Try Dives - Discover Scuba Diving in Albufeira
Overview
The Discover Scuba Diving is your first step in the adventure of the underwater world.
With this experience will have first hand contact with the diving equipment and some of the techniques used during the activity.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Use of SCUBA equipment
- Diver/guide
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Location
Marina de Albufeira Passeio dos Oceanos
Lote 4, 8200-371 Albufeira, Portugal
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
This is an activity for those who have never dived and want to know the wonderful underwater world.
On check-in you will fill in an RTCW form and the respective medical questionnaire, standard procedure for the activity. You will have a theoretical class and a practical class in a indoor tank where your instructor will demonstrate how to perform the safety exercises.
After this you will embark our boat for the sea dive. After a short boat trip along the coast, you will arrive at the dive site, on a natural reef. There you will enter the water with your instructor
who will guide you in the sea dive, always with all the attention and security (2 students for each instructor).
You will have the opportunity to observe the reef, the marine fauna and flora of this area of the Algarve.
This dive will go to the maximum depth of 12 meters, with an approximate duration of 30 minutes or 70 Bar on the bottle.
After this dive we will return trip to the premises to remove the equipment, take a shower if you
wish, and receive an official SSI certification valid for 6 months, to dive up to 12 meters always accompanied by a professional. You will also get credits for an Open Water diving course.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late arrival or no-show
- Diving within 48 hours of flying is not recommended.
- All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor.
- For safety reasons, children under 10 years of age and 1.40m in height are not allowed in the activity.
- Knowing how to swim is an essential requirement.
- Easydivers is not responsible for activities aborted by customers due to fear, panic, misconduct, failure to comply with required diving procedures or other situations beyond the instructor’s control. Once the customer in these conditions returns to the vessel, he will have to respect the schedule of the activity that is taking place, not harming the other participants.
- There will be no refund if the client not manage to complete the activity.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (11)
Q: Do I need to have previous Scuba experience for this activity?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-26807P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (11)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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No, you don’t need to have any previous Scuba experience, but you must be able to swim without a flotation device.
Mar 2022Participants in the Try Dives – Discover Scuba Diving in Albufeira cannot fly in an airplane within 24 hours of their dive.
The main concern with scuba diving and flying is decompression sickness (DCS). Your body needs adequate time during an ascent to off-gas excess nitrogen, or you can form bubbles in your bloodstream, possibly leading to DCS.
Jun 2024If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Bottled water.
- All taxes, fees and handling charges.
- Use of SCUBA equipment.
- Diver/guide.
- Professional guide.
- Food and drinks.
- Gratuities.
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase).
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 10..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Try Dives - Discover Scuba Diving in Albufeira is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Try Dives – Discover Scuba Diving in Albufeira will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Use of SCUBA equipment
- Diver/guide
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late arrival or no-show
- Diving within 48 hours of flying is not recommended.
- All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor.
- For safety reasons, children under 10 years of age and 1.40m in height are not allowed in the activity.
- Knowing how to swim is an essential requirement.
- Easydivers is not responsible for activities aborted by customers due to fear, panic, misconduct, failure to comply with required diving procedures or other situations beyond the instructor’s control. Once the customer in these conditions returns to the vessel, he will have to respect the schedule of the activity that is taking place, not harming the other participants.
- There will be no refund if the client not manage to complete the activity.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
