Adventures
~ Go wherever life takes you ~
At Serendib Scuba, our goal is to make your Scuba Dive Adventure come alive. We create customised scuba tours for our guests, specializing in bringing together a complete holiday experience from the moment you arrive in Sri Lanka. Whether you want to dive just one site, multiple sites, or even scuba mixed with land excursions, Serendib Scuba will customize your adventure and make it happen.
Depending on the adventure you choose, you will encounter aquatic species of various sizes and types, as well as an asortment of shipwrecks and corals. Our adventures are tailormade according to the monsoons, weather conditions, ensuring you have a memorable experience any time of year.
We believe that you deserve the best Sri Lanka has to offer in the spectacular ocean that surrounds her.
Please Note!!!
Our maximum depth for recreational dives is limited to 30 meters. Night, deep, and decompression dives deeper than 18 meters are available to divers with such specialized certification only.
Diving with a computer is mandatory, and solo diving is not permitted.
FEATURED ADVENTURES
HMS HERMES ADVENTURE
HERMES: Our flag ship of shipwrecks on the East of Sri Lanka.
The world’s first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, was sunk along with her escort HMAS Vampire.
Hermes is the only driveable aircraft carrier to have sunk in battle, while other such aircraft carriers of the same era were artificially sunk. Hence, the fact that the Hermes is an incredibly unusual, unique and intriguing world-class wreck in the world of technical diving at a depth of 53m. Out of 566 sailors, 307 lost their lives, and it is dedicated as a war memorial shipwreck.
WWII ADVENTURE
Dive into the past and explore the ships that met their fate when the Japanese attacked the east of Sri Lanka from 0700hrs to 1430hrs on Apr 9, 1942.
A total of six ships in all were lost; HMS Hermes, HMAS Vampire, The British Sergeant, SS Sagaing, HMS Hollyhock and the RFA Athelstane.
We also offer you the plane wreck PBY-5A Catalina, that was lost while on a mission in search of a Japanese submarine in 1943.
EAST COAST ADVENTURE
In our East Coast Adventure, we offer a variety of sites from shipwrecks to reefs rich in both history and biodiversity. Specifically chosen for the new and experienced recreational diver with depths between 6m to 30m.
As much as the East offers the best water clarity, there are days that these sites being closer to the shore tend to get silty. Saying this, one thing we guarantee is the abundance of marine creatures both large and small that will make your holiday a memorable one to take back with you.
COLOMBO ADVENTURE
Colombo hosts the most concentration of shipwrecks in the whole of Sri Lanka within 10nm of our port.
Two of the shipwrecks on offer date back to WWI, whilst the rest bring about their own unique stories, beauty and biodiversity to the adventurous diver.
All but one of our shipwrecks on offer are beyond a depth of 18m and requires an appropriate qualification to be dived.
Colombo is however the most intriguing basket of adventures to the Tec diver!
SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE
The Southwest itinerary is one of two adventures on the west coast. The shallow sandstone/limestone and rock boulder type coral reefs constantly influenced by the mineral rich out flows of the many fresh water rivers, has its own unique beauty and eco systems to be experienced.
Mirissa is popular as one of the largest fishing ports and is known for its mullets, tuna and snapper. Further north lie the towns of Unawatuna and Hikkaduwa, both offering many holiday activities to choose from and are known for their coral reefs and palm-lined beaches.
The itinerary provided below represents a typical six day cruise. Please note that the itinerary is subject to change due to seasonal variations, weather conditions, and other circumstances.
