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Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee

Chaaya Blu Hotel, Sampatine Post, Uppuveli, Sri Lanka
+94 (0) 711323974
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5.0 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Sri Lanka Diving Tours (Trincomalee) is a PADI Dive Resort based at the Chaaya Blu Hotel in Trincomalee, on Sri Lanka's East Coast. Offering...... more » Owner description: Sri Lanka Diving Tours (Trincomalee) is a PADI Dive Resort based at the Chaaya Blu Hotel in Trincomalee, on Sri Lanka's East Coast. Offering professionally guided dive trips to our house sites, and also to the Pigeon Island National Park sites which are only a short boat ride away. We conduct PADI diver training from the half-day PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience right up to PADI Divemaster. We have a pool onsite for confined water training and our house reef directly in front of the hotel is ideal for your first experiences in the open water.We can even provide Tech Diver training at our specialist Deep Sea Resort further down the coast.From our beachside location, we also offer coastal boat tours and snorkeling trips to Pigeon Island National Park where you can see Black Tip Reef Sharks, not to mention our watersports including water skiing, kayaks and bodyboards. Come explore the beautiful reefs and marine life of Trincomalee's underwater world. Cool-cool!!! « less
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 review
“Great Diving”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012 NEW

I was able to complete a well taught open water diving course in 3 days. I learned in depth knowledge and had a great experience, the facilities and reefs are beautiful. The instructors are very knowledgable and are fun. They make diving very fun. More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
15 May 2012

Hi there, thank you very much for your review. Thank you for choosing Sri Lanka Diving Tours for your course and your Dad's dives, we are glad you found it a pleasurable experience. We look forward to hearing of the diving in Canadian waters....... All the best, John and the team :) More

Toronto, Canada
1 review
“An awsome experience...can't say enough!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

A few years ago I had a horrible experience trying to get my openwater dive license in Mexico. I went to Sri Lanka Diving Tours Trinco, thinking I could never dive due to being told my ears will not equalize, but wanted to give it a try. The team at SL Diving Tours were so great, sympathetic, and kind, that... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
9 May 2012

Hi there, we are so happy you both were able to enjoy your experience, and thank you for choosing us to dive with. After hearing the full story of you being 'pulled' down your first experience diving and after our experience in the confined pool session with no problems, it was clear they rushed you down without properly explaining the... More

Tel Aviv, Israel
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“2nd time back and still amazing!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

I returned for my second visit to Trinco, Chaaya Blu and of course the main attraction.... Sri Lanka Diving tours in Trinco! What can I say, it just gets better. The team at the Dive club excelled as always and thanks to John for getting my son (now 16) through his Advanced Open Water!! It was just so lovely to... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
24 April 2012

Hey there, thanks for the review. It was great to see you again, and to dive and teach with you guys. Thanks for coming back to us, it was just as much fun for us and a welcome time to have divers return with us. And the possibility of a third visit....we'll have to give you a loyalty card. :o)... More

Berlin
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excellent for Kids as well”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012
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Everything positive on this site about the Trinco Dive Centre was right, but let me add one thing that might be useful: Dive instructor John is also very good with children. Our kids, age 13 and 11, had passed the theoretical exams and the pool sessions back in Germany. Now, in the open water off Trinco our 11 year old... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Hello there, and thank you very much for the wonderful review and for choosing Sri Lanka Diving Tours to dive with. It was a pleasure to meet, teach and dive with you and your family and we are glad that you felt it such a positive, safe and comfortable experience. We hope you have many more enjoyable years of diving... More

Mechelen, Belgium
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“great!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012
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very nice diving, jhon gives you all the time. Very friendly service, highly recommended, even for the underwater photographer! More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
4 April 2012

Hi there, firstly thank you for your review, and for coming diving with us. The team always try to do the best to make sure you have a memorable experience. And thanks for the great photos too. See you again. John and the team. :o) More

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Stunningly beautiful, clear dive sites in safe hands”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I did my PADI open water course here with John last September (2011) and had a fantastic experience. Last weekend (March 2012) was my first time back in Trinco since the new season started and I really wanted to try diving again. I am very nervous in the water, but John and his crew made me feel totally safe and... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
28 March 2012

Hello there, and thank you very much for you review. It's great to hear that we are keeping up our PADI standards and the diving experience remains a positove one for our guests, making them feel comfortable to return. It was a pleasure to take you diving again, and on such great dives. Looking forward to welcoming you again on... More

1 review
“Great first diving experience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

I learnt to dive here after meaning to for a long time, and the experience didn't disappoint. My arrival and accommodation at the centre was well organised by the very helpful and friendly Feli, and my instructor, John, was professional, friendly and patient. I would absolutely recommend the team, be it in negombo or trincomalee where they also have a... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
15 March 2012

Hey there, thank you so much for your review and recommendation. We are glad you found your first experience with diving a positive and safe one. That is what we strive for here at Sri Lanka Diving Tours at all of our centres. We look forward hearing of your diving adventures. Take care, John and the team :o) More

Calcutta, West Bengal, India
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Highly recommended”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Sri Lanka Diving Tours at Trincomalee is a great place to learn how to dive, and to just dive. A friend and I visited just as the season was ending (in October 2011), and we mailed John asking about the course - he was completely professional and forthcoming about the capabilities of the dive centre (almost rejecting us because the... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
13 October 2011

Hi there, Thank you very much for you review. Congratulations on completing your Open Water course and welcome to diving... whims are good :o) And don't foget all the fun we had on the class/pool day before the two days of diving. We pride ourselves on adhering to PADI standards and were glad to be able to get hold of... More

San Francisco, California
1 review
“Professional, Safe, Beautiful Diving”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2011

I just got out from my last day doing the PADI Open Water Certification with John and the rest of the SLDT team. Very glad I chose both Trincomalee, and SLDT for my experience. The facilities were well kept and clean, the equipment was well serviced, and John and the rest of the team did a great job with the... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
9 October 2011

Hello there, and thank you very much for your review of our dive centre and the Chaaya Blu where we are located. When diving or do any watersports with us, you are also guests of the hotel and it's pleasing to know you were made equally welcome here too. Well done on the Open Water and thanks for being my... More

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Awesome PADI open water dive course - very professional, patient and calm...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011

I knew I was moving to Trincomalee to work, and I emailed John about the possibility of doing the PADI open water dive course when I got there. From my first enquiry, John replied promptly, positively and professionally. He was very flexible in fitting the course around my work and study commitments. I was petrified of diving - I knew... More

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John Collins, Manager at Sri Lanka Diving Tours - Trincomalee, responded to this review
7 October 2011

Thank you very much for your wonderful review, we are very proud to earn such praise. Congratulations on passing your course and overcoming the apprehension (and nose-breathing ;oD) , it's always a pleasure to help people push though their own barriers to do something they really want to. We like to keep our groups as small as possible here so... More

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