforgettable experience.

Day 1:Boarding in Mah late morning. Anchorage for the night at Saint Anne Marine Park.Day 2:Visit of the Saint Anne Marine Park islands, a beautiful spot to do snorkelling. After lunch cruise to Cocos Island which is made of large rocks with strange regular stripes carved by the sea. Cocos Island forms a beautiful sight with a great harmony of shapes and colours. Under the sea, the vision is equally attractive with thousands of fishes. Unforgettable snorkelling.Anchorage in front of the picturesque harbour of La Digue. Day 3:Rent a bike at La Digue and visit this quiet and beautiful island. With its tracks winding under tall palm trees, houses with roofs of palm leaves, small coprah factories, fine white sandy beaches and large polished rocks, La Digue might be the most beautiful island in the Seychelles. No cars, only bicycles or carts drawn by oxen. Horse rides are also possible. Anchorage in La Digue harbour.Day 4: Visit of Cousin Island. Since 1968, the island has been a nature reserve and bird sanctuary with rare species and some giant tortoises. Lunch onboard. Afternoon in Praslin. Visit the Valle de Mai, a valley under UNESCO protection. A walk in the Valle is enchanting. The path wanders in the near obscurity created by the enormous palm leaves of Cocos de mer. The trunks are 40 m high and sway gently in the breeze, making a strange rustling sound as they rub against each other. Anchorage in Baie St. Anne.Day 5:Grande Soeur. Barbeque on the beach, one of the most beautiful in Seychelles. A 40 mBarbequeto discover the island, water sports, and relaxation. Anchorage in Curieuse or Anse Petite Cour for the night.Day 6:Curieuse. This island is part of the Marine National Park, more than a hundred tortoises live here. After lunch, Saint Pierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tall palms swaying gently in the wind: typical and superb scenery of Seychelles photographed on countless occasions and printed a million times in tourism magazines! Excellent spot for snorkelling with magnificent underwater scenery. Anchorage for the night in Anse Volbert or Anse Lazio, Praslin. Day 7:Snorkelling, swimming and water sport activities on the beautiful beaches of Praslin. Return to Mah in the afternoon.Day 8: Disembarkation in Mah early morning.

This tour starts with a transfer to Baie Ste Anne jetty for the 2km crossing at 9amto the Special Nature Reserve of Cousin island. Your cruiser moors offshore and you are taken to the island on a reserve boat to prevent accidental introduction of pests to the island. It is highly recommended that youcome prepared to wrap your belongings in waterproof bags.A warden leads you on a tour of the island, with its abundance of species and habitats, from the coast with its protective mangroves, to the wetlands which attract dragonflies, moorhens, caecilans & Seychelles terrapins; on to the rejuvenated forest on the hill plateau which provides ideal nesting sites for large populations of shearwaters and bridled terns amongst its endemic trees - mapou, Indian mulberry and bwa sousouri. Endemic birds found on Cousin Island are the Magpie Robin, Sunbird , Fody, Blue Pigeon and the Warbler. The tour continues with a 30-minute boat ride to Curieuse Island, where a splendid BBQ lunch is served on the Catamaran. Curieuse island has a large population of giant tortoises, some can be seen next to the natural pond on the coast, whilst the majority range across the island freely and can sometimes be tracked by their vociferate calls of intimate congress. The tour ends with an hour's snorkelling off the tiny island of St. Pierre. For the uninitiated, the crew is on hand with lightweight snorkelling vests to ensure that no-one misses the chance to view the abundant marine life.General Pick-up Times from Hotels:Grand Anse: 08h00-08h20 // Baie Ste Anne: 08h00-08h30

Praslin, the second largest island in Seychelles, lies approximately 1 hour by boat from Mahe. Visitors will be able to visitthe Vallee-de-Mai, the only place on earth where the giant Coco-de-Mer nut grows in its natural state - a walk along thetended paths of this primeval forest, listening to the trill of the rare Black Parrot, transports one to the beginning of time;giving credence to the legends of this World Heritage Site being the original Garden of Eden. The tour includes a visit to thefamous Anse Lazio beach, before the 30-minute crossing to La Digue. Visitors to La Digue island will marvel at the timelessatmosphere, with the comforts of the 21st century blending smoothly with the tranquility of yesteryear, where life is livedmainly at the pace of the oxen. Transfer from the jetty is by pick-up truck to L'Union Estate for a tour of the copra sheds, thegiant land tortoises and the recently refurbished colonial plantation house, location of the film Goodbye Emmanuelle. Thetour of La Digue resumes by 'camion', an open-sided truck with canopy, stopping at Anse Source dArgent, one of the mostspectacular beaches in the world, allowing you ample time to photograph the impressive granite rock formations. This 11-hour tour, which sometimes starts on La Digue, is an attractive opportunity to visit the highlights of both islands in one-day.Full Day Praslin & La Digue Tour: Includes two-way transfer between Mahe/Praslin by Boat.

This is a fairly shady walk through the forest of the Morne Seychellois National Park. After dropping down into a valley there is a relatively steady climb of some 140 m (450 ft) up onto a huge expanse of granite rock.Copolia is 500 m above sea level and spectacular views of the east coast of Mahe and other granitic islands.Plants and animals unique to the Seychelles, including the insectivorous Pitcher Plants can be found in the higher sections of this trail. Return is by the same trail, as there is, as yet, no alternative route.The trail is graded as MEDIUM. Approximately 4 hours is required for the total walk (ie up and down). Allow extra time for picnicking and exploring at the top. Because most of the trail is through forest, this walk can be tackled at any time of the day, although the summit is very exposed to sun, wind and mist.

The diving centre is ideally located in the very heart of the action on the famous and beautiful sand stretched beach of Beau Vallon on Mah Island, Seychelles. A comfortable 10 minute ride from the stunning Bay Ternay Marine Reserve, and close access to the most beautiful dive sites around the island, our location, will leave you breathless.Book two dives in Beau Vallon to see the underwater world.

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