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Diani Beach Dive Centre - Kenya, Africa

Our recommended Dive centre partner in Kenya is based near Diani Beach with complimentary pick up and drop offs to the nearby Diani Marina. Provding daily boat diving plus a range of PADI dive courses for beginners to advanced divers.

Location
The PADI 5* centre has a small base at our recommended Diani Beach hotel, the Papilion Lagoon Reef. The main centre is at Diani Marine a short drive away. Free transport is provided to/from dives.

Facilities
Established over 25 years, Diani Marine proves first class diving with the latest Mares equipment and safety as a priority. Usually operates two dives per day. Three fast dive boats and knowledgeable guides provide easy access to the best dive sites on the South coast. More than 14 superb dive sites from 5 to 45 mins by boat including wrecks, walls, overhangs, pillars, coral heads and drift dives. White tip reef sharks, Morey Eels, turtles, sea anenomes, schools of barracuda and dolphin may be encountered. Longer sea safaris also available.

Courses

PADI Open Water   from £389
Referral PADI OW   from £235
Advanced PADI OW   from £299

Courses include use of equipment, course materials, certification fee and necessary boat trips.
 

Dive Packages

1 week unlimited diving   from £375

Includes 2 boat dives per day with guide and tank/weights.

Marine park fee payable locally approx US$15 pp.

Fact File

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

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Best Time: November - March

Average Air temps: 30°C

Average Water temps: 23-28°C
(warmest Oct-Feb, coolest  June-September)

Visibility: up to 30m Nov-Mar

Top Dive Sites:  31 north sites -
Alpha Funguo Wreck, Baobab, Shark Alley, Maisha Marefu, Kinondo, Tiwi, HMS Hildasay 1945 minesweeper. Advanced sites -  Birthday Reef, Vuma Cavern, The Wall 1, MV Dania & The Pinnacles. More >

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Great Reasons to Dive in Kenya

  • Ideal for Learn to Dive.
  • 15 Photography sites
  • Turtles, Morays & white tip reef sharks
  • Protected marine park.
  • Day boat dive sites within 5 - 30 minutes boat rides.
  • Advanced sites for deep, cavern & wreck diving.
  • PADI 5* IDC Centre & many speciality courses on offer.

 

 

Dive Holidays Sportif

Sportif Dive is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of diving holidays all over the world. Our choice of destinations is extensive from established locations in the Red Sea, Maldives, Caribbean and the Far East to the exotic and unusual such as Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, Wakatobi, Truk, Palau, South America & the Pacific. Whether you are looking to for a Learn to Dive course, group expedition or trip of a lifetime we can help. With over 30 years experience and a personal approach, we can advise on the ideal location to suit your needs, at a price to suit your budget.

Our extensive knowledge of the destinations means we can recommend the right location for you. Our diving centres are selected for their excellent standards of service and safety. Whatever your priority, whether starting out or wishing to dive a technically challenging site we can recommend a range of options offering the best diving for when you wish to travel. We can organise all your travel arrangements for you, pre-book equipment and diving packages in advance to maximise your time when you get there.

As an independent tour operator, we select only the hotels, liveaboards and diving centres that offer the best standards and quality of service but at the right price. Without the overheads of a large mass market operator, we can offer the best value diving holidays often with great discounts and special offers.

Our consultants have many years experience in travel and are divers. They are able to closely match your needs and take time to recommend from a carefully selected range of accommodation and diving packages. With first hand knowledge, they are passionate about diving and travel and providing the perfect holiday for you.

Sportif also have a specialist multisport division offering instruction and rental packages for windsurfing, kitesurfing and surfing. Our specialist centres are located in some of our diving resorts, often minutes from the Dive Centre for easy coordination of activities. Packages offered included taster and learn to right through to intensive coaching weeks up to expert level. Children can start from 8 years.

Sportif Dive are an ATOL bonded operator which means that every element of your holiday is secure. With the worry of disruption to your holiday plans from weather disruption or airline failure you can be sure that we will be there to help every step of the way.
 

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